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MisterE
Gym climber
Being In Sierra Happy Of Place
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Sep 18, 2015 - 09:07pm PT
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"Drones are the Devil!!!1111666"
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Gary
Social climber
Hell is empty and all the devils are here
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Sep 22, 2015 - 11:51am PT
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http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-los-angeles-drone-charges-20150922-story.html
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office charged a man Tuesday with obstructing a peace officer for allegedly flying a drone too close to a police helicopter.
Martin Sheldon, 57, was charged with two counts of obstructing a peace officer in performance of his duties and faces up to $1,000 in fines and a year in jail, officials said.
“Video footage from the device allegedly showed the drone fly towards the police helicopter, as well as its spotlight, and numerous police units below” on Aug. 27, the city attorney's office said in a statement.
A police helicopter was helping officers on the ground in East Hollywood look for a person around Western Avenue and Sunset Boulevard, where police had set up a perimeter, when the drone flew nearby, said LAPD Officer Nuria Vanegas.
The helicopter “had to make some movements to avoid” the drone, she said. Officers found Sheldon in a nearby parking lot and took him and his drone into custody.
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Caveman
climber
Cumberland Plateau
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Sep 23, 2015 - 05:48pm PT
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"Its range is about one mile, with a ceiling surpassing 10,000 feet."
Must have been controlling from an airplane?!?
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Sep 23, 2015 - 06:00pm PT
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The ceiling is when you run out of air to fly in.
That means it won't fly above 10K.
That has nothing to do with range from the controller.
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overwatch
climber
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Sep 23, 2015 - 06:23pm PT
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We are talking about mere mortals though, Medusa, you are a mythic creature.
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Caveman
climber
Cumberland Plateau
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Sep 23, 2015 - 07:17pm PT
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"That has nothing to do with range from the controller"
For whatever reason the ceiling is 10k how would controlled flight be possible at that altitude when the controller range is 5280ft......just wondering how they would get that data.:)
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Sep 23, 2015 - 07:21pm PT
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Easy,
take off from a 9000 ft peak
Altitude is measured at a standard temperature. The density altitude is temperature dependent. The hotter it is, the higher you are. 10k ft may be 6k ft on a hot day.
That's why a few years ago PDX closed down because it was about 120 which made the effective density altitude of Phoenix about 10k ft and airliners could not take off.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Sep 23, 2015 - 07:29pm PT
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That Black Hornet Nano would sure come in handy for seeing if I'm cliffed out or not, steep skiing :-)
A bit beyond my price range, however, if it were for sale. $20 million to develop and deliver 160 units.
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Good Drone! doing what a good drone does..
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Then you got to pay for a new one DMT.. against the law to shoot one down. you don't own the air space above your home.
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Gary
Social climber
Hell is empty and all the devils are here
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you don't own the air space above your home.
Incorrect.
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Tell that to the police Chopper flying a 100 feet above your home.
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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When used with permission by the people you want to film, in a out of the way area, all you have is great shots and good times. DMT ill get you some killer shots of you climbing, when ever..
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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DMT to many folks at stony, better someplace with less peep's..
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