Drone crashes go mainstream

[xahhax]

The proof that drone 'crashes' are becoming a general public topic:

This is a commercial for a Swiss insurance company. No need to understand French. Self explanatory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Cp-m4CByvWk

 

[Old Man]

Plausible and funny though

 

[kloner]

pretty good... haha

 

[xahhax]

yeah well in Switzerland you need an insurance with coverage of $1.1 million if your drone is above 500grams - so there is a business here - pretty sure many newcomers to RC through Phantom had no clue about this...but it is in the law...

 

[kloner]

we carry 5 million liability and $80k in hull coverage

 

[xahhax]

but that is because you are a pro right?

 

[kloner]

yea, i see what your saying. as a hobby you gotta have it covered. that sucks

 

[Old Man]

I would think we could have done much better than most of these;

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/the-best... photos us&adid=5372636086&sid=sr3_8738435_ms

 

[xahhax]

but that is because you are a pro right?

Well you also need to contract mandatory special insurance for your bicycles ...at the same time insurance is relatively cheap. It is more a problem for those who don't know and assume that flying a little 'toy' needs no special coverage.

 

[dazzab]

I would think we could have done much better than most of these;

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/the-best... photos us&adid=5372636086&sid=sr3_8738435_ms

They received a bit of grief from me and others about choosing images that show unsafe practices. Hopefully that will influence future competitions.

 

[Av8Chuck]

I would think we could have done much better than most of these;

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/the-best-drone-photos-of-the-year-91752136844.html?mktg=ytech-sem-ybn-articles&chan=sem&ptnr=ybn&prop=ytech&cmp=articles&device=c&kw=+drone%20+photos&query=drone%20photos%20us&adid=5372636086&sid=sr3_8738435_ms

As long as we didn't want to shoot in any national parks, weren't compensated for wining the competition, no one profited from our photos, stayed below an altitude that is yet to be defined, only did this for the love of flight - not photography, didn't use FPV to compose the shot, etc..

There's some nice shots in there.

 

[Ronan]

we carry 5 million liability and $80k in hull coverage

Who is your insurance?

 

[kloner]

Transport Risk
http://www.transportrisk.com/approveduavoperators.html

Who is your insurance?

 

[Old Man]

As long as we didn't want to shoot in any national parks, weren't compensated for wining the competition, no one profited from our photos, stayed below an altitude that is yet to be defined, only did this for the love of flight - not photography, didn't use FPV to compose the shot, etc..

There's some nice shots in there.

Point taken. There are a couple of nice shots in the bunch.

 

[Av8Chuck]

That wasn't so much a point as it was meant to be a joke...

 

[Old Man]

I related to it both ways

 

[stitch1615]

we carry 5 million liability and $80k in hull coverage

A business with a future is one thing, a hobby is another. The more you have the more they will want.
I transferred all my assets years ago so they might get this computer and my cat.
The rest is as old and tired as I am so "come and get it".