During his vlog about the DJI Spark he very briefly mentions it at 1:35. Someone said in the comments section that people were reporting him to the FAA and referencing his videos. I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner.
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That is the type of clown that gets us regulated right out of flying. Maybe I have to drive 15 miles to fly in an unrestricted zone. So be it. A seagull brought down a huge jetliner in the Hudson. The Mavic is a **** of a lot harder than a seagull.
You do realize there are a ton of airports and heliports around, not to mention millions of people on the ground, flying out of line of sight in most cases in the country isn't as dangerous as what he's been doing, flying out of line of sight is against the guidelines but flying so close to many heliports and airports could be considered ignorance and malice.Odd... many people on this forum think it's perfectly fine to break the law as long as you are not "hurting" anyone. Then there are threads like this... where someone has not "hurt" anyone but people think they should be fined and thrown in jail. Only difference... one person is famous.
How many people above who were critical have _ever_ flown beyond VLOS? Ever flown over a group of people? Ever flown within 5 miles of _any_ airport for hobby use and not called them?
Truth is, there are a TON (thousands, hundred's of thousands) of people on YT who post similar videos. Neistat just tends to be a much larger target because he has a huge following. He's also posted in a prior video that he was going to become more safe when flying drones (and in other aspects of his life).
Do I condone what he does with a drone? Not 100%. I think 99% of what is done is just fine.
You do realize there are a ton of airports and heliports around, not to mention millions of people on the ground, flying out of line of sight in most cases in the country isn't as dangerous as what he's been doing, flying out of line of sight is against the guidelines but flying so close to many heliports and airports could be considered ignorance and malice.
Me! I play by rules. Just like I use to obey all the editing rules in all the photography contests I am enlisting my DSLR pictures (otherwise I would be immediately disqualified), I would never enlist a video where I have clearly used my drone against the law; yet look how many videos are getting money from shots taken above massive crowds etc. Go visit AirVuz for example, and see how many award winning videos are nominated there, shot obviously over National Parks in the USA! So yes, of course I get pissed when I see guys like Niestat acting the way he did before getting questioned by the FAA.
You do realize thow many people's perfectly fine evening is completely ruined because of knowitalls who commit such communication crimes?
"You do realize there are a ton of airports and heliports around, not to mention millions of people on the ground, flying out of line of sight in most cases in the country isn't as dangerous as what he's been doing:
It did not take long for someone to show my point. What _they_ do illegally is perfectly fine. When someone else does something illegal with a drone (as long as they are famous) they should be stoned. After all, they are so different then the posters here.
I belive Commercial Aircraft engines are designed to handle (push trough) medium sized birds, at least take that into count when you guys predict Armageddon. And I solely belive that mavic pro wouldn't even be considered medium sized bird.
Aren't you guys amazed to wake up each morning and that world was not swallowed by a black hole or someone decided not to start a nuclear war last night? All those years and none of your darkest, horrible predictions have happen?
Really, cause I am really amazed by it....
.... Amount of negativity, gosh.!!!
I'm not saying people should do it but I don't see many people posting such dangerous actions like flying in the middle of NYC either. Just comparing what he did to what others are doing."You do realize there are a ton of airports and heliports around, not to mention millions of people on the ground, flying out of line of sight in most cases in the country isn't as dangerous as what he's been doing:
It did not take long for someone to show my point. What _they_ do illegally is perfectly fine. When someone else does something illegal with a drone (as long as they are famous) they should be stoned. After all, they are so different then the posters here.
You are correct. I was reading a bunch of stuff at the same time and very quickly. I needed to have focused on the end of your post, which I did not.You've misunderstood my post completely if you came to the conclusion that I didn't agree with you.