Phantom makes national news

[Hovtech]

I wish this had been me. I wanted to go downtown and film Lollapalooza, but it would have been so hard to park.So someone did it for me. He didn't do anything illegal.

http://nbcchi.com/SKbd5Ne

 

[p fandango]

"Anyone wanting to fly a manned or unmanned aircraft in U.S. airspace needs “some level” of authorization from the FAA"

do they?

 

[rrmccabe]

Nope.

 

[gunslinger]

I wish this had been me. I wanted to go downtown and film Lollapalooza, but it would have been so hard to park.So someone did it for me. He didn't do anything illegal.

http://nbcchi.com/SKbd5Ne

I love the quote by the "experienced" Parrot AR Drone flier... "These are blades. These could take out someone's eye." Reminds me of... BB gun??? You'll take your eye out!!!"

I certainly wouldn't fly a Parrot over a crowd. :roll:

-slinger

 

[p fandango]

Nope.

don't you love it when even the authorities can't give out the right information to the media

 

[p fandango]

I love the quote by the "experienced" Parrot AR Drone flier... "These are blades. These could take out someone's eye."

am i right in thinking he also got ripped off if he paid several hundred $'s for that?

 

[Hovtech]

I'm still considering a fly around Wrigley Field. I would only do it while it was empty though. Drunk fans would definitely throw things at it.

 

[DownunderPhantom]

Is that the same guy, a freelance journalist, who was flying his phantom over a car accident with a dead person and the police told him not to and is now taking the police to court

 

[DBS]

I love the quote by the "experienced" Parrot AR Drone flier... "These are blades. These could take out someone's eye."

He says as he flies his AR Drone in a public park at eye level with people passing by in the shot... face palm ... :roll:

 

[Clipper707]

Parrot Drone flier also says, "...you want to play with this in an are where there's no people."

I agree with him. That's why I usually fly mine in the sky.

 

[CRankin]

Why am I left feeling like it's the FAA who needs to be on the receiving end of an "educational conversation"?