Comments on: Drone Flight Over Snowy Decatur

By: MontyF

MontyF — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 23:05:52 +0000

Come on, stop calling it a drone. It is just a RC helicopter, not the latest technology suggested by “drone.” That said, these things are great. I fly RC airplanes and helicopters myself.

By: KofiJ

KofiJ — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 04:40:30 +0000

Drone’s cool. Pixies, even cooler! Take requests? How about a drone view to the tune of Bird Dream, my fav of Trompe Le Monde? I’ll be on the look out. . . .

By: Robert Butera

Robert Butera — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 03:55:01 +0000

The legal ground is murky. The most interesting legal case is one where an animal rights group used a drone to monitor a pigeon shoot, and the hunters shot it down (surprise?)

The legal blog below has a concise summary of the issues. It boils down to defining the “immediate reaches of the enveloping atmosphere” of your residence, as well as local laws regarding privacy rights where cameras are involved.

http://www.volokh.com/2012/02/19/private-drones-and-private-property-rights/

By: Elliott Inspace

Elliott Inspace — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 01:16:23 +0000

I promise I have no government affiliation. I’m into photography and technology. All of the footage was taken with just one quadcopter on several flights. The equipment was pulled on a sled by a dog named Tater Lou to different parts of town. No eye in the sky… As for safety, they have built-in systems that are pretty good at avoiding mistakes. While you can get into drones for around $500, they end up costing several thousand. If they outlaw drones, I will simply tie my gopro camera to a kite… just kidding

By: DEM

DEM — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 21:51:26 +0000

Well we have planes and helicopters flying over head all the time. What’s the big deal? Might a drone have an accident and hurt someone or damage some property? Sure, just like we have car accidents. We should be willing to put up with some level of accidents to accommodate technologies that will generally make lives better. I for one hope Amazon starts delivering by drone ASAP.

As for crushing dissent via drone and privacy, that is a worry, but only in the hands of the government. Private drones, yes. Government drones, no.