I assume the opening shot of a Phantom 1 is "archived" stock footage....<:^0Man Arrested Over Drone Striking LAPD Helicopter
Despite evasive efforts, the drone struck the helicopter, forcing the pilot to initiate an emergency landing. The drone damaged the helicopter's nose, antenna and bottom cowlings, according to court papers.www.policemag.com
Man Arrested Over Drone Striking LAPD Helicopter
Despite evasive efforts, the drone struck the helicopter, forcing the pilot to initiate an emergency landing. The drone damaged the helicopter's nose, antenna and bottom cowlings, according to court papers.www.policemag.com
Drone Pilot Criminally Charged for Unsafe Flight Operations - Report Drone Accident
A drone pilot in California was arrested by the FBI and criminally charged for flight operations that violated UAS flight rules. According to the criminal complaint filed by the United States of America, Andrew Hernandez is facing a fine, up to a year in jail, or both as a resultContinue Readingreportdroneaccident.com
Why should we be confused by the facts? I am surprised they didn’t push out the video of a Phantom being shot out of a cannon at the leading edge of a wing. However, no excuse for what the pilot was doing... at night.I assume the opening shot of a Phantom 1 is "archived" stock footage....<:^0
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Why should we be confused by the facts? I am surprised they didn’t push out the video of a Phantom being shot out of a cannon at the leading edge of a wing. However, no excuse for what the pilot was doing... at night.
I had prop guards on my Phantom 1's. It seemed like a good idea at the time. And honestly, they DID save my bird on a couple occasions. One time I actually flew THROUGH a tree! The bird didn't skip a beat! It's kind of amazing.Ya the “thump“ of a Heli is hard to mistake or miss... heard or felt.
Prop guards eh... ?
On the P1.. agree.I had prop guards on my Phantom 1's. It seemed like a good idea at the time. And honestly, they DID save my bird on a couple occasions. One time I actually flew THROUGH a tree! The bird didn't skip a beat! It's kind of amazing.
On another occasion I was shooting a car lot. I had my FPV goggles on. I was doing a very slow dolly shot to the left when all of the sudden the bird stopped dollying left. I took of my goggles, and I had run into a pole. At 1 mph, the bird just bumped into the pole and just sort of stayed there. I don't have to tell you that had the prop guards not been there, the bird would've crashed instantly. After that incident, I learned to utilize a V.O.
Years later I do mostly mapping and Traffic Analysis jobs. I got rid of the prop guards years ago. But during those early years, I was glad to have them.
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