Originally Posted by
rgburrill
I'd like to suggest that we direct our conversations to FPV because that limited area of this hobby is really where the problems are. FPV involves taking your eyes off the aircraft and looking at a very limited view of the world through a video screen which presents a huge safety hazard to anone else around.
I would add that it's the beyond line-of-sight/visual limits of the 'drone' operator, and thus relying on a "limited view of the world through a video screen", that is at the heart of this whole mess.
And I'll freely admit that when I first got my DJI Phantom 2 I programmed a waypoint route and let the thing go on this tour of the coast line and fairways...and it got out of my sight. I got waaaaay uncomfortable with that, and I've never done that since. Not a smart thing to do, IMO. Never again.