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So nice of you to decide that is it ok for you to endanger my life because you think that something is harmless. Thanks. Your quad will break my windscreen on s

So nice of you to decide that is it ok for you to endanger my life because you think that something is harmless. Thanks. Your quad will break my windscreen on short final (since i am doing 80 knots or so), distract me, and possibly make me crash on landing.

jsjohnst 8y ago
A $40 drone is usually an under 2” device that fits in the palm of your hand with an operating range of under 100ft and barely can be used outdoors (due to wind). I’ve had similar size devices fly into me (including in the face) and I didn’t even get scratched, let alone remotely hurt. If it hits your windscreen, you were more likely driving where you shouldn’t be rather than someone with a literal kids toy doing something wrong.
- donarb 8y ago
  Windscreen refers to that of an airplane, not a car. The clue is the reference to 80 knots, which is never used to measure vehicle speed.
  - jsjohnst 8y ago
    Thanks. I meant to say flying, not driving. Swap out the two words and you’ll realize what I said makes sense as written otherwise.
glitch003 8y ago
A $40 quad won't fly that high or far. We're talking about something that fits in the palm of your hand, here. These things weigh like 30 grams.
fermienrico 8y ago
This is hardly a good way to argue on HN. Please refrain from calling people and instead focus on the issue at hand.
fgonzag 8y ago
If you think a palm sized 50 gram toy that can fly 100 ft from the RC is as dangerous as you state then your license should be re-evaluated because you'll be facing worse obstacles while flying. Also nobody flies those toys in airfields. They're barely suited for backyards as they are.