Poll: ** DRONES: WHO HAS ONE, WHO WANTS ONE? **

[Greebo]

What did you think it meant and why was the law, if it didn't mean within visual range.
There's been far to many incidences, the laws will be tightened up soon. Which is a shame.

Stupidly i had always assumed line of sight was just line of sight eg nothing between you and the drone. I thought VLOS was the visable range and the CAA only referred to LOS.

But i suppose thats half of the problem, nobody really makes the rules clear and in a fast moving industry, its hard to keep up.

But I will try to ensure I keep mine within VLOS from now onwards

 

[Glaucus]

Stupidly i had always assumed line of sight was just line of sight eg nothing between you and the drone. I thought VLOS was the visable range and the CAA only referred to LOS.

But i suppose thats half of the problem, nobody really makes the rules clear and in a fast moving industry, its hard to keep up.

But I will try to ensure I keep mine within VLOS from now onwards

It's in plain English on any club or association site, easy for everyone to know and find, you dint have to go digging for it. There isn't an excuse to fly and not know the law.
Suppose you don't have insurance either?

 

[Stringy]

The virtually unregulated proliferation of 'drones' horrifies me from an aviation safety point of view as well as a security one, so no, drones do not interest me. I'm disappointed that the CAA/government have been so slow off the mark to regulate them.

 

[Blinkz]

I'm tempted by a DJI, at the moment I just can't justify the money for one! One day perhaps!

 

[JeffH]

Not tempted until it can be combined with a VR headset and I get the sensation of flying (this may already be possible?).

 

[Rilot]

The virtually unregulated proliferation of 'drones' horrifies me from an aviation safety point of view as well as a security one, so no, drones do not interest me. I'm disappointed that the CAA/government have been so slow off the mark to regulate them.

But is has been regulated. There are laws and rules which govern what you can and cannot do with a UAV.
The problem is lack of enforcement and education.

Not tempted until it can be combined with a VR headset and I get the sensation of flying (this may already be possible?).

I can be done. I have a headtracker on my Headplay headset that interfaces with a pan / tilt gimbal.
Proper depth of field is possible with an Oculus Rift but you need an additional piece of equipment between the video receiver and the headset to do the image transformation. I have tried it with a laptop but the latency is too high to be useful. There is a hardware solution called Transporter3D but it's too expensive IMO.

 

[Dis86]

I'm just waiting for the first terrorist attack using one. See them as being incredibly difficult to stop.

 

[Nismo]

Not tempted until it can be combined with a VR headset and I get the sensation of flying (this may already be possible?).

FPV quads are already well established, especially for racing. I suggest you do some Googling or YouTubing. Remember there are perils with not having direct line of sight unless you fly with a spotter though!

I'm very interested in the DJI stuff, the new Phantom 3 series look great.

 

[Stringy]

But is has been regulated. There are laws and rules which govern what you can and cannot do with a UAV.
The problem is lack of enforcement and education.

The proliferation (i.e. selling, trading, spreading, whatever) is not regulated and that is my biggest concern. Enforcement of the rules will be extremely difficult now pandora's box is open.

 

[EddScott]

I was hugely tempted to buy one for an upcoming trip to Chernobyl - although it's been done already. The price of a decent one put me off plus if it was confiscated or I got it stuck somewhere I'd be gutted


A lad brought one to our last RC race meeting (I'm 2nd on the grid)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcIKk6UcRog

 

[gandhi]

Yes, yes and yes. I have several.....

Curve 180



Gravity 250



RotorX Atom (currently being built)



Rotor X Raiju (Waiting for new power train for the build)



And 2 Hex's - one is 300mm and one is 360 running 6" props;





They are just immense fun to build and fly!

 

[Greebo]

It's in plain English on any club or association site, easy for everyone to know and find, you dint have to go digging for it. There isn't an excuse to fly and not know the law.
Suppose you don't have insurance either?

Ah now insurance i do have

 

[Russinating]

That's the great thing about UK law; you have to caught breaking it or proven guilty of breaking it beyond a reasonable doubt.

Both are a tad difficult when your crime features a very brief and localised emission of radio waves.

If you're being serious then you're an idiot.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Nope, just declaring TBHQ airspace a no-fly zone to intrusive and unrequested overflights.

 

[Cosimo]

Nope, just declaring TBHQ airspace a no-fly zone to intrusive and unrequested overflights.

I'll just send my stealth drone over.

 

[eatcustard]

Drones are so last year, some of use use satellites

 

[FoxEye]

"Who wants one?"

Do they come with Hellfire missiles?

 

[leaskovski]

That guy who was the first person to get busted for flying one... he has a drone, well I am assuming he still has it even though he has to pay a fine of £1800...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-34256680

 

[AHarvey]

I was thinking of getting one to use with the photography visors but unsure if I can be bothered applying for special permission etc.

With the crack down and the recent prosecution and fine of that pilot its something I've got to go over financially and see if it wok be of benefit to me.

 

[AHarvey]

That guy who was the first person to get busted for flying one... he has a drone, well I am assuming he still has it even though he has to pay a fine of £1800...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-34256680

Didn't he also get £600 in costs plus a 2 yeast ban on owning or flying drones?