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Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

For starters you cannot fly a drone over a person except the operator (yourself). The weight of the drone or inclusion of prop guards does not change this.

So goodbye to flying around any busy area or city.

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andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

For starters you cannot fly a drone over a person except the operator (yourself).

Is that because most drones are passively recording a videosteeam for it’s operator to navigate it? Would it affect cameraless drones?

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- Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Ita because they could fall on people and cause harm.
  
  You can in theory fly a drone over people if it meets a few criteria such as enclosed blades, under 250 grams, displaying your registered FAA number on the drone chassis, etc etc.
  
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  - andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Such a blunder, imho. Since drones are the future at least for warfare, encouraging their use with certified and safe models may be a no-brainer to support the growth of that technology and educating civil operators en masse.
    
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    GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I think people piloting drones is just an intermediate step, there isnt some huge demand for drone pilots in the future. As soon as it is feasible that task will be relegated to computers, be it truly autonomous drones or centrally controlled by a guidance system.
    
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