Stig goes drone fishing
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Stig goes drone fishing
Gold! Casa not even sure what laws they’ve broken but are sure they’ll come up with something
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-...04?pfmredir=sm
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-...04?pfmredir=sm
I’m sure the bloke doesn’t need Gibson (CASA) to tell him that there’s a risk involved in doing that.
I’m sure taxpayers don’t want to pay a small team of Canberra bureaucrats to ‘investigate and gather evidence’ in order to make some token charge against him.
CASA spokesmen could have said “stop being an idiot mate, you’ll kill yourself”, but no, they have to do the full Sir Humphrey.
I’m sure taxpayers don’t want to pay a small team of Canberra bureaucrats to ‘investigate and gather evidence’ in order to make some token charge against him.
CASA spokesmen could have said “stop being an idiot mate, you’ll kill yourself”, but no, they have to do the full Sir Humphrey.
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Let's just call it crocodile baiting....
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Key points:
- CASA says while it's a first for Australia, it's not a really sensible thing to do
- An aviation expert says it was a risky move due to a lack of quality control over homemade drones
- The drone's designer has declined to comment
- CASA spokesman Peter Gibson said there were serious safety risks involved with what appeared in the footage.
- Mr Gibson said severe breaches of aviation regulations could result in penalties of more than $10,000 in fines or CASA could pursue court action.
No worries mate, I think we'll just start another Go Fund Me page (see the other active thread on this forum) and we'll have you covered in less than 2 days - It'll take some time for us to gather the information, analyse all that, determine what the appropriate course of action is
I think you're rather embarrassed of your endorsement of some Uber Air Taxi for 2023 and see a few kids with a couple of beers just teach you a lesson.
Ask them for help instead of punishing them. - Aviassist, a drone training, licensing and auditing company, said the footage was risky due to the lack of quality control over the homemade drone.
- That's why CASA has the rule set that they do — that we don't fly near people or over the top of populated areas — because there isn't that quality regime.
- But Mr Gibson said Australia's drone safety regulations were comprehensive.
- Mr Anderson said while it appeared that no-one had been hurt during the flight, it was a risky operation.
- "For the person on the chair, the risk could be computer errors where the aircraft flies away, could be motor failures where the aircraft ends up in an uncontrollable state,"
- "Best-case scenario is the battery sets die and it plonks straight into the water."
- But he said as drones became more readily available, people needed a deeper understanding of how to use them safely.
- "The perception is that they're easy to fly and nothing does go wrong."
- No flying more than 120 metres above the ground
Funny that there's no garbage such as "no higher than 120 metres above the lowest point on the ground within a radius of 600 m" or some equally moronic clause - No flying over or near an area affecting public safety or where emergency operations are underway
- No flying within 30 metres of people
I'll ask my legal team at work first thing tomorrow morning. - If your drone weighs more than 100 grams, you must keep it at least 5.5 kilometres away from controlled aerodromes
Tough one. Like 99.99% of Australia. - No flying at night
daysnights. - Your drone must stay within your line of sight
- No flying over or above people e.g. at festivals, sporting ovals, populated beaches, parks, busy roads and footpaths
- Flying must not create a hazard to another aircraft, person or property
- No flying in prohibited or restricted areas
- Local council and/or national park laws prohibit drone flights in certain areas
Last edited by Melbjorn; 29th Aug 2019 at 21:59.
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Why should CASA worry? Natural selection should sort it out.
Melbjorn.. TOPS !! Best cackle Ive had for years. ! Not many of those in aviation where CAsA is concerned.
No doubt about the Gibbo he's an intellectual whizz bang with the words.!
No doubt about the Gibbo he's an intellectual whizz bang with the words.!
No doubt about the Gibbo he's an intellectual whizz bang with the words.!
"Bullsh1t baffles brains"
Sums up PR and spin miesters people to T
CC
https://www.theage.com.au/national/drone-fisherman-could-land-in-hot-water-as-regulator-investigates-20190830-p52md3.html
Two year project according to this. Why wouldn't you see if it passes the beer test?
The drone, which Mr Foreman said weighs over 30 kilograms and comprises 25 batteries and 12 motors and 12 propellers, took about two years to prepare and had successfully lifted 110 kilograms of dead weight before it was tested for the first time with a live human.At 80kg himself, Mr Foreman said he was confident given the previous tests that the drone would take his weight, and he was pleasantly surprised with the level of comfort on the ride."As soon as I was off the ground I just couldn't believe it... how stable it actually was."He said he was wearing a helmet and wetsuit, but chose not to use a lifejacket because it could have hindered his ability to swim away from the drone in the event that something went wrong."I did have comms on so I could talk to whoever the pilot was in case something did go wrong with the drone and I had to jump out of the chair ... try and swim as quick as I could if it was going to land on top of me or anything like that."The question of who was piloting the drone could be key in any future prosecution over potential safety breaches being looked at by CASA.
[url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/drone-fisherman-could-land-in-hot-water-as-regulator-investigates-20190830-p52md3.html]https://www.theage.com.au/national/drone-fisherman-could-land-in-hot-water-as-regulator-investigates-20190830-p52md3.html
Two year project according to this. Why wouldn't you see if it passes the beer test?
Two year project according to this. Why wouldn't you see if it passes the beer test?
Thank god we didnt have red tape when Smithy and Hudson Fish were opening up QLD and NT after the first war. We needed to innovate.
I mean, this drone went about as high as a tall tree and carried that fella over a bit of water. Danger to others = nil. C'mon casa.
I mean, this drone went about as high as a tall tree and carried that fella over a bit of water. Danger to others = nil. C'mon casa.
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“No flying within 30m of people”.
From the CASA website:
You must not fly your drone:
Easy out for the passenger...
From the CASA website:
You must not fly your drone:
- closer than 30 m to people — other than those helping to fly or navigate your drone
Easy out for the passenger...