Mr.RC-Cam 121 Report post Posted December 19, 2012 Glad no one was hurt. It looked to me like he did not have sufficient experience to pilot it there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 5 Report post Posted December 19, 2012 It was odd the way it was spinning and the fact he did not hover it for a while before climbing. Either he had no control of it or he was trying to be clever and wasn't ! Terry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 5 Report post Posted August 21, 2014 Accidents are getting quite common which is no surprise. http://rt.com/news/fallen-drone-knocks-australian-triathlon-001/ Terry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.RC-Cam 121 Report post Posted August 21, 2014 That story is a few months old and made headlines because the pilot claimed the model's control link was "hacked." The pilot also claimed that the runner was not hit, but overreacted to the model being near her (this account has been disputed by witness accounts). It seems that things like this are always someone else's fault. FWIW, it's one of the few controversial "drone" stories I've seen that did not involve a DJI Phantom. It was a DJI Hex Flame Wheel (or a clone of one). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 5 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 Interesting. Do you know if he got fined? Obviously not flying within the law. Terry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.RC-Cam 121 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 Like all modern news, the story went cold after a few days of making headlines everywhere. But I found a recent article about it: http://www.suasnews.com/2014/07/30004/drone-operators-involved-in-athletes-injury-referred-to-director-of-public-prosecutions/ http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/drone-operators-involved-in-athletes-injury-referred-to-director-of-public-prosecutions-20140708-zszsy.html Back in 2013 the pilot was in a positive news story: http://www.farmweekly.com.au/news/agriculture/machinery/general-news/wa-farm-takes-to-the-sky/2652354.aspx What a contrast -- It is sad to see him make a poor choice and undermine our hobby's good will by flying above the people at the triathlon event. He was obviously flying for commercial purposes, but the negative news harms hobby sUAV pilots too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 5 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 Ahh well found. I still look at multirotors and think they are an accident waiting to happen! I dont know why so many people think they would make a good business. It was hard before but now the market place is flooded. Terry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
