OK, I've bought from B&H as one of the more reputable photo suppliers for many many years...
So, now these FPV are showing up there, considered as pro camera equipment. Interesting, no?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1044729-REG/dji_phantom_2_vision_plus.htmlThe thing I think some clubs are worried about, is that some DO HAVE professional pilots that get paid to fly and pimp/demo equipment. Many club fields are within the 5 mile limit of an airport, and filing a flight plan subject to the ATC approval could be not only a pain, but daunting.
If you are of the mind that the erosion of rights start with small steps, then it might bother you.
This AMA alert was brought up at our RC club meeting just this sunday, people were encouraged to respond.
Here is a story related at our club meeting when they were asking what other commercial uses for drones were coming -
A friend and customer of our club president out fishing off the coast of Sarasota recently, has a nice day out on the boat. Puts a few fish in the cooler. He has a few coolers on the boat, one had food, ice, and one cooler he put the fish into. While he's fishing he notices a buzzing sound... and notices a small "thing" in the air flying, but never got a good look at it. Gets back to the dock and Fish & Wildlife are waiting for him, wanting to look in his cooler. Not just any cooler, the specific cooler they pointed to that had his catch in it. When he tried to balk at their request, they produced a picture of him on their tablet of him standing on his deck putting the fish into that cooler.
At first I thought, ok, that's almost too good, is this a "fish tail" ? So... I went home and did some digging on the internet. Oh dear... I was really hoping it was just a tall tale...bummer.
http://www.sportfishingmag.com/blogs/hook/eye-skySo... maybe being forced to file a flight plan could be a good thing, if they are published in real time. Oh look, Fish and Wildlife filed a flight plan to fly over siesta key, lets not go there, heh heh.
Just think of all the ways people will come up with to exploit this junk... How about speed traps? Cheaper than a full scale hellicopter to keep in the air! How about civilian Private investigators chasing people around in their back yards trying to void a disability claim? Stake outs? Eddie Murphy would have to make a new movie of him stitting in a van somewhere looking at an FPV. Maybe FPV babysitters... who needs to walk their kids to school, just send the FPV along... hey wait! Maybe I could a tie a leash to one and use it to walk my dog?
Sheesh... my head hurts. Stop the planet, I wanna get off!
EricV