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Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jun 2016, 08:53
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

https://www.ted.com/talks/raffaello_d_andrea_the_a...

https://www.ted.com/talks/raffaello_d_andrea_the_astounding_athletic_power_of_quadcopters?language=en#t-348220

This should allay concerns about controllability with failures. The control method...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Apr 2016, 10:22
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Perhaps, just perhaps, some of the drone near...

Perhaps, just perhaps, some of the drone near misses were in fact not drones as well.....?

Perhaps idiots flying in control zones is not as common as some on here suggest?
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2016, 05:52
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

http://www.popsci.com/new-report-drone-risk-to-air...

http://www.popsci.com/new-report-drone-risk-to-airplanes-is-miniscule?7Rv18zsWDz3kOTHZ.03
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Feb 2016, 05:03
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Still easy to do. Jamming is easy. Spoofing...

Still easy to do.
Jamming is easy.
Spoofing is trickier, especially with two systems....
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Feb 2016, 15:41
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

I don't think you have any idea how big a deal it...

I don't think you have any idea how big a deal it is to mess with GPS. Technically easy, but huge consequences.

So many things rely on it that it would never be authorised.
Shotguns would be a...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Feb 2016, 11:10
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Not sure why, but "she swallowed a spider to...

Not sure why, but "she swallowed a spider to catch a fly" keeps running round my head......
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Feb 2016, 14:22
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Perhaps because there is evidence (the evidence...

Perhaps because there is evidence (the evidence being that they have taken down aircraft or been taken down by aircraft) that the above are actually a threat to airliners?

Until a single shred of...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jan 2016, 10:28
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

I think the aviation side of things is just going...

I think the aviation side of things is just going to let the far larger automobile sector iron out the legal kinks first.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2016, 16:23
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Don't they? I must admit that I assumed that...

Don't they?

I must admit that I assumed that birds were not really night flyers until I started using NVG's and then I was very surprised how many were around.

How did they ID it as a drone at...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2016, 14:49
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Was anybody hurt? Did the airliner crash? ...

Was anybody hurt?
Did the airliner crash?


........or was it much like seeing a bird fly by?
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jan 2016, 13:07
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

ouch..................

ouch..................
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jan 2016, 04:33
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Hmm, since my responses are being removed by...

Hmm, since my responses are being removed by moderators with a "little" bias, I have become less interested....



However, yes, can I help you?

Have drones suddenly caused mass death to...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2015, 14:45
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

You are not thinking this through intelligently. ...

You are not thinking this through intelligently.

Currently, vast numbers of packages are delivered by road vehicles. Those vehicles kill people on a daily basis.


Note, not might kill.
Not...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Dec 2015, 06:37
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Cars. Are. Dangerous. Always Guns. Are...

Cars. Are. Dangerous. Always
Guns. Are Dangerous. Always.
Lasers. Are. Dangerous. Always.
Tigers. Are. Dangerous. Always
Spiders. Are. Dangerous. Always.
Stars. Are. Dangerous. Always....
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2015, 03:50
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

So let me get this straight. Despite the...

So let me get this straight.

Despite the fact that no drone has yet caused any of the predicted deaths despite millions being operated by morons all over the planet, you are planning ahead for the...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2015, 18:06
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

I agree, there will be knee jerk reaction. ...

I agree, there will be knee jerk reaction.
Let's be honest there is lots of knee jerk reaction despite the fact there has been nothing to react to yet!



The drone crashing on the ski slope was...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2015, 18:03
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Yes, I'm aware what Luddites were..... How...

Yes, I'm aware what Luddites were.....

How strange that many people who are against drones which fly themselves around without highly trained well paid pilots are in fact highly trained well paid...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2015, 08:37
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Serious question. Why are you all so...

Serious question.

Why are you all so concerned about drones?

Yes they have the potential to cause accidents.

So what?

A million things are a higher risk but we ignore them.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2015, 17:40
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Glad you asked. We progressed by ignoring...

Glad you asked.

We progressed by ignoring the Luddites who told us that just about every disruptive tech ever invented would bring our doom.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2015, 06:31
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Well, the simple answer is that there clearly...

Well, the simple answer is that there clearly isn't any problem other than humans inability to correctly assess risk.

Airplanes Hit More Turtles Than Drones | Popular Science...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2015, 18:13
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

That sounds like a good idea. In todays world of...

That sounds like a good idea. In todays world of the Internet of everything that would go a long way to remove any tw@t factor.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2015, 02:56
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Ok, I fair enough.:ok:

Ok, I fair enough.:ok:
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2015, 02:23
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

That crash was a ISR Kingair, not a drone. I see...

That crash was a ISR Kingair, not a drone. I see no mention of a drone being involved, and I would question what a C-12 would be doing in RVSM airspace over Afghan as you stated earlier.
I'm willing...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2015, 02:58
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

And how many untrained idiots do you think have...

And how many untrained idiots do you think have one of those as a toy?
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Sep 2015, 09:11
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

More often than toy drones then.... ...

More often than toy drones then....

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1478668/

Isn't google great......
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Sep 2015, 06:53
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Incidentally, I'll lay my cards on the table. ...

Incidentally, I'll lay my cards on the table.


If a drone takes out an airliner tomorrow, I still don't think they should be banned.

All new (and in fact old) technologies have accidents.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Sep 2015, 06:31
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

I'm going to take the liberty of rephrasing your...

I'm going to take the liberty of rephrasing your question for clarity.

"Should scientists wait for evidence to back up a scientific theory, or should they proceed on an assumption that flies in...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Sep 2015, 15:35
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

No, not any answers that are valid to me. ...

No, not any answers that are valid to me.

Fortunately, It matters little.

Drones are here to stay, and those that are trying to stand in their way are like the Luddites, Saboteurs and similar...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Sep 2015, 12:42
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Agreed. So why is it the toy drones that...

Agreed.

So why is it the toy drones that have yet to kill anybody we are talking about banning?
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Sep 2015, 10:43
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Peekay It is not a baseline. It is merely...

Peekay

It is not a baseline.
It is merely the current state of affairs.

Why should any new activity have to achieve higher safety than old activities?

Birds we can't really stop, but PPLs...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2015, 19:35
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Thats a fair spread of "cocknockers";) From...

Thats a fair spread of "cocknockers";)

From science geeks to engineers to snowboarders to kayakers to octogenarian hillwalkers...


I think you should invest in a few more derogatory epithets...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2015, 18:26
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Which video, and what do you mean?

Which video, and what do you mean?
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2015, 17:51
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Already waterproof..... ...

Already waterproof.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vGcH0Bk3hg

In answer to some of the other questions, I understand they don't intend to ever land them.

I believe the package will be...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2015, 15:52
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

ZOOKER They have 4 power plants, minimum....

ZOOKER

They have 4 power plants, minimum. That means redundancy.

If you live somewhere that "scallys" shoot things down, then drones are the least of your problem.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2015, 14:12
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,019
Posted By Tourist

Yup, birds cause damage. Been there, done that....

Yup, birds cause damage.
Been there, done that.


Toys will cause damage.
Not had that yet.

How many aircraft have been brought down by a single bird in the last decade worldwide?

How many...
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