We had a blast at Maker Faire, which was the best one yet. This video captures the spirit of it perfectly, from the Game of Drones battles to the fire-breathing sculptures. Many thanks to the Maker Faire team for letting us do this!
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When I attended the Montreal mini maker faire there was a lot of demand form the organization and media to get that kind of shot taken... I always refused and also got a fenced area to demonstrate simple take-off and stability (not flying much)
Even that was nerve breaking and we only did a couple attempts due to the strong magnetic field present on the site (high current wires in the concrete under our flight area... hehe)
So when I see video like this I get really mad as this is not responsible. Even with all paperwork in place I could not do that job even if well paid.. I think Chris you need to take that video down. It was said before that we do not endorse that kind of flying around here. I now have customers talking about that video every days telling me that if 3DR did it they must be fine doing the same...
Dany
www.CanadaDrones.com
John/Shawn,
We did use a spectrum analyser at the Faire last year, and 2.4 & 5.8 gHz were entirely saturated, as one would expect. It's a testament to modern technology that it all works as well as it does. All that bluetooth, wifi, FAAST, DSM, etc working inside a giant tin can...
In full disclosure: I/we did fly my Vapor around the booth at last years Faire (very close to people in all honesty). Until the Faire officials told us to stop, and we did.
This beast has a flying weight of 12g, btw. I would gladly crash it into a small childs face.
*sorry about that last remark, my humor is hard for even me to understand sometimes :-)
A spectrum analyzer is only going to give you an overview of the spectrum in use while scanning. At an event like this, I am betting there are many different radio systems and possible EMI sources being turned on and off all the time. My personal rule is very simple. Never fly over people, especially crowds. The exception being tightly controlled scenarios like film and tv productions where everybody involved (crew and actors) are informed and consenting.
Did anyone else on this thread attend the Faire? I did, and certainly didn't sign any waiver. I have about a dozen friends who went, and none of them did. Did anyone on this thread have to sign one to get in?
There was a wavier if you wanted to participate in dangerous activities like flying in the Game of Drones or being part of the battle ship arena. But none that I saw for regular simple attendees. Just the logistics of trying to do that for 100,000+ attendees sounds impossible.
I'm also a bit concerned about the thinking behind blaming the families and people wanting to attend a cool event like Maker Faire if they're hurt by a commercial enterprise who's selling products there. Who's fault should that be?
Great video! I wish I could have made it to the makerfare, definitly something I have to do at some point... however it does give the impression that it is ok to fly the iris over crowds. Actions speak louder than words and some might take this as all the justification they need.
Have you seen the bumper sticker, "shit happens?"
Can you imagine if something went wrong?
Those APC props took my finger tips off several years ago and they still tingle !!!!
Simon
Armen,
I'm not sure how to interpret your comment. Are you insinuating that diyDRONES supports flying over crowds? These are DIYD members criticizing this video. Maybe you are not understanding how internet forums work, all of us have thoughts, ideas, opinions... and we often express them on these pages, that's kind of the whole point of all this.
What does your love for your Iris have to do with any of our points?
You guys do realize that you're on "diyDRONES" dont ya?
I love my Iris and am glad to see it at Makerfaire.
Keep up the good job 3DR.
How very disappointing. This video reflects extremely badly on 3DR and is bound to be used in negative press. I had a chance to attend this meeting and now I'm so glad that I didn't. I certainly would have spoken out about how dangerous and irresponsible this was which I'm sure would have caused issues. Honestly, what were the people responsible for this thinking? There are several ways this video could have been done with no safety risk to the public. Shame on you.
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