Kit Walker
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Australia
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As much as I'd like to crap my pants flying that high (and I have gone to the 500m).., I can see the dangers of others who are incapable of flying safely at those heights. And its probably not going to be anyone at this website either. But there will be eventually.., and we can't deny that. Nor, can we ignore that.
Worst case scenario. It could be used for terrorism, taking down planes at random. Now that's terror. Could be your next flight. Even after drones are banned/limited.., they are already released.
Now imagine if a chinese company started handing out all these drones capable of doing anything.., then a bunch of terrorists buy bloody 100 of them or something.., and just go around targeting VIP planes. Poor old Frank Wang (if that's his real name. Hmmm) would be the first suspect and probably Saddam'ed by a rope, while the real perps are planning ways to scare people like they are bloody ghosts at Casper's scare school or something.
But I'm sure DJI didn't just pull a random figure of 500 out of their butt.
If the Lily drone's ceiling height is also restricted to 500m, then that suggests there may be a bigger authority behind it. So we can't just jump to conclusions, and start lynching poor old Franky Wang (DJI). Perhaps it was a prerequisite legal requirement imposed by some type of international aerospace authority. Kinda like Rojer Ramjet or something maybe. I dunno. Thunderbirds?
I think that
1) No matter how well built and maintained a machine is.., it is capable of breaking. (As shown with real aircraft)
2) The higher you go.., the larger the crash radius. You'd need to calculate craft mass, height, wind at various levels, inertia/last trajectory, props spinning? to figure out a safe distance.
So, unless you can safely say there are no houses, dwellings, camps sites, or bushwalkers around.., you're putting others lives at risk. Technically.
But yea.., I'm up for lifting restrictions. Let's start thinking of solutions, as well as problems.
Umm..,
An automatic parachute with audible alarms and lights to alert "land dwellers".
Helium tank with balloon? lol.
Go, go gadget propeller from underneath with enough power to descend. Either separate battery, or based on real chopper physics where weight spins blades creating slight lift. |
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