Drones

[PeteXXX]

Bloomin' heck, if that was deliberate it was a stupid thing to do. The blades on these things are very tough and turning at very high revs, it would easily cause serious injury to anyone it landed on.

It was probably launched at the drone with very little thought that it would actually hit the target!

 

[classic33]

Amazon have been trialling drone deliveries down south.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Wait a bog-rolling chucking minute, I thought that there would be no more rules and laws ever in the new little england!!! Taking back our skies.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I see the government look set to "crack down" (ooh, scary!) on drone use. Any drone weighing over 250g will have to be registered with the CAA and the owner will have to complete a basic safety course. Curiously enough, I've already done a similar course for SAR work, although only because the course was free - our team doesn't have RPAS capability yet.

About time too, I guess, although the lack of airborne air rifle targets will be annoying. Anyone here into their drones who will be affected by this?

I use a Phantom 3A, for filiming/photography in remote scenic areas. I'm a member of FPV UK, purely for the public liability insurance cover: £5m for under £16 per annum.

I've no problem with the proposal for registration and training. However, as you point out, it's not the law abiding owners who are the problem, it's the cowboys. A friend's son bought one and flew it from his bedroom window, in a dense housing estate, in a bloody snowstorm! He lost contact with it and goodness knows where it ended up. He's done similar stunts since, flying in populated areas where it's totally inappropriate. It's thanks to this kind of behaviour that these regs are coming. He'll have lost interest before then and have moved on to another fad, probably to ruin that for others too. Nobber.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Bog roll 1 ~ Drone 0

Them Saxons had a thing about drones -

View: https://youtu.be/bOnjlyZf6LE

 

[classic33]

I use a Phantom 3A, for filiming/photography in remote scenic areas. I'm a member of FPV UK, purely for the public liability insurance cover: £5m for under £16 per annum.

I've no problem with the proposal for registration and training. However, as you point out, it's not the law abiding owners who are the problem, it's the cowboys. A friend's son bought one and flew it from his bedroom window, in a dense housing estate, in a bloody snowstorm! He lost contact with it and goodness knows where it ended up. He's done similar stunts since, flying in populated areas where it's totally inappropriate. It's thanks to this kind of behaviour that these regs are coming. He'll have lost interest before then and have moved on to another fad, probably to ruin that for others too. Nobber.

One flown over the runway of Leeds/Bradford last year to try and get a video of a plane coming into land. Aborted landing causing a slight delay for some.

Person flying it was on the road below the runway.

 

[Profpointy]

One flown over the runway of Leeds/Bradford last year to try and get a video of a plane coming into land. Aborted landing causing a slight delay for some.

Person flying it was on the road below the runway.

Yebbutt will a load of new rules actually prevent morons doing moronic things that are already presumably illegal?

Let's try a bit of whataboutery. Some cyclists jump red lights, cycle on pavements,and chuck gell wrappers and inner tubes in the hedge. Would compulsory registration of cyclists made the slightest bit of difference, other than inconveniencing the rest of us.

Similar thinking is this idiotic idea to stop mail order of knives. Given ever household in the country likely already has a dozen knives whether kitchen knives, stanley knives, penkives, etc do we really think this will prevent kids who don't have credit cards as a rule, from ordering knives online rather than nicking one from their mum's kitchen.

If I want to buy a top class kitchen knife I will have to mail order. Whatabout craft knives, woodword chisels, axes? Anything decent is mail order from a specialist. No doubt I'l have to pay a special fee to collect locally . What a load of bollocks, no doubt dreamt up by people who have staff to cook or do woodwork

 

[mjr]

I've no problem with the proposal for registration and training. However, as you point out, it's not the law abiding owners who are the problem, it's the cowboys. A friend's son bought one and flew it from his bedroom window, in a dense housing estate, in a bloody snowstorm! He lost contact with it and goodness knows where it ended up. He's done similar stunts since, flying in populated areas where it's totally inappropriate. It's thanks to this kind of behaviour that these regs are coming. He'll have lost interest before then and have moved on to another fad, probably to ruin that for others too. Nobber.

So do you think registration and training requirements would make any difference to the likes of him?

If not, why don't you have a problem with red tape gone mad that only serves to increase costs for law abiding users who weren't causing the problems anyway?

 

[classic33]

Doubt it'd ever stop people flying tbem. But something like that, flying a drone over a runway, is what makes it harder for those willing to stick to the rules. I think Gatwick has five flown over the boundary this year.

The fact that you can go into so many places, buy one and then fly it anywhere you want with no thought for others may yet be their downfall.

Rules are already in place with regards the flying of RC aircraft, including helicopters. However it's the way that drones are being sold, often as toys, in shops where those selling them have little or no idea of the limitations of them and where they can actually be flown that's done the damage.

One high street retailer has a video of it being flown from a garden. Anyone think there's nothing wrong with that?

 

[classic33]

So do you think registration and training requirements would make any difference to the likes of him?

If not, why don't you have a problem with red tape gone mad that only serves to increase costs for law abiding users who weren't causing the problems anyway?

You buy a TV, you're asked for your address(paperwork to be filed).

What's to stop the same rules being used when selling drones. At present they're a novelty. Just the same as micr & mini helicopters were a few years ago. Make someone think twice about selling them, and someone else twice about buying one, you might just make it easier for those who are willing to stick to the rules. Look up the rules behind model aircraft, where they can/can't be flown.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I've been a model flyer for around 45 years and have a couple of quadcopters (drones) as well as fixed wing gliders and electrically powered models. Its hard to know whether, or to what extent I'll be affected as there is no detail to study yet. If I were a gambling man, I'd bet a whole mars bar that the outcome will do little to prevent irresponsible actions by the irresponsible, and will place a burden on responsible users.

Yep. The law abiding droner will have more laws to abide by whilst the nobber will continue to act like a nobber. Twas ever thus.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Bog roll 1 ~ Drone 0

Fantastic bit of deflection shooting. Bet the thrower couldn't do it twice.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Them Saxons had a thing about drones -

View: https://youtu.be/bOnjlyZf6LE

Head on shot. Bet he could do it twice.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Doubt it'd ever stop people flying tbem. But something like that, flying a drone over a runway, is what makes it harder for those willing to stick to the rules. I think Gatwick has five flown over the boundary this year.

The fact that you can go into so many places, buy one and then fly it anywhere you want with no thought for others may yet be their downfall.

Rules are already in place with regards the flying of RC aircraft, including helicopters. However it's the way that drones are being sold, often as toys, in shops where those selling them have little or no idea of the limitations of them and where they can actually be flown that's done the damage.

One high street retailer has a video of it being flown from a garden. Anyone think there's nothing wrong with that?

If Amazon are going to use them for deliveries how will they use them in urban settings?

 

[Levo-Lon]

Ex Hubster was saving £400+ for one and in the end, got a cheapie. Played with it 3 or 4 times and sold it on. Blooming thing. I was bored before he bought it, banging on and on about the dang thing.

My mate loves stand still hobbies..
His 350 quid telescope hobby lasted about a month..
He smokes and eats anything thats unhealthy..