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drm604

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59. The problem with a software simulator

Wed Jun 10, 2015, 11:10 AM

Jun 2015

is that flying with a keyboard is not equivalent to flying with joysticks. I doubt that whatever I learned would transfer well to using an actual transmitter.

Still I may try it. Thanks.

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CA company files charges against man for using his t-shirt to swat their $1350 drone to the ground [View all] Miles Archer Jun 2015 OP

Sounds like the shirt hit the fan. Orrex Jun 2015 #1

Boom! Good one! valerief Jun 2015 #3

Best quote of the day!!! gopiscrap Jun 2015 #12

. Jesus Malverde Jun 2015 #14

/thread Initech Jun 2015 #82

lol Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #100

OMG!! vanlassie Jun 2015 #132

From the video, it doesn't look like this guy had any right to do that. drm604 Jun 2015 #2

I wonder if the shirt guy has as much of a right to cross the street and beat off the drone. nt valerief Jun 2015 #4

Right. He should have called the police about it. drm604 Jun 2015 #7

I agree - I expected to see something at least arguably intrusive from the drone, petronius Jun 2015 #18

my son has an RC helicopter. On occasion it gets out in the street notadmblnd Jun 2015 #101

Quadrotors are dangerous, I wouldn't want anyone flying one near me Fumesucker Jun 2015 #5

I cut my back pretty good with mine. Codeine Jun 2015 #8

I had a little one that weighed an ounce or so Fumesucker Jun 2015 #13

They should have rotor guards. drm604 Jun 2015 #11

I took the guards off mine, Codeine Jun 2015 #15

That may be why mine is difficult to fly. drm604 Jun 2015 #17

The little ones are bulletproof. Codeine Jun 2015 #20

Yes, I've calibrated it. drm604 Jun 2015 #53

Plenty of crashes without the guard. Codeine Jun 2015 #57

The problem with flying indoors is the quad makes air currents which then disturb the hover Fumesucker Jun 2015 #21

The problem with a software simulator drm604 Jun 2015 #59

There are joysticks available for the PC and there are adapters to allow a transmiiter too.. Fumesucker Jun 2015 #62

He was close enough to swat it because he walked over TO swat it. gcomeau Jun 2015 #23

The pilot could and should have steered it away from him Fumesucker Jun 2015 #25

And since the guy was intent on approaching it... gcomeau Jun 2015 #26

Twenty feet in the air and it would have been out of tee shirt range Fumesucker Jun 2015 #30

Bottom line, there was an attacker and an attacked gcomeau Jun 2015 #32

so if I am about to run my lawnmower over your foot and... Human101948 Jun 2015 #63

Nobody was about to get "run over". gcomeau Jun 2015 #79

Before the smack, the drone was moving away... (nt) petronius Jun 2015 #36

Not fast enough or far enough Fumesucker Jun 2015 #38

IMO, you are applying an unreasonable standard for the public sphere petronius Jun 2015 #44

I'm an actual RC pilot, I would have kept the thing far away from the man as a matter of course Fumesucker Jun 2015 #51

And what if the drone was flown low enough to catch avebury Jun 2015 #56

What if? It wasn't a child - and we have no way of knowing what the operator would petronius Jun 2015 #60

Much as car on the street being closely approached by a pedestrian is an error... LanternWaste Jun 2015 #37

I don't know about you but if I see a pedestrian about to step in the road I take evasive action Fumesucker Jun 2015 #41

Lol, nope! You are way wrong on this topic. Nt Logical Jun 2015 #71

It wasnt close to him until we walked over to it! wow, watch the video! Nt Logical Jun 2015 #66

You might try reading the thread, I've already responded to that point Fumesucker Jun 2015 #67

Yes, and people have been killed by kids riding bicycles in the street. So what? Xithras Jun 2015 #108

Strawman, I said nothing about banning flying drones Fumesucker Jun 2015 #131

I got worse than that from a weed eater last week... I started it up on my front porch and the head Ghost in the Machine Jun 2015 #130

If CA had Stand Your Ground laws that shite wouldn't fly aikoaiko Jun 2015 #6

Oh, you do drone on and on, don't you? randome Jun 2015 #9

California does have Stand Your Ground laws. ManiacJoe Jun 2015 #105

That drone was an imminent danger to both Snobblevitch Jun 2015 #10

The Drone should be considered a nuisance under city ordinances. MohRokTah Jun 2015 #16

A) I wouldn't pay a dime; B) I'd countersue for invasion of privacy; C) I'd take a jury trial Romulox Jun 2015 #19

People have the right to film in public. Codeine Jun 2015 #22

There is a reasonable expectation of privacy in one's home, grounds, and appurtenant buildings. Romulox Jun 2015 #24

I'm pretty sure that legally that is public. Codeine Jun 2015 #27

As I mentioned, I'd take the jury trial. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #28

As an aside, I had a Blade 450 and a TRex 450, and had to stop flying them because of these camera Romulox Jun 2015 #49

I admire the skill it takes to fly an RC heli, Codeine Jun 2015 #58

A property owner generally cannot restrict the photographing of the property LanternWaste Jun 2015 #40

"Generally" is the operative word. Can I set up a telescope into your bedroom from the sidewalk? Romulox Jun 2015 #42

Absent a specific legal prohibition such as a statute or ordinance, you are legally entitled to take LanternWaste Jun 2015 #45

No, this is wrong. There is a right to privacy in one's home that supersedes one's right to film. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #46

