Another amazing video from SpaceX. Can anyone ID the copter, seen at 0:45? It looks a bit like the Dragonflyer X4 because of the green LED on the underside, but has molded arms, whereas the Dragonflyer has carbon arms.
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If we all wanted perfect safety we wouldn't even get out of bed in the morning. We might trip and fall breaking our neck. If we never took risks the moon would never have been visited. In order to accomplish these awe inspiring tasks we used something called "Acceptable Risk". I'm sure there are folks who think the risk associated with the moon shot was an "egregious safety violation" as well, seeing that the great Saturn 5 might have malfunctioned and went into a large metropolitan area killing many. I for one am glad we took that risk and moved forward with one of life's great endeavors.
Those folks working on SpaceX's project fully understand the risks involved and are willing to take those risk's in order to advance our rocket technology so all may benefit. I have worked in high risk environments all of my life and reflecting back wouldn't change a single thing about it. Maybe I have too much testosterone flowing in my system, but maybe, just maybe, some don't have enough lest many of our greatest technological advancements might never have happened. IMHO
In the interests of answering the question at hand and not caring at all about this grudge match that is going on, are we in agreement that this is the DJI S800? Or is it the S800 Evo? What ever it is, I'm going to buy one because it is awesome.
@Peter: Sorry, not "major safety issue", it was "egregious safety violation". Apologies for my inaccuracy. My point of course, still stands. SpaceX themselves are in a much better position to determine what is safe or not than a guy watching their video on the internet. You obviously don't trust them to operate safely, and that's fine, you're entitled to that opinion. As you can see, no one here agrees with you. If you really think SpaceX is operating dangerously take it up with them or the FAA.
I hope this is an anomaly and not where the hobby is heading. I would hate to think we might get to the point where no one wants to post videos of anything lest someone pounces on them for some imagined "safety violation". After all, we're flying aircraft with capabilities that have never been in the hands of civilians before. You could call it an "egregious safety violation" for people with no formal training or qualifications to be building and flying UAVs. But frankly anyone who truly believes that shouldn't be on this site, they should be with the Ban Drones!! lobby.
Gents, let's not resort to name calling. Disagreement and a good argumentative discussion is just healthy, as long as it is kept civil.
@Peter,
Don't forget who was President in 1986 and NASA did not want to disappoint him!!!
Regards,
TCIII ArduRover2 Developer
@Peter
what a tit...
@Peter: When you rise to the level of accomplishment such as Elon Musk, and by this I am referring to sending a capsule to dock with the manned space station, I will listen. For now I'm thinking Elon and Company have the upper hand in knowing what they are doing as evidenced by their amazing accomplishments. They have a pretty good safety record to go with those accomplishments IMHO.
While you're at it go ahead and write up a letter to NASA while you're at it.
Peter
The amount of strawmans in your post is simply staggering and the fact that you imply the footage is junk to justify your point is even more hilarious. Go ahead and contact SpaceX and be sure to share your findings with us!
@Peter: You can call yourself an expert all you want, but SpaceX is not some backyard hobbyist. They know much better than you how to operate their equipment safely.
Then again, perhaps you should give them a call and tell them about the major safety issues with their test. I'm sure they'll be very receptive...
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