Special use of a drone as a helpful flamethrower in China

[Ronny St.]

Found this YT video... What a use of a drone! Someone here willing to repeat this at home?

 

[Eagle Eye 62]

What's next? Sharks with frickin' lasers?

 

[EsaT]

What's next?

Fireworks from drone.
Or actually that's two yeas old...

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

Then there’s the ‘anti’ flame thrower, the fire fighting drones . . .

Lots of other system examples on YouTube.

 

[Chip]

Someone here willing to repeat this at home?

In 2015, two videos were uploaded to You Tube by user name "Hogwit." The videos showed one drone firing a mounted hand gun and another drone firing a mounted flamer thrower. The FAA took a very dim view of the videos and launched a massive investigation to identify "Hogwit."

 

[Chip]

The FAA eventually served subpoenas on Austin Haughwout as well as to his father, Bret Haughwout who lived in the small town of Clinton, Connecticut far from any airport or airfield.

The FAA subpoenas required the Haughwouts to submit to questioning under oath in a deposition to be held at the Office of the United States Attorney in Connecticut and also to produce a wide range of documents that are related to the use and related photography or video of what the subpoenas describe as an "unmanned aircraft system (UAS)." Specifically, the subpoenas require the production of the following documents:

(1) The use of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS);
(2) The purchase and/or use of a flamethrower in conjunction with a UAS;
(3) Internet-based advertisement revenues and/or other compensation obtained by the respondents associated with uploading and/or posting UAS content to www.YouTube.com and/or other video sharing websites;
(4) The date and time of any aerial photographic and/or videography projects conducted by the respondents, using a UAS;
(5) Aerial photographic and/or videography products and/or materials and records obtained through the use or assistance of a UAS relating to any property, building, and/or site;
(6) The brand, model, description, and other identifying data concerning the UAS used for any operation identified in relation to the paragraphs set forth above;
(7) The name, address, telephone number(s), email address(es), and other contact information available of all person(s) present during the production of the following YouTube videos published to the account "Hogwit":

 

[Chip]

It became quite a story because the Haughwout's ignored the subpoenas and the FAA filed an action in federal court to compel compliance.

Man who built gun drone, flamethrower drone argues FAA can’t regulate him

Austin Haughwout racked up 4+ million views on YouTube, and drew FAA's ire.

 

[Chip]

The federal judge issued an order compelling the Haughwouts to comply with the subpoena. That one case made clear that if the FAA suspects you of violating the rules or regulations, it does have authority to serve you with a subpoena and compel you to testify under oath at a deposition and produce all manner of records and other evidence. I am not sure why the FAA took this particular home made flame thrower video so seriously, but it put me off building my own.

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[karlblessing]

Found this YT video... What a use of a drone! Someone here willing to repeat this at home?

Is it news if the video is from 2017?

 

[dirkclod]

Is it news if the video is from 2017?

No it’s not and this has went off topic.
This thread is not news worthy and going to move it to Off Topic.