Steering a drone should be a one man job.Quote:
Originally Posted by philth
Steering a drone should be a one man job.Quote:
Originally Posted by philth
Looking at it from that perspective it just seems more insane than ever. My dad was a vet from the WWII. He was on Okinawa...thankfully after we took it over as he was too young and got into the war late. Although, if it was not for the A-bomb he would have been part of the invasion of Japan and more than likely I would not be here typing this now.Quote:
Originally Posted by klauss
Thanks. Fascinating....Quote:
Originally Posted by klauss
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Originally Posted by scottyb
The dorks at epicski are probably criticizing his technique
Hexas are around 5-8 kilos and and octacopters about 8-12kg, didnt see which one that was.Quote:
Originally Posted by philth
One falling from a 10-20 meters would sure put a dent in ones noggin...
They may have accidentally invented a new sport. If you want skiing to go mainstream, I'm pretty sure that would do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...MPLATE=DEFAULTQuote:
Originally Posted by Meathelmet
Article says it was 22 pounds
SKI FEDERATION BANS DRONES AFTER CAMERA NEARLY HITS RACER
BY ERIC WILLEMSEN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
VIENNA (AP) -- The international ski federation is banning camera drones from its World Cup races after one of the flying objects crashed and nearly hit Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher during a slalom in Italy.
FIS will prohibit drones "as long as I am responsible .... because they are a bad thing for safety," men's race director Markus Waldner told The Associated Press on Wednesday, a day after the night's race in Madonna di Campiglio.
"It was huge luck that Marcel was not hurt," Waldner said. "I am very angry."
The drone carrying a TV camera came down and shattered on the icy slope just behind Hirscher, a few seconds after the Olympic silver medalist started his second run.
"I didn't know what it was, but I felt something," said Hirscher, who was unhurt and continued his run, finishing second behind Norwegian winner Henrik Kristoffersen. "I thought it was a course worker behind me, or a gate."
Course workers slip through the gates shortly after each skier to smoothen the snow surface for the next competitor.
"I am very relieved that nothing happened," Hirscher said. "You don't want to think about what could have happened when 10 kilograms (22 pounds) are coming down 20 meters (65 feet). That would have been a very serious, bad injury. There are a lot of cool things nowadays. But you have to guarantee the safety - and that was just insane."
According to Waldner, FIS had agreed on the use of the drone at Tuesday's slalom but the pilot wasn't allowed to fly the camera directly over the race course.
"He did not follow our instructions," the race director said. "He had to fly outside of the race track and follow the racer from a 15-meter (50-foot) distance. Then there would have been a margin and nothing could have happened."
Drones have been used many times before at ski races. The ski federation said the new technology was aimed at enhancing the experience for TV viewers as it provides moving pictures from an overhead angle which regular cameras can't shoot.
FIS said legal restrictions in Italy for the use of drones at events are not as tight as in many other countries, such as Austria and Switzerland, where flying over a crowd has been banned.
The company responsible for the camera drone, sports marketing agency Infront, said it was still examining the crash.
"We are extremely relieved that apparently none was hurt," Infront said in a statement. "At the same time, this incident is being taken very seriously and the circumstances leading to it are currently being examined. An update will be provided as soon as secured information is available."
The Switzerland-based agency has been the long-term TV rights holder of the FIS Alpine skiing World Cup.
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These are not the drones you're looking for.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Meathelmet
Oh my god that drone was 22 lbs falling from 65 feet? Who is anyone kidding talking injury - that thing would have flat killed him if it hit him in the head. So much speed difference. The ban is a good thing. These drones are so out of control everywhere. To fly a model airplane in a populated area you need insurance etc and in most places they are highly regulated or prohibited. Drones are going to have to be restricted the same way. I love the footy as much as anyone but you can't let every fool fly one.
Both are probably right. The copter itself probably weighs 5-8 kilos unladen, and then add a bit more for the camera payload.Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
It's a dam shame that The Sun isn't running the Sunshine Girls on page 3 anymore. But hey, it is still there around the sports section!
For your mutual edification and healthy enjoyment. More at: http://www.torontosun.com/sunshine-g.../12/23/miranda
From Toronto 'the boring' for the win :)
http://storage.torontosun.com/v1/dyn...8441&size=420x
Most likely story I've heard so far is not compensating for the drop off in effectiveness when putting Li ion batteries in a cold environment without a warming method.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todds
Of course that's speculation at this point
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Originally Posted by TomCrac
^yeah, but he really should hit that little knob lookers right! :) Tasty!
she..it's a she.
haha! Ok. I didn't really see the skier...it was just the snow, terrain, and my fucking line!
OK, that's the most disturbing animation I've seen in a while....
Save the snowmen!
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Originally Posted by mntlion
I never thought of skiing as fun on the dead mangled bodies of millions of snowmen. FKNA!
All out of baby seals I guess.
One of the 9 year olds' favorite jokes:
Whats the difference between a snowman and a snowwoman?
Snowballs!
and yes, I'm all for that she hitting the knob.
xposted....
https://vimeo.com/149836534
that fkn man bun is spooky
wot is wrong with sum peoples?
I sometimes like to think of skiing as murdering snowflakes. Physics and shit.