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He saw me going for my legally owned and legally carried gun and ran off....
I think the lesson to learn here is if you're going to fly in a public place, take Jenn with you!
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He saw me going for my legally owned and legally carried gun and ran off....
Ya film the confrontation. .. that way you can watch your beating over and over, that is if he didn't use the inspire1 to beat you with and the camera still works...Hi Jack. Sorry to here about your problem. My question is, "What are you going to do the next time this happens?" Turbodronepilot talks about options. Calling the cops, ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!! I'm not a lawyer, but this a clear case of assault. You had an opportunity to film the confrontation, I1 in flight or land the I1 and keep the camera on. I pray that this kind of crap doesn't happen again. Good luck brother.....
of course you have to start out by asking the jerk if he's a tough guy..
then smash him....
turbo. .
Very well said.Hey friends--OP here.
Thanks for the love / support. I appreciate your responses, varying from humorous to serious.
It's definitely a situation where I wish I had made different choices, or come up with different responses. Obviously I wish I would have had the clarity to RECORD IT ALL. Sheesh. As I was flying back when it was escalating, I pressed stop as I was figuring out where to land safely, (which became my only concern, for better or worse. There was just too much happening, and happening fast.
I have to say that the few people on this thread who talked of involving a gun is terrifying to me. Our community (professional and hobby-level) doesn't need a "Drone flying involves shooting" kind of media story attention, and other than that, I *personally* (just me here) can't dream of shooting someone over words and spittle on the beach--*regardless of being spat at*. But that's always been me. Not trying to start a "gun rights" discussion here, please I beg you.
And as far as staying around and calling the cops, etc, sure in a perfect situation I'd LOVE to see him driven away in a cop car--are you kidding?
But after I landed, I did fear other possible negative outcomes..like my Inspire being smashed in the meantime (waiting for cops) ..or getting cop who was a **** about drones, and the situation turning REALLY ugly about me even *being there* with my quadcopter.
Which leads me to my next thought.
And it's taken some hard looking at the situation, and how it all played out. But I have to be honest with myself and say that I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THERE. Too many people. Too busy.
But I *also* clearly understand that making that choice doesn't mean that I can be spat at. I know what he did is considered assault. And another thing I have to admit is that it went through my head that it was too busy before I took off. But I did it anyway.
So, I've pretty much incriminated myself here. So be it. The honesty in this forum is something I've appreciated and have learned much from other people admitting their mistakes.
Learn from mine:
1-There are scary assholes who hate us enough to assault us verbally and physically.
2-I should listen to my gut about my comfort level about flying at any location.
West coast, but you know this could happen anywhere. I have some pretty "un-chilled" east coast friends and relatives..LOL.Op sounds like a west coast beach? If it's east coast please let us know the beach. I have a few weeks off.
It's really scary how irrational people can be over this. YouTube comments about shooting drones further underscore that. I think people have a bad idea of what these UAV's are about, fed by media and politicians to some extent.
this is terrifying.I think this is entirely relevant for this discussion: This kid was flying his quadcopter, and a woman assaulted him after accusing him of the same thing as the OP got accused of. Luckily he got it on on video, and she was charged. It's really scary how irrational people can be over this. YouTube comments about shooting drones further underscore that. I think people have a bad idea of what these UAV's are about, fed by media and politicians to some extent.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregory...ating-drone-operator-assault-caught-on-video/
I was sure it was west coast.. I do freestyle/freeride stand up jetski and I've read some similar stories about the surfers trying to start some **** with those guys too. Very territorial I guess. I welcome the opportunity to fold somebody up like a lawnchair if I ever get approached like that.West coast, but you know this could happen anywhere. I have some pretty "un-chilled" east coast friends and relatives..LOL.
Unfortunately we just can't go around shooting people we want ..it was a thought though ...Hey friends--OP here.
Thanks for the love / support. I appreciate your responses, varying from humorous to serious.
It's definitely a situation where I wish I had made different choices, or come up with different responses. Obviously I wish I would have had the clarity to RECORD IT ALL. Sheesh. As I was flying back when it was escalating, I pressed stop as I was figuring out where to land safely, (which became my only concern, for better or worse. There was just too much happening, and happening fast.
I have to say that the few people on this thread who talked of involving a gun is terrifying to me. Our community (professional and hobby-level) doesn't need a "Drone flying involves shooting" kind of media story attention, and other than that, I *personally* (just me here) can't dream of shooting someone over words and spittle on the beach--*regardless of being spat at*. But that's always been me. Not trying to start a "gun rights" discussion here, please I beg you.
And as far as staying around and calling the cops, etc, sure in a perfect situation I'd LOVE to see him driven away in a cop car--are you kidding?
But after I landed, I did fear other possible negative outcomes..like my Inspire being smashed in the meantime (waiting for cops) ..or getting cop who was a **** about drones, and the situation turning REALLY ugly about me even *being there* with my quadcopter.
Which leads me to my next thought.
And it's taken some hard looking at the situation, and how it all played out. But I have to be honest with myself and say that I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THERE. Too many people. Too busy.
But I *also* clearly understand that making that choice doesn't mean that I can be spat at. I know what he did is considered assault. And another thing I have to admit is that it went through my head that it was too busy before I took off. But I did it anyway.
So, I've pretty much incriminated myself here. So be it. The honesty in this forum is something I've appreciated and have learned much from other people admitting their mistakes.
Learn from mine:
1-There are scary assholes who hate us enough to assault us verbally and physically.
2-I should listen to my gut about my comfort level about flying at any location.
Yes please do..ya, another thing I learned from my experience is to make sure it's recorded. Period.
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