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Nigel_O said:
very impressive - I was genuinely surprised when it was thrown into the water and just took off
Can't imagine its going to be cheap.....
It was, and its pretty cheap , $499 perorder, $999 rrp.Can't imagine its going to be cheap.....
This stuff will get more clever and cheaper over the next few years.
The problem with these autonomous tracking drones is they have no intelligence or idea of the environment so can easily crash into each other, trees, poles etc.
I imagine if you had one of these in a built up area you'd get nabbed pretty quickly.
From the Frivolous Purchases thread:
Because CAA say someone must be in direct control and with line-of-sight eyeball on the machine at all times (and PoV cam does not qualify - if flying PoV then you must have an Observer next to you).
But as I said, if nobody is policing the law then crack on at your own risk.
IANAL / TINLA etc.
From the Frivolous Purchases thread:
JonRB said:
Bullett said:
JonRB said:
Incidentally, a friend who runs drone cameras professionally and knows a thing or two about them says "Brilliant but completely illegal to use in the UK and most of Europe, even at the hobby level" 
Why?But as I said, if nobody is policing the law then crack on at your own risk.
IANAL / TINLA etc.
If you're doing it somewhere urban then someone might take notice. If you're off in the wilderness somewhere who is there to enforce it?
Brilliant idea, and it's only a matter of time before a self flying drone comes along with the right environmental sensors to to be able to avoid trees/the ground etc comes along.
Brilliant idea, and it's only a matter of time before a self flying drone comes along with the right environmental sensors to to be able to avoid trees/the ground etc comes along.
tenohfive said:
If you're doing it somewhere urban then someone might take notice. If you're off in the wilderness somewhere who is there to enforce it?
Unfortunately it's at a price range where "the general population" can afford one. And..."the general population" are a bit hard of thinking. Day 1, try out in wilderness. Day 2, Trafalgar square. Day 3, moan on the interwebnets that "it's unfair".tenohfive said:
If you're doing it somewhere urban then someone might take notice. If you're off in the wilderness somewhere who is there to enforce it?
Brilliant idea, and it's only a matter of time before a self flying drone comes along with the right environmental sensors to to be able to avoid trees/the ground etc comes along.
I would be careful with this in built up areas like cities, it's relying on GPS to follow which is unreliable when next to large structures, like buildings. One misread position and the drone could lurch towards your face.Brilliant idea, and it's only a matter of time before a self flying drone comes along with the right environmental sensors to to be able to avoid trees/the ground etc comes along.
Edited by scorp on Friday 15th May 10:00
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