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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Mar 20, 2016 - 09:40am PT
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Please no need to propose bans of kids running with sharpened pencils.
We've lost the battle regarding drones, but by gollly some people might actually draw the line at kids with pencils.
Or, probably not...
I will anticipate pencil legislation forthcoming from the good senator from the People's Republik of Kalifornia shortly.
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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from what i've seen (& been aware) of drone videography, the opening scene from last night's
(season 2 episode 8) "better call saul" is likely state of the art for the platform:
http://www.amc.com/shows/better-call-saul/full-episodes/season-02/episode-08/fifi
it starts behind a smugglers truck in the line-up at a border crossing, pulls back to establish the scene as the agents direct it to secondary inspection, flies through the building to observe product in the load, ultimately looking over a shoulder at a laptop screen.
some pilot and camera operator exchanged high-fives (carefully) after that one, i'm sure.
best take out some policy on those hands, them are good ones
available for viewing for the next 29 days
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squishy
Mountain climber
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Apr 17, 2016 - 03:14pm PT
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Hey dingus your dream came true, a drone hit a passenger plane...it bounced off...the plane is cleared for service tomorrow...
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36067591
(Post was deleted from the Phantom 4 Owners group, here it is again) "During my stopover at Heathrow, I went spotting. Saw an odd fellow flying a drone, but I decided not to engage in a conversation because he looked far too focused in what he was doing. Just minded my own business and took good pictures of incoming traffic until I saw his drone seemingly hit an aircraft on final then just bounce off and crash near me. (I could have been hit). It was demolished. I'm a U.S citizen so I guess I contact the FAA? This happened in the UK though so I'm not sure who to contact best. I'll try telling customs once I land at Kennedy."
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Apr 17, 2016 - 05:50pm PT
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I was with my kids at Castle Rocks State Park today, no roped climbing, just scrambling around and we hung out in the cave atop Goat Rock. After a while I thought I heard a landscaping crew coming through with leaf blowers. It was a serious racket, fully disturbing the peace of the place. To be fair, it was a crowded day there, not exactly a wilderness experience, but still with all the people, we felt reasonably isolated in the cave where non-climbers don't usually walk the ridgeline and downclimb to reach.
Anyhoo, I was more than a bit frustrated when I saw the drone. I do appreciate the video perspective of drones, but it just is not worth the amount of disturbance to all the people who came out of a city to enjoy a bit of peace and quiet in a natural setting.
We need no fly zones in natural parklands... they should be legal in the same sorts of places where off-road vehicles are legal. BLM, US Forest Service, etc.... not in landscapes where hiking trails are the only intrusions into the natural environment.
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squishy
Mountain climber
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Apr 28, 2016 - 10:45am PT
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I should collect all the plastic bag memes the drone industry has created over the last week, might make you laugh...
I mean, come on, those things are scary bro..
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squishy
Mountain climber
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http://hackaday.com/2016/05/02/debunking-the-drone-versus-plane-hysteria/
Unidentified objects in the air have been a feature of aviation since the first fliers took to the skies. They have been variously explained at different times as birds, weather balloons, secret Nazi weapons, Russian spies, or even alien invaders, but the common thread when you come down to it is that nobody has a clue what they really are. It seems that the current Flavour Of The Month when you have a sighting is to blame it on a drone, but that default identification seems about as meaningful in this context as it was when people were blaming aliens.
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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wwwwwwhhhhhhooooooooo CARES!
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Can I shoot down a bothersome drone? Say with another drone? I want that freedom.
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squishy
Mountain climber
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May 23, 2016 - 10:08pm PT
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Can I shoot down a bothersome drone? Say with another drone? I want that freedom.
sure why not..you could even go pro dude...
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Trashman
Trad climber
SLC
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May 24, 2016 - 10:52am PT
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Drone Buster!
Inconvenient, but worth it for a quieter day at the crag. Unfortunate that GFYS isn't an executable command though.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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May 26, 2016 - 09:37pm PT
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You what is allowed up there at Point Arena?
KITES. That's what.
Even though there's a kite hanging in one of the trees right next to the heliport.
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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May 27, 2016 - 05:28am PT
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That kite might damage the historic lighthouse....
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