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When there is an incident, I don't think it'll be a $3000 turbine powered aircraft. The people operating & flying these things are likely to know what they are
by blutack 12y ago
When there is an incident, I don't think it'll be a $3000 turbine powered aircraft. The people operating & flying these things are likely to know what they are doing - and if they don't it'll be in bits far before it reaches an altitude dangerous to manned aviation.
The DJI Phantom and friends are awesome, but someone can take them out of the box and fly them up to a 1000ft or so with zero skill or knowledge of aviation culture required. And it can still take out an engine or cockpit window.
- anigbrowl 12y agoSorry, I don't think the price differential is automatically going to mean more sensible users. Here's an example from last year of an experienced RC pilot decapitating himself with a $2000 helicopter: http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2013/09/05/remote-control-helicopter-kills-man-in-brooklyn/ http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2013/09/05/remote-control-he... Just yesterday there was a news story about a firearms instructor with years of experience getting killed while 'teaching' a 9 year old girl how to fire an Uzi submachine gun on full auto at a firing range. People who should know better do stupid shit all the time - not because they lack competence, but because they get overconfident.