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kingofwale t1_j0ur0i1 wrote

As someone who just started flying a drone casually… that’s some impressive control

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haveyoufoundyourself t1_j0uvg26 wrote

Well I'm not sure about the laws in Argentina regarding this, but in America this flight would be illegal in numerous ways. But the pilot didn't crash and that's what matters!

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Metalman9999 t1_j0v0b0c wrote

Non enforceable in this situation tho, can you imagine police trying to stop everything just to stop this drone?

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infinite012 t1_j0v2kq5 wrote

In the USA our cops would just start shooting at the drone, at the crowd, at the water, at the landmarks, at each other, etc.

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boot2skull t1_j0v4rmf wrote

Why did the chicken cross the road? Well she tried, but shot for jaywalking.

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haveyoufoundyourself t1_j0v3uz0 wrote

The worry is that the drone is weaponized and so there's quite the incentive to at least keep track of it. But totally agreed, there's no way they could actually do anything unless they have eyes on where it eventually lands

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rocketcrap t1_j109qa3 wrote

Guys, everyone go home. We gotta see who's controlling the drone. Guys. Guys, come on.

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Excludos t1_j0uyiyr wrote

It's not as insane as it looks. After a few hours on an fpv drone you can easily fly like you see here no issues. Look up some of the pros flying around tight spaces on Youtube, now those guys are insane.

The bigger problem is that flying over people like this is a big no-no, and completely illegal in most parts of the world. Even the best pilot in the world can have a faulty prop and suddenly plummet down into the crowd. And while racing FPV drones like the one that is probably being used here aren't very heavy, they'll still clock in at 6-700 grams with camera, which could do some real damage if you hit someone's face at 100km/h

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Ruzzcraze t1_j0wk7a6 wrote

Yeah I was about to say that. If a drone pilot loses control the drone basically becomes a flying rock. Depending on the drone/pilot it’s rare, but if it does lose connection then it’s very dangerous.

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