Aerial Video Footage of New York Taken By RC Plane

kkleiner writes with this fun bit from Singularity Hub: "Expert remote control pilot Raphael 'Trappy' Pirker recently took his 54 inch Zephyr model plane on a harrowing tour of Manhattan and the surrounding area. The best part: his RC vehicle was fitted with a camera that wirelessly transmitted an amazing recording of everything it saw – Pirker was piloting his craft with this visual feed. As you can see in the video, the results were spectacular. The plane looks to be flying within a few feet of buildings and whizzing past bridges with ease. You have to check out around 2:01 when he starts to buzz right by the Statute of Liberty."

Comments

Re:Who gives a shit?

[gblackwo]

It has been modified and tested at a range of 27 miles, with a supposed max operating range of 120. That's news for nerds.

Re:Argh!

[Fantastic Lad]

I like your version of reality better than the one I live in. I'd sign up in a heartbeat if I felt you could deliver. :(

-FL

Re:F*(K the panic do something awesome

[serbanp]

I don't mind them doing it, but this is insane, especially when doing it in an area highly sensitized to flying missiles/planes.

It only takes a few assholes in the government or the legislative to imagine such a plane flying with a dangerous payload (explosives, dirty rad material etc) to ban R/C flying planes, forcing me and so many others who enjoy this hobby to simply stop.

Think it can't happen? They did it already once with a whole class of model rockets...

Re:F*(K the panic do something awesome

[bigstrat2003]

That doesn't make this activity insane. That makes the governmental idiots insane.

Re:F*(K the panic do something awesome

[S.O.B.]

No. It makes the electorate insane.

You get the government you want.

The electorate doesn't matter. Regardless of who we vote for we get the government the corporations and lobbyists want.