Great!
So instead of wearing a bit of polystyrene on my head I will now have to wear a thick scarf.
In the summer.
And it is as likely to go off when bunny hopping kerbs and potholes.
And it costs 300 Euro.
No thanks.
None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
That aside Drones can only be flown in the UK within site of the operator (which is why those dumb twits at GMP had to ground the ones they bought) so we won't be seeing that here anytime soon.
Ah, but what if you have another drone with a camera pointing at the first drone; the operator of drone 1 can use the camera footage from drone 2 to keep it within sight.
OK, so some smarta*se is going to point out that the operator of drone 2 needs to keep that within sight. Here's the clever bit: You have a camera on drone 1, pointing at drone 2, and the operator of drone 2 uses that footage. Problem solved :-)
FTFY - just in case the grammar/spelling Nazis come back
(please note lack of apostrophe as Nazis are very often plural and generally not possessive. Unless of course you have a country they happen to want, like Poland, or France)
"Get a bicycle. You won't regret it if you live"
Mark Twain
FTFY - just in case the grammar/spelling Nazis come back
(please note lack of apostrophe as Nazis are very often plural and generally not possessive. Unless of course you have a country they happen to want, like Poland, or France)
I left school 34 years ago.
If I had wanted a lesson I would have asked.
Getting back to flying thingie's getting in the way on my cycle route.....
None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
Ah, but what if you have another drone with a camera pointing at the first drone; the operator of drone 1 can use the camera footage from drone 2 to keep it within sight.
OK, so some smarta*se is going to point out that the operator of drone 2 needs to keep that within sight. Here's the clever bit: You have a camera on drone 1, pointing at drone 2, and the operator of drone 2 uses that footage. Problem solved :-)
Except that the operator can physically see neither drone. Which is the point - the rules state:
"Article 166 of the ANO 2009 includes specific regulations for small unmanned aircraft and Article 167 of the ANO 2009 includes additional regulations for small unmanned aircraft that are 'equipped to undertake any form of surveillance or data acquisition'. In summary, they prohibit unmanned aircraft from flying in congested areas, flying close to people or property, flying for aerial work purposes or flying beyond visual line of sight unless permission has been given by the CAA"
Of course some smarta*se will now point out that the CAA will give Amazon permission to fly unmanned drones in UK airspace. Not.
It's only one step away from Reaper drones armed with air-to-ground ordnance and piloted by a spotty youth wielding an Xbox controller 4,000 miles away. Not paid your Amazon invoice? No-one at home to accept delivery? Goodbye...... :shock:
"Get a bicycle. You won't regret it if you live"
Mark Twain
Must be a record; only 13 posts to fulfil Godwin's Law...
"While falling afoul of Godwin's law tends to cause the individual making the comparison to lose his argument or credibility, Godwin's law itself can be abused as a distraction, diversion or even as censorship, fallaciously miscasting an opponent's argument as hyperbole when the comparisons made by the argument are actually appropriate. Similar criticisms of the "law" (or "at least the distorted version which purports to prohibit all comparisons to German crimes") have been made by Glenn Greenwald"
This of course presumes one had any credibility in the first place
"Get a bicycle. You won't regret it if you live"
Mark Twain
FTFY - just in case the grammar/spelling Nazis come back
(please note lack of apostrophe as Nazis are very often plural and generally not possessive. Unless of course you have a country they happen to want, like Poland, or France)
I left school 34 years ago.
If I had wanted a lesson I would have asked.
Me too. And apologies, wasn't aimed at you Daviesee, just a general shot across the bows of the nit-pickers.
"Get a bicycle. You won't regret it if you live"
Mark Twain
Ah, but what if you have another drone with a camera pointing at the first drone; the operator of drone 1 can use the camera footage from drone 2 to keep it within sight.
OK, so some smarta*se is going to point out that the operator of drone 2 needs to keep that within sight. Here's the clever bit: You have a camera on drone 1, pointing at drone 2, and the operator of drone 2 uses that footage. Problem solved :-)
Except that the operator can physically see neither drone. Which is the point - the rules state:
"Article 166 of the ANO 2009 includes specific regulations for small unmanned aircraft and Article 167 of the ANO 2009 includes additional regulations for small unmanned aircraft that are 'equipped to undertake any form of surveillance or data acquisition'. In summary, they prohibit unmanned aircraft from flying in congested areas, flying close to people or property, flying for aerial work purposes or flying beyond visual line of sight unless permission has been given by the CAA"
Of course some smarta*se will now point out that the CAA will give Amazon permission to fly unmanned drones in UK airspace. Not.
