Todos
← Back to Squawk list
Drone nearly collides with helicopter, operator gets caught
On Saturday night around 9pm, above the northern California city of Martinez, a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer was flying a helicopter over Highway 4, searching for a stolen car. According to SFGate, speaking to Officer James Andrews, spokesman for the CHP air operations unit, the pilot suddenly saw a red light just in front of the craft’s cabin window. The pilot veered to the right to avoid a collision with the drone, which was flying at the pilot’s same altitude—between 700 to 800… (arstechnica.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I just got a Drone, A DJI Phantom 3. I fly it in front of my house. I do not go over the back of my neighbors houses to respect their privacy. With that said. I do not go over 60 feet up with it when I fly in front my house And I keep it lined up with the middle of the street, With that said I make sure none of my neighbors or outside in front for a safety reason. While I do fly it in front my house I do not record. I do not fly it within 3 miles or more of any airport nor do I go over 400 feet. I brought it to a local boat launch by my house and flew it, I will be doing this more instead of flying in my front yard. While at the launch I rarely sent it over 130 feet, once I brought it to 330 feet to see the view then brought it back down. It's people like this that gives the things a bad name and ruins it for the rest of us who enjoy flying the things and obey the law.
There are also people whose hobbies involve firearms. They are not permitted to shoot at or near aircraft and if caught, the penalty would probably be severe. How is a drone hobby any different?
We are just waiting for a major disaster with these idiots & their "drones" !
In my 48 years of flying, I have encountered balloons, a kite with tail & string, errant VFR aircraft in hard IMC, & an amateur "rocket".
Drones; WE DON'T NEED them !
Rick
In my 48 years of flying, I have encountered balloons, a kite with tail & string, errant VFR aircraft in hard IMC, & an amateur "rocket".
Drones; WE DON'T NEED them !
Rick
Well, how about a $25,000 dollar fine, and 10 years probation, for any idiot that does not realize the danger they are
Putting other aircraft in. A few public examples of this may get the word out to people. It seems some people just look
At drones as toys, but theses toys can and will kill.
Putting other aircraft in. A few public examples of this may get the word out to people. It seems some people just look
At drones as toys, but theses toys can and will kill.
Such legislation or rule making by FAA would have the backing of a bigger lobby than the drone makers. Time to put this in motion and quit hemming and hawing about the issue, before someone is injured or killed.
Not really they can and will do what is needed to prevent such things from happening. This is all about stupid people doing stupid things. And again you cannot fix stupid.
This fellow should have been jailed on the spot.
This fellow should have been jailed on the spot.
Sorry Ken eyes didn't read your post right. As am sure the drone makers will come on board with it. The FAA in all there wisdom is at the mercy also of there boss in the senate and congress along with Bama.
Drone makers just want to sell drones, be hard pushed to make them do anything voluntarily. Chinese Exchange student will probably wheedle out with some sort of diplomatic immunity or plead ignorance of US law & get away with it. Experience with Chinese import labour here in Oz is they just don't care, have been brought up to live in the now, not worried about consequences of their actions, e.g. mainland China pollution & copyright breach is a joke to them.