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OK, so it's time to get verbally abusive with people when we read about them doing something stupid with these things.
Not so much that berating some moron that's jeopardizing your ability to fly where/when it's safe will prevent the inevitable, but we might as well take our recreational "kick the dog" frustrations out on these buttheads by ganging up on them.
We not only don't chastise people doing un-smart things ..... we seem to celebrate their accomplishments of flying higher and farther away than the last posted moron-record.
IMHO .... not too flippin wise and/or what will do a whole lot to keep the hobby free from restrictions ....... especially when we all seem to post concerns about flyaways and loss of control.... for whatever reasons.
Also ......most charters of most forums don't even allow anyone to gang up on idiots ..... as it's against the forum rules.
So ... to the general public (and more importantly ..... lip licking politicos) we are cannon fodder by our own words.
Of course I only 'semi'-jest about getting verbal with people that post the "I flew 2000 ft alt, or 1.5 miles away", but the lack of our being able to police ourselves 'is' going to come to a head this summer, and we 'will' see widespread, restrictive legislation as a result.
Bragging on open forums about these types of actions is totally beyond stupid, when only a few accidents that 'will' happen and 'will' take lives, are "easy to scare the general public" opportunities ...... that have little backlash (from the super-minority population of drone flyers) for the politicians that 'will' use them for their stands, and are what politicians call a "gimmie".
Although I don't have any special inside info, I would certainly not be surprised if the limits DJI added to the Assistant are as much a function of their corporate lawyers' concerns about liability litigation as it is something of a marketing feather.
In any case as the weather gets warmer we 'will' see more of this ........
http://singularityhub.com/2014/02/18...vilian-drones/
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?se...ors&id=9292217
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...g-efforts.html
http://www.statter911.com/2014/04/16...e-oh-arrested/
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/...pv-and-rc-last
If you feel your hobby/investment is worth it, you want some liability insurance .... up to $2.5 million (and you are certainly going to need it if you hit somebody ...... especially in the coming crap-storm), have a large and poweful voice/lobby on your side, ........ a 'great' monthly magazine ..... do yourself ..... and us all a big favor ...... and join the AMA and get all that for $58 per year.
For info look here:
http://www.modelaircraft.org/documents.aspx
Not so much that berating some moron that's jeopardizing your ability to fly where/when it's safe will prevent the inevitable, but we might as well take our recreational "kick the dog" frustrations out on these buttheads by ganging up on them.
We not only don't chastise people doing un-smart things ..... we seem to celebrate their accomplishments of flying higher and farther away than the last posted moron-record.
IMHO .... not too flippin wise and/or what will do a whole lot to keep the hobby free from restrictions ....... especially when we all seem to post concerns about flyaways and loss of control.... for whatever reasons.
Also ......most charters of most forums don't even allow anyone to gang up on idiots ..... as it's against the forum rules.
So ... to the general public (and more importantly ..... lip licking politicos) we are cannon fodder by our own words.
Of course I only 'semi'-jest about getting verbal with people that post the "I flew 2000 ft alt, or 1.5 miles away", but the lack of our being able to police ourselves 'is' going to come to a head this summer, and we 'will' see widespread, restrictive legislation as a result.
Bragging on open forums about these types of actions is totally beyond stupid, when only a few accidents that 'will' happen and 'will' take lives, are "easy to scare the general public" opportunities ...... that have little backlash (from the super-minority population of drone flyers) for the politicians that 'will' use them for their stands, and are what politicians call a "gimmie".
Although I don't have any special inside info, I would certainly not be surprised if the limits DJI added to the Assistant are as much a function of their corporate lawyers' concerns about liability litigation as it is something of a marketing feather.
In any case as the weather gets warmer we 'will' see more of this ........
http://singularityhub.com/2014/02/18...vilian-drones/
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?se...ors&id=9292217
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...g-efforts.html
http://www.statter911.com/2014/04/16...e-oh-arrested/
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/...pv-and-rc-last
If you feel your hobby/investment is worth it, you want some liability insurance .... up to $2.5 million (and you are certainly going to need it if you hit somebody ...... especially in the coming crap-storm), have a large and poweful voice/lobby on your side, ........ a 'great' monthly magazine ..... do yourself ..... and us all a big favor ...... and join the AMA and get all that for $58 per year.
For info look here:
http://www.modelaircraft.org/documents.aspx