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Stunning, also good this was filmed over water. I'd hate to think what would happen if a firework took out the drone and it hit a person. From that height it would likely do some serious damage.
I'm all for commercial drones, I just hope those using them do a proper risk assessment, take steps to prevent injury to people or property and have applicable insurance.
Just thought about the same. I'm completely unaware about modern multirotor except for the fact they exists and are widely available. What are nowadays typical safety measures in those?
From many of the videos I've seen on YouTube it seems people don't take any safety measures other than hoping that nothing goes wrong. Loads of videos show them flying over crowds, streets and traffic.
Many weigh a couple of kilos or more and even from 10 metres that would hurt... I saw someone get their arm/shoulder broken on a Thai beach when a coconut fell on them... I'd say it is currently more luck than design that has prevented a well publicised injury or accident. The shame is that one persons actions could see the whole activity become highly regulated or even banned...
There were four quadcopters at the show in Westlake Village, CA last night (well, 4 at one point, I only saw 2 return). I'm pretty sure they were all DJI Phantoms based on the LED placement. They were not invisible. I wouldn't say they were a nuisance, but that's probably just because I was more curious about them than annoyed. Maybe in a few years when the novelty has warn off they will be more annoying. I don't know if they were flown by locals, by the host, or by the fireworks company. I was a bit concerned that the operators flew right over the crowd at the end which seemed unsafe and unnecessary.
Well I think soon in every firework show we will see 50 of those flying around and disturbing the view...
Its like people that take Ipads to concerts - screw all the people behind me, at least I will have a great recording!
Unless there are literally 50+ of these, they'll most likely be completely invisible. If there are 50+ there's also a good chance of a couple collisions. Given how expensive the drone + camera + transmitter must be, I doubt this is a serious concern anytime soon though.
In a couple years maybe.. even still they'll be invisible. Which isn't necessarily a good thing when they're falling on our heads. But at least they won't be blocking the fireworks.
Not sure about the view, but I don't want to be anywhere underneath if one is accidentally hit with a faulty projectile or collides with some other drone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9KZ3jgbbmI&feature=youtu.be