Drone Hobbyists Angered by Congress Ending the Aerial Wild West
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R.Perry
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I think it boils down to where to we draw the line with personal freedoms and public safety, and sometimes that is a very evasive line in the sand.
Personally when it comes to something that flies, I lean more towards public safety.
Personally when it comes to something that flies, I lean more towards public safety.
MapMaker53
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Never understood why commercial operators flew under restrictions while hobbyists with the same equipment were allowed be loose canons out there. My impression is that most of the bad press and incidents are caused by hobbyists -- so I'm all for increased safety measures. I think the AMA is starting to look like the NRA. Both organizations need a bit more common sense.
Not sure if you can get the hobbyists to follow the rules, no matter what rules there are.
A couple of days ago in Sweden, a presumed hobbyist hovered for a long time over a huge dense crowd at an exhibition gathering. Some people got scared and attempted to move out of the risk zone, although that was difficult in the dense crowd. This is highly illegal in Sweden, as most other places in the world.
I would gladly have filmed there if asked to, bun then I would have taken the Inspire with a long lens, so I could hover outside the crowd area.
Most people know the general rules, but it is probably first when you become commercial, you guard your responsibilities and rights.
A couple of days ago in Sweden, a presumed hobbyist hovered for a long time over a huge dense crowd at an exhibition gathering. Some people got scared and attempted to move out of the risk zone, although that was difficult in the dense crowd. This is highly illegal in Sweden, as most other places in the world.
I would gladly have filmed there if asked to, bun then I would have taken the Inspire with a long lens, so I could hover outside the crowd area.
Most people know the general rules, but it is probably first when you become commercial, you guard your responsibilities and rights.
