ninnon
Hardcore RCTalk User
Yes, it's as nasty as it sounds unfortunately.
I feel bad for both parties here because it really was a freak accident and a child's eye took the blow from it.
Here are the rules, which you could say he weren't following, although sometimes these things do happen.
Source: http://www.bbc.com/n...cester-34936739
You may or may not of heard about this, but I thought I'd post it here, just for awareness. Not that any of you would risk flying a large scale drone around small children, especially when landing.
Mr Evans said: "It was up for about 60 seconds. As I brought it back down to land it just clipped the tree and span round.
"The next thing I know I've just heard my friend shriek and say 'Oh God no' and I turned around and just saw blood and his baby on the floor crying."
I feel bad for both parties here because it really was a freak accident and a child's eye took the blow from it.
Here are the rules, which you could say he weren't following, although sometimes these things do happen.
Guidance for safe drone flying
Source: Civil Aviation Authority
- Before each flight, check drone for damage and make sure all components are working in accordance with the user manual
- The drone must be within the operator's sight at all times
- The operator is responsible for avoiding collisions with other people or objects
- The drone must not be flown in any way which could endanger people or property
- It is illegal to fly drones over congested areas such as streets, towns or cities
- Stay well clear of airports and airfields
- Do not fly drones within 50m of a person, vehicle, building or structure, or overhead groups of people at any height
Source: http://www.bbc.com/n...cester-34936739
You may or may not of heard about this, but I thought I'd post it here, just for awareness. Not that any of you would risk flying a large scale drone around small children, especially when landing.