wrx300scooby

What's all the fuss I've seen recently about these being unsafe? Remote controlled helicopters have been around for ages and I've heard nothing. Apparently there might be some restrictions put on Drones but not helicopters.

neil-h

R/C helicopters tend to be operated on line of sight. Where as a lot of drones you can get up to a mile (or more) away from the operator and rely on a video feed back from the drone to see where it's going.

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

More like government don't like others snooping?

SJ_Skyline

Pretty unsafe to be on the receiving end...

hodgy0_2

the US are now putting really hitech sensor systems on new version of the Reaper

the system is called, rather ominously "Gorgon Stare"

it can automatically track multiple targets (vehicles/people) over 10 square kilometers.

but the real worry is if they allow the IA computer (within Gorgon Stare) to make both targeting and attack decisions without human intervention (I think they all ready have that technology)

looks like a step closer to Terminator to me


http://theaviationist.com/2015/04/05...crement-2-kaf/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/lorentho...where-to-hide/

SJ_Skyline

Peace thru superior firepower!

legb4rsk

and people using them to drop drugs etc. over prison walls.

Rescue Dude

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I don't see a problem with them!! They're perfectly safe.

http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.u...rone_accident/

wrx300scooby

That's the unfortunate little lad I saw on Watchdog which prompted my post. What's the difference between a drone and a helicopter? Both can cause injury but it seems that buying a drone in the future could be something not quite so straight forward.

hodgy0_2

They had tightened up the use of them

A good friend was using them to produce Arial photos of properties - he is an estate agent

He had to do a CAA course (in wales) on the correct use of them, safety etc

Bur he was using them for commercial purposes

neil-h

Fashion, drones are/were the in thing for a while. Where as r/c helicopters aren't.

On a side note, that's the reason why a lot of the larger drones are supplied with bumpers.

johned

I think all drones should have the guard around the blades as above as that would be a start to making them a bit safer.

Scooby.Newbie

We use one of these drones for work, is flown via an iPad, fly it around building that we have worked on for marketing.

Is an amazing thing but you can fly it blind to stupid heights and distances, we have a few local airstrips around us, so assume there would be around our customers premises, so am surprised that no training or license is required when you can fly it through air space without any means of announcing that it is there.

neil-h

Iirc you should be CAA approved if you're using it for commercial purposes.

badcompany

Got a Q500 most GPS quad-copters have a 5 mile no fly zone built into there software

around airports the quad simply will not start its rotors

My q will fly up to 400 feet ceiling can be 800 but that's the max

http://www.yuneec.com/

Expensive toy but fun but via British weather