No doubt, if you believe as such, you can provide case precedent... LanternWaste Jun 2015 #50

Case precedent to not being prosecuted? Um, you've got it backwards. First you find a charge, Romulox Jun 2015 #52

Finding a charge will be easy. Destruction of property. Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #54

For the third (fourth?) time: TRIAL BY JURY. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #68

I'm not so sure it would help Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #73

Civil and criminal actions are two different things. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #74

Yes I'm well aware of that fact Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #76

A) and B) in my original post to this thread refer to civil consequences. C) to criminal. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #77

Nice stretch! This was not close to what you described! Nt Logical Jun 2015 #65

I have no idea to what you refer. Less exclamation marks, more argument, please. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #69

California law prohibits photographing a homes "private" areas from the outside. Xithras Jun 2015 #124

Nope! But nice try! Nt Logical Jun 2015 #64

Nonsense. Set up a telephoto lens outside a home and test your theory. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #70

Umm. Have you heard of paparazzi? Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2015 #125

The drone had no camera Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #34

It clearly had a GoPro attached. Watch again. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #35

Ok It still doesnt really change anything Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #39

Don't film people in their homes, and we won't have to find out. Do so, and these issues will be Romulox Jun 2015 #43

A person standing in the street can film the front of your house! Shit, google.... Logical Jun 2015 #72

It's not as cut and dry as you assert. You can't film in my bedroom from the street, for example. Romulox Jun 2015 #75

Lol, you have not thought about this very long i can see. Nt Logical Jun 2015 #80

Wonderful arguments. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #84

DON'T FILM ME! snooper2 Jun 2015 #134

It was clearly in a public street jberryhill Jun 2015 #81

Oh, we don't have anything like the facts necessary to know Romulox Jun 2015 #83

lol jberryhill Jun 2015 #85

Sanctions in small claims court? LOL rightbackatcha. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #87

Depending on the jurisdiction, yeah jberryhill Jun 2015 #93

Filing a counterclaim for a common law tort by a pro se litigant in a small claims Romulox Jun 2015 #94

deliberately saying you'd filing a meritless claim is enough jberryhill Jun 2015 #95

Good thing I didn't say that, eh? nt Romulox Jun 2015 #96

"In ones own home"??? You drunk? Nt Logical Jun 2015 #88

Make a good point, and THEN we'll start an argument. The aimless belligerence is boring. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #91

It never left the street! The idiot came out of his yard and attacked it..... Logical Jun 2015 #104

c) I'd vote to convict. Bonx Jun 2015 #98

So should he also have attacked whoever was filming the incident? drm604 Jun 2015 #112

Well... catnhatnh Jun 2015 #29

Drunk Moron RandiFan1290 Jun 2015 #31

Apt title. Well done. Bonx Jun 2015 #99

Well, when dove season opens, better not be a drone overhead: Invasive species. Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #33

the drone wasn't on the asshole's property and frogmarch Jun 2015 #47

Sure he does. Because... drone. Bonx Jun 2015 #97

Ugh, fuxsnooze link! nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2015 #48

I think it is a public menance. Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #55

Ha! Codeine Jun 2015 #61

If I saw one in my back yard, I would try my damnedest to swat it down. Or take a hose to it. djean111 Jun 2015 #78

Do you know it was? Maybe it flew inside his house!! nt Logical Jun 2015 #89

That's what I was asking - all we saw was the scene in the street, maybe it was buzzing around his djean111 Jun 2015 #92

you all are taking this very seriously d_r Jun 2015 #86

I'm with Nelson Throd Jun 2015 #103

nice blue micro-bus Go Vols Jun 2015 #90

If a drone anywhere got the 'Bluto treatment,' I think I could look the other way. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #102

My son flies quads. That would have ended in physical violence if someone did that to his. Xithras Jun 2015 #106

Out of curiosity, Snobblevitch Jun 2015 #109

He flies them in front of my house at least once a week. Xithras Jun 2015 #110

As long as he keeps the drone over your property, I have no problem with it. Snobblevitch Jun 2015 #111

You don't live in the suburbs, do you? Xithras Jun 2015 #113

Actually, we do live in the suburbs. Snobblevitch Jun 2015 #114

Not a bit. Xithras Jun 2015 #115

I have to ask. Snobblevitch Jun 2015 #116

Sloped driveways Xithras Jun 2015 #120

Kids don't do that in your neighborhood? Codeine Jun 2015 #117

we have quite a few here Duckhunter935 Jun 2015 #127

Sure, lets fight over a damaged hobby. Calling police is a smarter idea. nt Logical Jun 2015 #118

It has nothing to do with intelligence. Xithras Jun 2015 #121

LOL, I love tough guys who have no fucking idea who they are fighting. "disrespect", LOL, are you... Logical Jun 2015 #126

Nope. Xithras Jun 2015 #128

Huntington Beach. Great waves. Great weather. Great memories. Vattel Jun 2015 #107

I loathe the very thought of drones and would like to see them all swatted down. Nosey-Parkers. WinkyDink Jun 2015 #119

I fly my little UDI camera-quad all the time. Codeine Jun 2015 #123

"I love seeing aerial views of my neighborhood---I make do with Google. I don't need to spy. WinkyDink Jun 2015 #133

the drones are coming the drones are coming! snooper2 Jun 2015 #135

Enrique Iglesias Bloody Drone Accident kwassa Jun 2015 #122

I don't know why, but I find those things intensely irritating. hunter Jun 2015 #129