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Second Officer
Flight distance : 388642 ft
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Bashy Posted at 2018-8-21 19:47
Been pretty much saying that (and then i was more specific once i read the regs) since post 8 but he wont listen, he also removed the other image that showed the track down below when i mentioned about flying over the track, i think this image i found and him being within 30' of the coaster car pretty much shows he flew over the track ( and people) as the track was under or he had to go over it with the, the image is pretty close to the angle the drone was at too
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From that image, it would seem that since he was flying from outside the park there would have been no way to judge horizontal distance to the people visually, he would have had to use a 2D video screen to judge distance to the people, presumably before the people arrived. He also wouldn't have been able to see any small cables/wires/ropes that may have endangered the flight.
Worst part of it is that the propellers are at face height for some of those people, if the drone was to loose visual hold, or loose GPS, and drift horizontally by a few meters - disaster, and with only a 2D video screen for judging horizontal distance, no way to correct the drift in time.
There was a definite hazard, so the exception rule in §91.119 that allows operation close to the ground and to people "If the operation is conducted without hazard to persons or property on the surface" can't be used and the flight is clearly illegal.
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