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Not all aircraft are large turbines. Perhaps the damage from a collision with a jetliner would be minimal (as long as no metal fragments were ingested into the engines) but catastrophic to a smaller aircraft. Are their safety and lives any less important?This is a big deal with potential for terrible things to happen....
But as expected, everyone landed safely.
I am not advocating flying drones in a reckless manner like this guy apparently did, but I feel the threat small consumer drones pose to large aircraft is over exaggerated.
Unlikely things happen on a pretty regular basis, but the chance that a ohantom or mavic will bring down a commercial airliner is extremely minimal.
Nice!Too bad the super quiet props, lack of updates, and bootleg control software didnt prevent this collision.![]()
This is a big deal with potential for terrible things to happen....
But as expected, everyone landed safely.
I am not advocating flying drones in a reckless manner like this guy apparently did, but I feel the threat small consumer drones pose to large aircraft is over exaggerated.
Unlikely things happen on a pretty regular basis, but the chance that a ohantom or mavic will bring down a commercial airliner is extremely minimal.
Just wait until a drone operator helps locate victims of a plane crash and we'll see the song they're singing then.
With a max range of a few miles and needing to be really low to make out people i wouldn't hold your breath.
No question that this is over exaggerated, but when I saw this on Yahoo, I thought "oh, crap!". This is not good for our hobby and I am constantly surprised by the "shoot 'em down" comments.
Our hobby is generally misunderstood. There probably should be some sort of disclosure of the basic rules of flight at the time a new pilot logs on for the first time. Had I not found this site early, I would not have been aware of the rules of the road that we should abide by as we make our first few flights.
We need GOOD P.R., not another collision or near-collision story adding to the myth that our hobby is dangerous and we (as a group) are scofflaws. Whatever happened to common sense?
I like the rescue idea. A swarm of quadcopters searching for a lost kid in a National Park would...oh, never mind; we can't fly in a National Park. I hope this doesn't lead to us being corralled in fly-parks as some of the story commentators suggested.
Too bad the super quiet props, lack of updates, and bootleg control software didnt prevent this collision.![]()
In Australia the surf lifesavers use them to help patrol beaches for sharks and guide them to swimmers in trouble, can even drop a swimmer a water activated inflatable life preserver. The range, endurance and reliability will only get better, the tech is here to stay! I bet 100 or so years ago car ownering pioneers probably fought the same battles with horse and buggy owners. I guess some people fear change instead of embracing it.No question that this is over exaggerated, but when I saw this on Yahoo, I thought "oh, crap!". This is not good for our hobby and I am constantly surprised by the "shoot 'em down" comments.
Our hobby is generally misunderstood. There probably should be some sort of disclosure of the basic rules of flight at the time a new pilot logs on for the first time. Had I not found this site early, I would not have been aware of the rules of the road that we should abide by as we make our first few flights.
We need GOOD P.R., not another collision or near-collision story adding to the myth that our hobby is dangerous and we (as a group) are scofflaws. Whatever happened to common sense?
I like the rescue idea. A swarm of quadcopters searching for a lost kid in a National Park would...oh, never mind; we can't fly in a National Park. I hope this doesn't lead to us being corralled in fly-parks as some of the story commentators suggested.
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