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Heard a knock at the door, answered it, local policeman says hello and asked if he could come in. I said no, he then asks me if I'd been flying a drone up in a local field, I said yes and invited him in... Cos it was pretty cold...
Earlier I'd been flying a miniquad in a quiet field nearby and as I'm new to flying fpv was having a good practice flight and took along a friend as a spotter. A lady came over, with a bit of attitude, worrying about sheep miscarrying (there were no animals whatsoever anywhere nearby I made sure) her horses were going crazy cos my drone sounded exactly like a bird of prey (I thought birds of prey prided themselves on their ability to not draw attention to themselves whilst our hunting + i wasn't aware horses had a fear of being lifted into the sky by kestrels) and because of terrorism and the flight path she was calling the police (wtf) and last but not least "that thing has a camera and it's an invasion of my privacy" (I need it to see where I'm going I explain, and right now it's you that is invading my privacy, the field has public access and when you've stopped taking pictures of my car number plate I would kindly like you to f off, but I didn't say the last bit, I didn't swear or curse once and that's not like me) .
So.. Back to the police, he says 'special branch' have sent him to get my details.. I'm thinking special branch? Isn't that the sweeny? And I'm a little reluctant to just go along with anything the police ask, the fact they even ask tells you that they don't have authority to command..
But he seems like a nice guy so I ask what department he works, and is there a big concern within the police with regard to drones and terrorism and flight paths etc.. He's forthcoming and says there was an issue a year ago with a drone and because planes do come over there, farmers have been asked to call police if they ever see a drone (wtf)
I decided to help the police understand what drones are, I explain the bad reputation drones have is because of the media, you know bombing and spying etc.. But that's not us..
You've got drones for Christmas that last 30 seconds, you've got little drones for flying around the house, you've got phantoms for high altitude filming, and mine... A racer..
I get out my quad, Taranis and fatsharks, he drools... What's that! His eyes widen.. I plug in, the blue L. E. D. glow lights up each kiss 24a esc.. I pass him the goggles, he puts them on (no poop) and cannot believe what he sees.. I turn the quad this way and that, he can't believe it... He asks the price of everything, I tell him you can buy one ready to fly but if you make your own its a journey of great learning (ain't that the truth) he says he can't solder, I offered to help him (I want as many people to get involved as possible) I show him some vids on YouTube and he's hooked lol...
He said it was a real pleasure, I agreed and we shook hands. I lastly urged him to research it on YouTube and read the forums and he'll see we do try our best to show respect but it can be difficult to find places to fly, but the more organised we get as a fpv community the more meets we can arrange...
All this just goes to show how flying drones is very misunderstood by society, hopefully that'll change given time, but a part of me does worry about how big it will grow and how that will impact everything..
Anyways, fly safe and have fun everyone!
Ken, Glossop, Derbyshire.
Earlier I'd been flying a miniquad in a quiet field nearby and as I'm new to flying fpv was having a good practice flight and took along a friend as a spotter. A lady came over, with a bit of attitude, worrying about sheep miscarrying (there were no animals whatsoever anywhere nearby I made sure) her horses were going crazy cos my drone sounded exactly like a bird of prey (I thought birds of prey prided themselves on their ability to not draw attention to themselves whilst our hunting + i wasn't aware horses had a fear of being lifted into the sky by kestrels) and because of terrorism and the flight path she was calling the police (wtf) and last but not least "that thing has a camera and it's an invasion of my privacy" (I need it to see where I'm going I explain, and right now it's you that is invading my privacy, the field has public access and when you've stopped taking pictures of my car number plate I would kindly like you to f off, but I didn't say the last bit, I didn't swear or curse once and that's not like me) .
So.. Back to the police, he says 'special branch' have sent him to get my details.. I'm thinking special branch? Isn't that the sweeny? And I'm a little reluctant to just go along with anything the police ask, the fact they even ask tells you that they don't have authority to command..
But he seems like a nice guy so I ask what department he works, and is there a big concern within the police with regard to drones and terrorism and flight paths etc.. He's forthcoming and says there was an issue a year ago with a drone and because planes do come over there, farmers have been asked to call police if they ever see a drone (wtf)
I decided to help the police understand what drones are, I explain the bad reputation drones have is because of the media, you know bombing and spying etc.. But that's not us..
You've got drones for Christmas that last 30 seconds, you've got little drones for flying around the house, you've got phantoms for high altitude filming, and mine... A racer..
I get out my quad, Taranis and fatsharks, he drools... What's that! His eyes widen.. I plug in, the blue L. E. D. glow lights up each kiss 24a esc.. I pass him the goggles, he puts them on (no poop) and cannot believe what he sees.. I turn the quad this way and that, he can't believe it... He asks the price of everything, I tell him you can buy one ready to fly but if you make your own its a journey of great learning (ain't that the truth) he says he can't solder, I offered to help him (I want as many people to get involved as possible) I show him some vids on YouTube and he's hooked lol...
He said it was a real pleasure, I agreed and we shook hands. I lastly urged him to research it on YouTube and read the forums and he'll see we do try our best to show respect but it can be difficult to find places to fly, but the more organised we get as a fpv community the more meets we can arrange...
All this just goes to show how flying drones is very misunderstood by society, hopefully that'll change given time, but a part of me does worry about how big it will grow and how that will impact everything..
Anyways, fly safe and have fun everyone!
Ken, Glossop, Derbyshire.
