I believe in UsAs a hobbyist myself I would want to say yes but since there is a lot of reports about drone crashing and falling from the sky I would say NO. It will still be safe to keep some distance.
I have no doubts in the community and I believe everyone here is responsible enough. But I was just thinking if it will be publicly declared that it is ok then some might abuse it. Some newbie or pranksters might just fly over crowds without and cause some accidents.I believe in Us
So hopefully the/our community can convince you into changing that big fat
No into Yes
I will say yes, if:
Operator is commercial and insured.
No automated flights.
Aircraft is below a specific MTOW.
Aircraft has failsafe features such as: redundant power (batteries), minimum of redundant 2 IMU and GNSS receivers, min. hex prop layout, a parachute.
Those requirements might be overkill, but a minimum set of above techniques should be required to fly above a crowd of people.
Very well saidI'd say no, because it doesn't matter if the operator is a hobbiest, commercial, insured or not.
Aircraft can fail due to mechanical, electric or electronical errors. Take in account external forces (birdstrike) or pilot errors such as flying in excessive wind, aircaft hits a structure and falls down, to name a few.
I will say yes, if:
Operator is commercial and insured.
No automated flights.
Aircraft is below a specific MTOW.
Aircraft has failsafe features such as: redundant power (batteries), minimum of redundant 2 IMU and GNSS receivers, min. hex prop layout, a parachute.
Those requirements might be overkill, but a minimum set of above techniques should be required to fly above a crowd of people.
Just my 2 cts.
I agree a HEx would offer peace of mindBecause with a hex you've got motor redundancy and I'd want that peace of mind.
I'd agree that if you were above that crowd and pointed a laser down at them, you'd have a pretty good chance of the dot hitting the ground and not a person. But with something bigger than the size of a basketball, the odds of a prop hitting someone goes up dramatically. And those odds would approach 100% if it is not moving straight down. Plus, this crowd looks much more dense as you move to the left (not trying to insult their intelligence ).I have posted this elsewhere, but here it is again.
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If you look close at this dense crowd, you will have to agree that the Skulls make up only 15% of the possible targets for a falling drone. So, It is fair to say that even if you crash over a dense crowd, you have less than a 20% chance of hitting someone in the head. Maybe 50 / 50 of hiting a person at all.