On 12/07/12 18:23, Brian May wrote:
On 3 July 2012 21:10, Brent Wallis <brent.wallis@gmail.com> wrote:
Sounds cool but please remember that CASA* rules the air and if your not a member of a recognised Aero model club, that you would expose yourself to some fairly nasty backlash should things go wrong. Also see the first article in this months Flight Safety Australia magazine, a CASA publication. I think the AR Drone 2.0 is mentioned towards the end of the article, although not by name, and not in a positive light.
http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/lib100142/jul-aug2012.pdf
It shows some of the (negative) attitudes that some people in the industry have concerning these type of aircraft. From the University test videos I've seen these are very capable devices, I can see why authorities could arbour certain views about them. Small, silent, undetectable, not altitude dependent and highly manoeuvrable in very tight spaces. Roger