Originally Posted by
astrohog
As far as it being a DJI and getting shot out of the air. This is a perfect example of what separates "traditional" from Drone. Don't you think there would be much more likelihood of public outrage about this guys flight if he were hovering a DJI over the bikini-clad sunbather while filming, or at the pier, hovering over a fisherman's head, or a couple that were trying to have a quiet moment to themselves? In this instance, he was out to enjoy a flight (for the pure enjoyment of flying) at a public park that was provided by the public for all to enjoy, whether it be flying, sunbathing, fishing, surfing, etc.
Astro
Hi Astro ,
I have said this before , exactly what your getting at here that the public has such a negative image of mulitcopters as being "spy drones" that any multicopter is looked on with suspicion by the public whereas anything fixed wing doesn't get that same kind of negative reaction . I too believe if that were a multicopter and if it was hovering near the sunbather that it would have been taken as being a "peeping drone" by the young lady and the surrounding folks , even if it was a multicopter being flown without a camera ! And yes the fixed wing gets the free pass of being "just an overgrown kid's toy" because the media hasn't taught the public that my PT-17 could be peekin in their windows at any given moment . It sure wasn't us fixed wing flyers who gave the public the negative image of multicopters , and yet so many times I see it being portrayed as a "drone VS traditional" thing when the problem with their image lies squarely with them themselves . The next time someone catches my ol Biplane hovering outside someone's window taking pictures then they can blame us fined wing pilots , my strong suspicion being that the next news story of an RC aircraft being caught doing that will be a multicopter and not a biplane .