FAA clears swarm of movie drones for take-off The US aviation authority has taken the first step on the road to the (potential) over-run of the skies with commercial drones – granting six video and photo production firms an exemption to fly drones for movie-making and picture snapping. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also said that it was considering 40 other …
Maybe a little harsh there but I sympathize. This seems pretty harmless as it will be trained pilots within sight and restricted to sets. Personal usage is becoming a huge issue here. I have no issues with people wanting to fly them over public land (or their own land) assuming they can do so safely but sadly some morons think it's ok to fly over private property and film. If I sit in a tree behind your house and took pictures of your kids in the garden I'd likely get arrested for voyeurism or something similar, how is it any different to do it with the camera on a drone? Luckily our HOA have for once managed to do something positive and dealt with the last two drones flying over, I haven't seen the old men so agitated since the great leaky taps disaster of 2011). There's no public land or roads within half a mile yet some nonce wants to film on HD (last one looked like a 5d mk3 with a 16-35 on it) low enough to be within range of a garden hose? I just don't get how people think it's ok.
I think we need some firmer guidelines add to what's ok and what's not. As long as we are sensible we can probably allow more commercial use but the amateurs seriously need some restrictions.
Dolt!
Humor lost on you morons?
I suppose you like the idea of unrestricted flight of buzzing multibladed nightmares flying between the deck and 500 feet. They will only get larger and larger until one crashes and kills someone.
As someone else mentioned, they'll be towing advertising banners too.
That's when the shotguns will come out. I need some practice for duck hunting season.
No need for rifles, spent pellets cause no harm, spent bullets do.
already happened. Didn't kill the person, but spectators HAVE been hit by drones. That is but one example.
"spent pellets cause no harm"
I call rubbish, many are lead. Other materials will still have an environmental effect. Spent bullets are mostly copper cased so if lead cored are environmentally isolated for many years and thus leach slowly.
Depleted uranium spent bullets are probably harmful but I do not know if they are much worse than lead once cool. Anyone enlighten me?
Since the movie studios would otherwise be flying helicopters which are noisier and cause more damage if they crash.
That's not the case for filling the skies with package delivery drones. They wouldn't be displacing helicopters, they'd be displacing guys on bikes.
... that I was surprised that the first commercial permits went to Hollywood and their ilk. It's amazing what just happens to happen when you are always there with armored car loads of campaign donations. And just before an election too! Oh and those indies, well they'll have to wait in line or pay the big bucks for the helicopters.
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