Calgary Police are testing the Dragan X6 multirotor. Excerpt from the article:
"The key in expanding the service's use of the technology is going to be proving the images hold up in court, Engele said. The X6 was used previously by the Ontario Provincial Police to photograph a homicide scene in rural Ontario and could be used in tactical or surveillance operations, he said."
Wikipedia's comment ..."Although the FAA does not regulate model aircraft, it does have jurisdiction over unmanned aerial vehicles." is not correct; The FAA has jurisdiction on ALL items in the skies over the entire US.
The main disticntion which affects UAVs is that model aircraft flown for "recreaction" are covered by fewer restrictions (such as max height, direct line of sight, max weight, etc.) than any craft used for commercial applications.
The FAA did what? On what grounds? (sorry, I live in ireland and this is all new to me. They only allowed BB guns here a couple of years ago! And lets not even mention contraception!)
Looks like an uphill battle then. So be it! Its a basic human right to be allowed to fly...everybody knows that! I think the benifits UAVs will provide will far outweigh any obsticales they might encounter along the way and it'l still be safe to choke the atmosphere to death with '000s of half empty jets! Speaking of which, I wonder how Zeppelin are doing these days. Gotta go. Am late.
But as Condor is pointing out, they would be restricted to clients in Canada, Australia, and some European countries only as the FAA has closed down any commercial use in the states, even to local govt agencies.
That would also explain why this demonstration was here in Calgary.
Hello Mr. Crossfire.
I've seen MikroKopter and it looks like it could do the job alright. But if the notion of the UAV is to be taken seriously by the various differant Government bodies that might be interested in them then would it not be better to approach them with something like the X6 with seems to have had a huge amount of R and D thrown at it.And it looks it too. When you pull it out of the case it'l be ohs and ahs all round ( slight exageration
here but you know what I mean). If you can impress them with this think on the ground then you have their
full attention from the word go. If you pull out a UAV that looks like you built it on you kitchen table I think
it'l be treated as such. These are busy people, they'l only give you half of their attention and the other
half will be arranging a round of golf with the other. The X6 is safe, high on the list for such bodies, easy to fly, cutting training costs, and ready to go from a one stop shop. All the R and D is already done. I know it's expensive but it seems to be quite genuine.
You can buy a MikroKopter that does the same thing for under a thou. You can build your own for under $500. But unlike you, government departments don't have to make money. They make money no matter what they sell. If you don't think $17,000 is worth it for AP, well you can't just walk out of the government AP store without paying.
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The main disticntion which affects UAVs is that model aircraft flown for "recreaction" are covered by fewer restrictions (such as max height, direct line of sight, max weight, etc.) than any craft used for commercial applications.
Looks like an uphill battle then. So be it! Its a basic human right to be allowed to fly...everybody knows that! I think the benifits UAVs will provide will far outweigh any obsticales they might encounter along the way and it'l still be safe to choke the atmosphere to death with '000s of half empty jets! Speaking of which, I wonder how Zeppelin are doing these days. Gotta go. Am late.
That would also explain why this demonstration was here in Calgary.
I sent you an email
I've seen MikroKopter and it looks like it could do the job alright. But if the notion of the UAV is to be taken seriously by the various differant Government bodies that might be interested in them then would it not be better to approach them with something like the X6 with seems to have had a huge amount of R and D thrown at it.And it looks it too. When you pull it out of the case it'l be ohs and ahs all round ( slight exageration
here but you know what I mean). If you can impress them with this think on the ground then you have their
full attention from the word go. If you pull out a UAV that looks like you built it on you kitchen table I think
it'l be treated as such. These are busy people, they'l only give you half of their attention and the other
half will be arranging a round of golf with the other. The X6 is safe, high on the list for such bodies, easy to fly, cutting training costs, and ready to go from a one stop shop. All the R and D is already done. I know it's expensive but it seems to be quite genuine.
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