Well, I guess I see things differently than most people, ( no big suprise there, my sister would say ).
Don't get me wrong here, I'm not trying to pick a fight.*
I'm all about the freedoms our shed blood has given us the right to, and I'm all about stopping big government from taking over these rights.
Guess what I really don't understand is,,,
The FAA has shut down all "for profet" use. Right or wrong, that's just the way it is.
So, when I see stuff like this it makes me wonder what is better? The guy who spends a couple hundred bucks on a quad and then decides he wants to see what the top of the clouds looks like a few thousand feet up, or the guy who spends 5 figures to make some money off his rig and damn the government?
Al, if you vointeered your time and services, then I commend you!
However, if you accepted any compensation what so ever, then you are part of the problem.
Now we are looking at legislation that will restrict any recording of private property.*
I don't care where you fly, unless it is over international water, somebody owns the land.
I see both sides of the debate.
I just want to fly, share my vid's, not have to worry about breaking some damn law somebody pushed thru because they are an alarmist.
I want the professionals to make a living doing their thing, too. As long as they are and can do so legally.
I also want the government to stay the hell off my door step!
So, in otherwords, I have no answers, not even a clue to one. Therefore, it makes me part of the problem, too, not being able to choose a direction.
As far as my origional statment goes,,, ok, a little harsh, agreed.
Still, even with the wind that was evident, and agreed you had way more power than necessary, you do look to be doing a lot if dancing around with the multi.
Me, yep, I would have chased it with my club. Would have made a great faux Bennie Hill clip, knowing full well I would never have hit it!
But that is besides the point.
The point being, there are more and more "professionals" exploiting their rigs for profit, despite the law.
This is almost as damaging as the guy who crashes into a crowd, just like the event last week in China where a baby lost her life.
As I said, I'm also part if the problem for doing no more than arm chair quarterbacking.