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  • bcrow May 9, 2013 at 7:41am
     I apologize for coming into this subject a bit late, but I just returned from the field. I was shocked when I opened up my e-mail and found this story, and then even more shocked when I signed into DIY and read the story, along with some of the "comments"
     
    Mr. Terry Cline is a fool, and as a "flyer' I am appalled by his actions, as we all should be. He was flying off the cuff, in an unsafe, unprofessional manner, and things went bad (as should be prepared for), but not as bad as it could have been.
     
    Simple, easy steps could have been taken, and this would never have been a story. Flying within acceptable guidelines, and he would have walked away with his RC under his arm. 
     
    Comment by Chris Hilton [Monday 5-6-2013] is about the closest I see to seeing the big picture. The actions of Mr. Terry Cline draws the type of attention we all do not need. This guy is not even smart enough to keep his mouth shut to the press.
     
    We, as a community, need to self regulate, or as we have seen in the recent past, states / feds. will be more than happy to stop all private UAV flights, and uber-regulate RC flights {since these RC quad-copters seem to be garnering all the "good" news stories]...
     
    More and more we see actions that are moving closer to the tipping point and one of these stories about a "fly-away" or and unplanned event is not going to be ending so smoothly.
     
    Cheers 
       Byron 
  • robert mcintosh May 6, 2013 at 6:04pm

    see the video http://www.marionstar.com/article/20130506/NEWS01/305060009/Video-S...

  • Jake Wells May 6, 2013 at 2:42pm

    The funny part is that he was working for the city. lol

  • Jake Wells May 6, 2013 at 2:40pm

    There will be some pretty sweet fireworks when the Lipo blows. :)

  • Jesse May 6, 2013 at 9:22am

    This is what happens when "drones" are made accessible to the masses.

  • Guy Compton May 6, 2013 at 7:55am

    Also funny,

    Article #2

    Cline said he had not been hired or commissioned by either group, but he was working to strengthen Marion’s image and attract tourism.

    Article #2 FAA Rules

    400 feet above ground level, should be flown a sufficient distance from populated areas and full scale aircraft, and are not for business purposes

    Recovery Article

    Cline said he was fearful he’d lose the equipment so integral to his photography business, so he ordered a new drone before he knew the first would come down.

    He should have used the magic words "No Comment".

    He says not commissioned but it is a valuable part of his business, if I had him in court I would beat him to death, LOL..

    If he would follow rules, ask for permission the city probably would have been 100% on board with the filming and helped out on the recovery since they also stood to gain tourism.

     

  • Rob_Lefebvre May 6, 2013 at 7:31am

    Gary, I was chuckling about that.  This blog is a few days late, and then I see the recovery news article teaser on sUAS right beside it....

    This is funny:

    ‘Let’s put this in perspective,’ Bailey said. ‘He ran a helicopter into county property. It’s no different than if someone hit the courthouse with their car. We took a report. We’re done.’

    Yeah... like they crashed their car into the courthouse at 0.003 miles per hour and absolutely no damage was done.

    The irony of ironic ironies is that the photos for this news article were taken with another drone copter... 

    LOL

  • Guy Compton May 6, 2013 at 6:50am

    They are making to big of a deal out of it!!!  Just use a larger drone, config for the weight of this one, FPV up and latch on with an arm.  Do it all the time!!

  • R. D. Starwalt May 6, 2013 at 4:26am

    With a slightly different camera angle, it could have looked like Justice skewered the quad...which seems to be the road some reactionaries would take toward the technology.

    Marion, OH has now had it's 15 minutes of fame.

    -=Doug

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    Gary Mortimer May 6, 2013 at 2:30am

    I guess you all know its down http://www.suasnews.com/2013/05/22691/lady-justice-dji-phantom-resc...

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