GH2 We've made a GH2 fly.

[plasmasmp]

Footage looks fantastic. Some of the best I've seen from a RC heli in terms of stabilization, framing, and motion.

 

[keylight]

I'm guessing most local law enforcement won't know anything about these rules. I can't imagine them ever bothering you.

Well...

LAPD cracks down on drone aircraft use by real estate agents
January 26, 2012

The Los Angeles Police Department is warning real estate agents not to use images of properties taken from unmanned aircraft, saying the flying drones pose a potential safety hazard and could violate federal aviation policy.

The warning was issued this week after officers saw a television news report showing a basketball-sized object with multiple rotors hovering over an expansive Westside residence.

"We are just trying to inform the public to ensure that before hiring these companies to operate these aircraft in federal airspace, that they are abiding by the federal regulations to ensure safety," said police Sgt. George Gonzalez.

Drones can range from as small as model airplanes built by hobbyists to as large as a commercial jet. Nationally, there has been an intense and growing debate about the safety of allowing drones to operate in airspace used by passenger aircraft.

Federal regulations prohibit the operation of unmanned aircraft in U.S airspace without specific permission, though the rules do allow hobbyists to fly model planes in designated areas.

The question for me is whether or not flying a weather ballon falls under the FAA's jurisdiction. Suppose I'll have to research that next!

 

[ErikTande]

^^ I'm going to chalk that one up to being in LA. It's hard to shoot anything without a permit there, and cops really know the fine details of the business. I'd still wager that rc pilots in most cities won't have an issue.

Don't quote me on that though, just in case you happen to get arrested. :-D

 

[keylight]

I know you said not to quote you.... but....

^^ I'm going to chalk that one up to being in LA. It's hard to shoot anything without a permit there, and cops really know the fine details of the business. I'd still wager that rc pilots in most cities won't have an issue.

Don't quote me on that though, just in case you happen to get arrested. :-D

Yeah, you're probably right about LA. But I'm not so sure that other PDs won't notice. A LOT of police departments want to get in to this tech, and any department that even thinks about applying to operate one is going to learn pretty quickly who can and can't fly them. Or rather, when it's okay for the average person to fly one and when it isn't.