Originally Posted by
HoundDog
3 Things 1.) Yes the IDIOT with the Quad has to be educated ... Start by talking to your local Hobby shop that sell this stuff and get the manufactures to include warnings. 2.) most people (AMA Club Members) that don't do Quads/FPV ect don't want them in their clubs.They barely tolerate Helie-o-copeters or any thing they don't do. 3. What makes U think anyone woud want to pay $58 + $75 / year AMA and Club dues to be ridiculed by a bunch of old "FARTS" that think because it's always been that way, their way is always better.
Half these O'L "FARTS" Don't like Women and Kids around the field because thay have to watch their language, And they don't like it that kids fly better than they do.
Although I have very little interest in multirotors, I would think the huge appeal is the ability to get great quality pictures and video using such a stable platform. Therein lies the problem with ability to lure new pilots into joining a club, flying safely at a club field and keeping them as members. The excitement is being able to acquire video from different perspectives, different locations , landmarks etc... You'd be bored after one day at the same flying field. The added benefit of making them easy to fly out of the box with all the self correcting, return to home, and GPS features is what makes them even more appealing and dangerous at the same time. Look at the ads in the model magazines. They show them flying along a closed course capturing video of cars racing around. The manufacturers and retailers promote this behavior and then we should be surprised when we see someone doing it? This is what's selling now and it's really just about the bottom line from the manufacturer to the distributor to the hobby shop. Unfortunately some type of accident will eventually occur and hopefully when the government boot comes down, our fixed location club fields won't get caught under it.