It's only one step away from Reaper drones armed with air-to-ground ordnance and piloted by a spotty youth wielding an Xbox controller 4,000 miles away. Not paid your Amazon invoice? No-one at home to accept delivery? Goodbye...... :shock:
Hmmm... I think you may have thought I was being serious.
Being serious now, though, your argument that miniature unmanned drones are only one step away from Reaper drones carrying ordnance is entirely spurious. That would be like banning microlights on the grounds that they're only one step away from military fighter bombers.
Being serious now, though, your argument that miniature unmanned drones are only one step away from Reaper drones carrying ordnance is entirely spurious. That would be like banning microlights on the grounds that they're only one step away from military fighter bombers.
You mean they're not?
Although with the rate MOD's cutting back at, microlights for the new carriers might be all we get....
"Get a bicycle. You won't regret it if you live"
Mark Twain
That aside Drones can only be flown in the UK within site of the operator (which is why those dumb twits at GMP had to ground the ones they bought) so we won't be seeing that here anytime soon.
Amazon will soon be more powerful than the UK Government - they'll just change the law.
That aside Drones can only be flown in the UK within site of the operator (which is why those dumb twits at GMP had to ground the ones they bought) so we won't be seeing that here anytime soon.
Amazon are more powerful than the UK Government - they'll just change the law.
FTFY
"Get a bicycle. You won't regret it if you live"
Mark Twain
That aside Drones can only be flown in the UK within site of the operator (which is why those dumb twits at GMP had to ground the ones they bought) so we won't be seeing that here anytime soon.
You've misunderstood. daviesee is entirely bankrolled by Mr Euro. It costs 300 of Euro's Euros, with the (Euros) part omitted for clarity and brevity.
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So instead of wearing a bit of polystyrene on my head I will now have to wear a thick scarf.
In the summer.
And it is as likely to go off when bunny hopping kerbs and potholes.
And it costs 300 Euro.
No thanks.
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2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
Watch you're head now.
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If so, fine.
If not, it costs 300 Euros.
It costs 300 Euro's.
Happy?
That aside Drones can only be flown in the UK within site of the operator (which is why those dumb twits at GMP had to ground the ones they bought) so we won't be seeing that here anytime soon.
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OK, so some smarta*se is going to point out that the operator of drone 2 needs to keep that within sight. Here's the clever bit: You have a camera on drone 1, pointing at drone 2, and the operator of drone 2 uses that footage. Problem solved :-)
FTFY - just in case the grammar/spelling Nazis come back
(please note lack of apostrophe as Nazis are very often plural and generally not possessive. Unless of course you have a country they happen to want, like Poland, or France)
Mark Twain
If I had wanted a lesson I would have asked.
Getting back to flying thingie's getting in the way on my cycle route.....
"Article 166 of the ANO 2009 includes specific regulations for small unmanned aircraft and Article 167 of the ANO 2009 includes additional regulations for small unmanned aircraft that are 'equipped to undertake any form of surveillance or data acquisition'. In summary, they prohibit unmanned aircraft from flying in congested areas, flying close to people or property, flying for aerial work purposes or flying beyond visual line of sight unless permission has been given by the CAA"
Of course some smarta*se will now point out that the CAA will give Amazon permission to fly unmanned drones in UK airspace. Not.
It's only one step away from Reaper drones armed with air-to-ground ordnance and piloted by a spotty youth wielding an Xbox controller 4,000 miles away. Not paid your Amazon invoice? No-one at home to accept delivery? Goodbye...... :shock:
Mark Twain
This of course presumes one had any credibility in the first place
Mark Twain
Me too. And apologies, wasn't aimed at you Daviesee, just a general shot across the bows of the nit-pickers.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
retired 9.6kg Carrera Kraken
The Carrera Hardtail combined thread - come on all you Carrera's!
The Sons Scott Genius RC20 build
Maybe my question should have been: "how did we morph from Amazonian drones into invisible scarf-helmets"
gets coat....
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Being serious now, though, your argument that miniature unmanned drones are only one step away from Reaper drones carrying ordnance is entirely spurious. That would be like banning microlights on the grounds that they're only one step away from military fighter bombers.
Damnation. Busted.
You mean they're not?
Although with the rate MOD's cutting back at, microlights for the new carriers might be all we get....
Mark Twain
Amazon will soon be more powerful than the UK Government - they'll just change the law.
Mark Twain
You've misunderstood. daviesee is entirely bankrolled by Mr Euro. It costs 300 of Euro's Euros, with the (Euros) part omitted for clarity and brevity.
Should I wear a helmet when Wiggle gets in on the act?
When it starts raining Haribo's!