Drones!
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From: Norfolk
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: uk
My son has a Quadcopter with a g pro camera slung underneath. The stability in gusty winds allows amazing film quality. Last week, he flew it around our house and will use the film data to create a 3 D picture of the house. We've hopefully just sold the house but, if it falls through again, I will have this film showing on the TV when anyone comes to view it. Much better than Google Earth street view.
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From: London
I could do with a weather drone that goes off on its own before I leave home to tell me what the current weather is in the local area. When not in use it could be programmed to automatically water-bomb London cyclists.
Do you realise people build high altitude balloons with a GPS and camera that can float up to the edge of space before the balloon bursts and they plummet back to Earth for retrieval the next day? I'm not sure a toy drone poses any more of a risk.
Do you realise people build high altitude balloons with a GPS and camera that can float up to the edge of space before the balloon bursts and they plummet back to Earth for retrieval the next day? I'm not sure a toy drone poses any more of a risk.
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From: The Wild West (UK)
I'm not sure the balloons are entirely innocuous either. Responsible people often seem to launch them outside of the UK to avoid airspace. Weather balloons used to have radar reflectors, presumably to enable airliners to keep clear.
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Aviation Qualifications: PPL
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From: Nanaimo (CAC8)
Last time I saw someone trying to play with one of those it lost battery and/or radio comms and ceased responding to control inputs and ended up in a tree.
RC model up a tree? No problem!
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From: Moray,Scotland,U.K.
In the UK, if you wish to operate commercially, it is regulated. Undertake some on-line learning ( principles of flight, Meteorology, Map reading ) then attend ground school for 3 days ( air law, air safety, aircraft knowledge, human factors deployment procedures in accordance with your ops manual and flight reference cards ) and then finally complete a flight assessment on type. On successful completion you can then apply to the CAA for "permission for Aerial work".
