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Post by Garf on Dec 27, 2015 18:27:38 GMT -7
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Post by HiTemp on Dec 27, 2015 22:32:28 GMT -7
Wow that thing landed hard. Looks like it might have hit something overhead like a cable or something and it took out one engine. I noticed it hit the ground with one engine toward the ground, suggesting that one wasn't working making it a three-engine anvil. Bet the guy flying it was crapping square bricks as he saw the skier come over that hill.
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Post by Grug - American Neanderthal on Dec 28, 2015 7:03:39 GMT -7
That was not one you walk in and buy from the hobby shop either, I bet that was a network camera platform. Good thing he was racing the clock, or would have met it.
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Post by HiTemp on Dec 28, 2015 12:17:08 GMT -7
Story here gives a little more detail. Looking at the picture shown there, as the drone is about to hit it looks like one engine is dangling by the camera mount brackets and is way out of position relative to drone centerline. I'm thinking he must have had a collision with something or else the bolts weren't tightened and it fell apart. The incident caused the contest director to ban drones at these events. The article said the pilot was supposed to maintain a 50ft buffer between the drone and the skier it was following but seems like he was not observing it. Like Eastwood says, a man's GOT to know his limitations. 
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Post by Garf on Dec 31, 2015 16:06:04 GMT -7
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Post by Garf on Feb 5, 2016 15:00:34 GMT -7
NYC fool crashes a drone into the Empire State Building. Then he tries to get it back. Attachments:
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Post by HiTemp on Feb 5, 2016 18:19:50 GMT -7
Seriously, WTH did that guy think was going to happen in NannyStateCentral? He's lucky they didn't charge him with liberal terrorism and aerial photography without written approval by the city. On the bright side, some security guard has a new drone and will be buying a new transmitter on E-Bay.  |
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Post by Grug - American Neanderthal on Feb 5, 2016 21:20:13 GMT -7
Well I'm glad the registration stopped this kind of thing from happening.
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Post by HiTemp on Feb 6, 2016 17:16:23 GMT -7
We need more and better common sense skyscraper controls.
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Post by Grug - American Neanderthal on Feb 6, 2016 18:46:56 GMT -7
These kind of things don't happen in other developed nations, I'm tired of having to say I'm sorry for what we do with our buildings and we need some common sense control used on them.
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Post by Garf on Feb 8, 2016 14:55:29 GMT -7
I hope they fry this clown.
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Post by HiTemp on Feb 9, 2016 10:56:11 GMT -7
Here's an idea: Maybe we should enact a law that says if your drone is stuck on private property you must turn over the drone and transmitter to the property owner or face jail/fines. Maybe then people would think twice about trying to fly their $800 toy around buildings or other places it shouldn't be.
We also need better shotgun loads, smaller charges and rubber pellets, and the right to defend property against intrusions from flying weed whackers.
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