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As an avid RC/quadcopter enthousiast I second this. Do not fly over populated areas. Imagine flying a 2 pound brick with 4 sharp, spinning blades at 25 mph. Wit

As an avid RC/quadcopter enthousiast I second this. Do not fly over populated areas. Imagine flying a 2 pound brick with 4 sharp, spinning blades at 25 mph. With a camera attached. Sounds safe? You're right, they're not. I've seen a quadcopter crash through the windshield of a car without any trouble. Flying over urban areas is asking for trouble, and will hurt the RC hobby gravely. It's people like these who will cause a legal ban on RC models.

chiph 12y ago
There have been photos published on Reddit from people who were seriously cut up by the spinning propeller blades - both from RC helicopters and commercial quadcopters. Not something I want happening to me, or being responsible for.
- dirktheman 12y ago
  Don't get me wrong, it's a great hobby! Designing, building, tinkering, flying, improving (and repairing, always repairing) your own models is very rewarding. If you know what you're doing it's not a very dangerous hobby, too. A lot more people get injured with baseball, american football, kayaking, paragliding, cycling, racing, scuba diving, boating just to name a few. If you have a little common sense (not grabbing your UAV out of the sky with your bare hands, for instance), keep a safe distance with buildings, roads, people and animals you'll be fine!
Florin_Andrei 12y ago
> Imagine flying a 2 pound brick with 4 sharp, spinning blades at 25 mph. With 4 sharp blades spinning at potentially over 10k RPM. The quad I'm building now has a foam shield all around the rotors. And it's a mini. It's gonna be slow, but safe(r).
- dirktheman 12y ago
  Minis are safer, and perfect for learning how to fly! Take this for example: http://www.banggood.com/Cheerson-CX10-CX10-Mini-24G-4CH-6-Axis-LED-RC-Quadcopter-RTF-p-926614.html?currency=USD http://www.banggood.com/Cheerson-CX10-CX10-Mini-24G-4CH-6-Ax... Mad fun to fly, it can do everything its bigger brothers can (well, apart from carrying your GoPro, of course!), and it's only $23.00. Worst thing that can happen is your cat attacking it, but with these tiny props and this weight, no damage will be done!
  - Florin_Andrei 12y ago
    Well, okay then, maybe mine is not so "mini" after all. 5x3 props, 10A ESCs - fairly small still. The GoPro is wildly over-rated. The Mobius is smaller, lighter and cheaper, and works about the same. http://mobius-actioncam.com/ http://mobius-actioncam.com/

chiph 12y ago

There have been photos published on Reddit from people who were seriously cut up by the spinning propeller blades - both from RC helicopters and commercial quadcopters. Not something I want happening to me, or being responsible for.

dirktheman 12y ago
Don't get me wrong, it's a great hobby! Designing, building, tinkering, flying, improving (and repairing, always repairing) your own models is very rewarding. If you know what you're doing it's not a very dangerous hobby, too. A lot more people get injured with baseball, american football, kayaking, paragliding, cycling, racing, scuba diving, boating just to name a few. If you have a little common sense (not grabbing your UAV out of the sky with your bare hands, for instance), keep a safe distance with buildings, roads, people and animals you'll be fine!

Florin_Andrei 12y ago

> Imagine flying a 2 pound brick with 4 sharp, spinning blades at 25 mph. With 4 sharp blades spinning at potentially over 10k RPM. The quad I'm building now has a foam shield all around the rotors. And it's a mini. It's gonna be slow, but safe(r).

dirktheman 12y ago
Minis are safer, and perfect for learning how to fly! Take this for example: http://www.banggood.com/Cheerson-CX10-CX10-Mini-24G-4CH-6-Axis-LED-RC-Quadcopter-RTF-p-926614.html?currency=USD http://www.banggood.com/Cheerson-CX10-CX10-Mini-24G-4CH-6-Ax... Mad fun to fly, it can do everything its bigger brothers can (well, apart from carrying your GoPro, of course!), and it's only $23.00. Worst thing that can happen is your cat attacking it, but with these tiny props and this weight, no damage will be done!
- Florin_Andrei 12y ago
  Well, okay then, maybe mine is not so "mini" after all. 5x3 props, 10A ESCs - fairly small still. The GoPro is wildly over-rated. The Mobius is smaller, lighter and cheaper, and works about the same. http://mobius-actioncam.com/ http://mobius-actioncam.com/