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Comment by keiran o'shea on Wednesday

guys from sydney - myself and some friends fly nearly every weekend around sydney, try to go somewhere different everytime. www.sydneyfpv.com if anyone wants to come, send us a msg lets get the sydney scene up and running!

Comment by Eddie Furey on May 15, 2013 at 11:56am

A Sydney group would be good, I'd join too.

Comment by Clint Phillips on May 15, 2013 at 3:52am

Maybe you should start a group in Sydney, I'll join!

Comment by Tony Foate on April 16, 2013 at 1:26am

Are there any groups in Sydney playing with quadcopters for a hobby?

When and where?

Comment by Karl von Muller on February 28, 2013 at 10:17pm

Article from the ABC today - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-01/drones-set-for-large-scale-co...

Developer Comment by leonardthall on February 17, 2013 at 8:33pm

Hi Jay, I think the media will give a good crack but I don't think they will succeed.

I am from Adelaide out near TTP of north east road.

Comment by Jay Oniell on February 17, 2013 at 8:27pm

Hi to all, my first post here great to see an active forum for AUV's in Australia. It was mentioned CASA has begun overhauling the rules, does any one know when this might actually happen. I also liked the letter by David, this paranoia of drones is just the beginning, id say they better get used to it, exponential growth in this technology is imminent.(Any one from South Australia)

Comment by Tim Wilkin on February 17, 2013 at 7:19pm

This is also where AUVSI's media unit could help... you could try alerting Melanie Hinton, Senior Communications Manager, to these articles and see if you can't get her (or her team) to talk to The Age and offer them some credible information on the industry and the usage of drones.

Comment by JB on February 17, 2013 at 6:56pm

David, that letter looks great.  It would certainly be fantastic if we could get the media on our side, to forestall any fear-mongering and the resultant hysteria/paranoia like what is happening in the U.S.

Moderator Comment by David Anders on February 17, 2013 at 5:21pm

A copy of the email sent earlier to Asher Moses - Technology Editor.

"Hi Asher,
I have been thinking about contacting you for a while regarding this topic, but the latest article confirmed that I should.  I have been involved with remote control aircraft for quite a few years, which then merged with UAV with and without auto-pilot.  I am also a Moderator on the site diydrones.com, run by Chris Anderson, the ex-editor of Wired Magazine.

As can be seen in the States, the paranoia and concern over the use of 'drones' is highly sensationalised and really does miss the point of how drones are currently being used, e.g. for aerial photography for vegetation, conservation, search and rescue and natural disaster recon.  Whilst Australia has more of a level head on its' shoulders, I would hate to see that same sentiment grow here.

I'd be more than happy to talk to you about how they actually are being used and the benefits (and concerns) that do exist.  Or even invite you out to one of our meets and see them in action.

Regards,
David."

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