This is equivalent to to chasing the kinds on foot with a stick down the street, but they were on a roof potentially in danger of injury if they'd tripped! Terrorizing anybody with a multirotor, even trespassers, is a bad thing. This is what could possible happen: Kid's run home, short of breath telling their mom's that a police drone chased them at school. The mothers start talking or even call up the local cops complaining about them scaring children from the air and surveilling the public. The police department will deny any knowledge, but express concern about weirdos flying rc models over children at a public school. In the larger context, this is bad for public perception, FAA regulation and political goodwill towards the recreational use of multirotors. But you are an ace pilot, smooth banked turns keeping the scene in frame all the time.
All the kids had to do was hide under the trees for 10-30 minutes or so and wait for the quad's battery to run out... lol Unless the Quad pilot called the police that is.
Jakester! - The Darude Comment Critic I do not know if the quad in the video is stock or modified, but the newest DJI Phantom 3 has a roughly 25 minute flight time... Obviously we don't know if the quad in this video was modified, but if it's stock, I'd guess no more than 30 minutes flying time. So my initial flight time range estimate was correct... Source: *DJI Phantom 3 FAQ: www.dji.com/product/phantom-3/faq* "What is the Phantom 3 flight time? Flight times will vary depending on environmental conditions and usage patterns, but the Intelligent Flight Battery is designed to provide up to 23 minutes of uninterrupted flight time when fully charged."
RoboTekno Yes that is true, but either way going back to the video, the guys would have been caught if they would have stayed there for too long. either way, I hope the principal of the school sees this vid :)
lungbutter211 Lol! 800£ for the one on amazon.co.uk, that is nothing, I was thinking 1000£ + Give it a few months, should be able to save that, I would love to have one, could make a youtube account purely for uploads of going around my area, a lot of crime here too, so would be epic to catch people.
