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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Greg McCoy on December 09, 2014, 05:07:07 AM
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TGI Friday Mistletoe drone draws blood.
The restaurant is promoting "Mistletoe drone", to hover over diners to deliver mistletoe. A photographer received cuts on nose and chin.
“It literally chipped off a tip of my nose,” said Benvenuto, using tissues to stanch the blood. “It took off part of my nose and cut me here, right under my chin.”
Benvenuto said she’s just thankful she wasn’t blinded in the name of love.
“Thank god it didn’t go anywhere under my eye — that is my livelihood.”
Read the story here.
http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2014/50/bn-drone-disaster-at-tgifridays-2014-12-12-bk_2014_50.html
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Welll sounded like a good idea at the time oops....
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This is a commercial use of a drone. How does this fit in with current law? Of course it was not operating in "open airspace".
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Do they have any idea how bad this could be? The article shows the ignorance of the pilot and the company. It could be an easy payday for any customer who gets hit. Hmmmmm, I think I 'm going to TGIF's for lunch today......
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Use of a commercial drone inside a building? I'm pretty sure that there's no criminal law to cover it, but the civil liability -- oh my, yes, they're leaving themselves open to big nasty lawsuits.
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This is a commercial use of a drone. How does this fit in with current law? Of course it was not operating in "open airspace".
Just carry a gun in places like that and shoot the sucker down if if it comes close...Self Defense right? LL~ LL~ LL~
Randy Cuberly
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Or a little net. It's quieter, and it won't cause liability issues with the guy on the 2nd floor who just got shot from below in a really inconvenient spot.
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Almost as dumb as using drones to deliver packages or pizza.
Can you imagine delivering pizza to a Frat house on a Fri. night? LOL
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Don't be shootin' down any R/C Drones...at least in New Jersey. Might be fine below the Manson-Nixon Line, however. LL~ Steve
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/09/30/new-jersey-man-accused-of-shooting-down-neighbors-remote-control-drone/ (http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/09/30/new-jersey-man-accused-of-shooting-down-neighbors-remote-control-drone/)
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I've changed my mind and decided that banning drones is a really bad idea.
These things are GREAT entertainment.
Can't wait for the next story about what happens when you mix dumb people with pointless technology!
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mix dumb people with pointless technology = nascar
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Well if I remember correctly a lady got over 2 million from McDonald's from spilling hot coffee on her lap without being warned it was hot , now all hot beverage cups in fast food places have warnings. Wait till some Knucklehead drone pilot who happens to be an AMA member hurts someone and the lawyers wipe out the AMA trying to sue for the insurance I hope they are protected. I work for the railroad and we get dragged into court constantly by people or their survivors when they go around crossing gates and get hit, we have digital video cameras on all the engines now just to have evidence of people doing it and they are caught red handed and still want to sue. T.J.
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To bad the equation also applies to useful things like railroads:
dumb people + pointless technology = big payoff for shyster lawyers
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My latest Tower flyer that came in the mail has a complete drone / video system advertisement. It has what looks like a high school football stadium in the back ground. The stadium is empty but the thought is there. n1
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"Stupid is as Stupid does".
Thanks
Wayne
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It would be interesting to see if Tower's profits have gone up or down over the past 15 years. Considering that they have gone along with AMA in defining the hobby as solely "flying" and eliminating "building" have they, like AMA, painted themselves into a corner? Considering that the hobby shops have gone out of business, maybe their market has increased due to less competition. On the other hand, with these products (quadcopters, mini-arfs, and FPV) they may have put themselves into direct competition with Amazon. Oh-oh!
I notice that their catalog is a bit thinner and with less variety. But that should not come as any surprise. In the commercial, consumer marketplace (for instance, your local strip mall) notice how, as the local mom and pop's are driven out by the chain stores, that variety has plummeted?
Scott