Yesterday, at a local park filled with children, a man laid down a Phantom 4.
First of all he didn't know how to secure his phone to the controller, it literally was just sitting on the holder.
Second, his antennas were pointed straight out.
That's when I stepped in. This was a seriously unsafe situation and I Stopped him there.
I showed him how to lift the tabs to secure his phone and explained how the antennas worked and repositioned them for him.
I left it at that and walked away. As a Paramedic and Phantom 4 / Inspire 1 Pro pilot I was flawed at his complete lack of knowledge.
"I just wanted to take pictures of my grand kids" Was his statement.
I felt I did enough to at least keep it safe for the moment, but his kind put us all in danger.
Should I have gone further in my instructions or stopped him from flying completely?
Note: Before I purchased mine I researched and read manuals as well as YouTube video intros. Does anyone else?
First of all he didn't know how to secure his phone to the controller, it literally was just sitting on the holder.
Second, his antennas were pointed straight out.
That's when I stepped in. This was a seriously unsafe situation and I Stopped him there.
I showed him how to lift the tabs to secure his phone and explained how the antennas worked and repositioned them for him.
I left it at that and walked away. As a Paramedic and Phantom 4 / Inspire 1 Pro pilot I was flawed at his complete lack of knowledge.
"I just wanted to take pictures of my grand kids" Was his statement.
I felt I did enough to at least keep it safe for the moment, but his kind put us all in danger.
Should I have gone further in my instructions or stopped him from flying completely?
Note: Before I purchased mine I researched and read manuals as well as YouTube video intros. Does anyone else?