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    Quote Originally Posted by philth View Post
    a steering committee
    Steering a drone should be a one man job.
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    And there will come a day when our ancestors look back...........

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    Quote Originally Posted by klauss View Post
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by klauss View Post
    Thanks. Fascinating....
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    Quote Originally Posted by scottyb View Post
    Giffy of da Year.

    The dorks at epicski are probably criticizing his technique
    Quando paramucho mi amore de felice carathon.
    Mundo paparazzi mi amore cicce verdi parasol.
    Questo abrigado tantamucho que canite carousel.


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    Quote Originally Posted by philth View Post
    How much does that drone weigh?
    Hexas are around 5-8 kilos and and octacopters about 8-12kg, didnt see which one that was.
    One falling from a 10-20 meters would sure put a dent in ones noggin...

    The floggings will continue until morale improves.

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    Quote Originally Posted by iceman View Post
    Avoiding crashing quad copters should be part of slalom from now on.
    They may have accidentally invented a new sport. If you want skiing to go mainstream, I'm pretty sure that would do it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Meathelmet View Post
    Hexas are around 5-8 kilos and and octacopters about 8-12kg, didnt see which one that was.
    One falling from a 10-20 meters would sure put a dent in ones noggin...
    http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...MPLATE=DEFAULT

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Todds View Post
    Article says it was 22 pounds
    Quote Originally Posted by Meathelmet View Post
    Hexas are around 5-8 kilos
    These are not the drones you're looking for.....
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    And there will come a day when our ancestors look back...........

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PNWbrit View Post
    These are not the drones you're looking for.....
    Both are probably right. The copter itself probably weighs 5-8 kilos unladen, and then add a bit more for the camera payload.
    I've concluded that DJSapp was never DJSapp, and Not DJSapp is also not DJSapp, so that means he's telling the truth now and he was lying before.

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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Todds View Post
    Lucky skier. Does anyone know what caused it to crash? Did it hit a cable?
    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.

    Of course that's speculation at this point

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    Quote Originally Posted by TomCrac View Post
    Delicious
    watch out for snakes

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    ^yeah, but he really should hit that little knob lookers right! Tasty!

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    she..it's a she.
    "timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang

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    haha! Ok. I didn't really see the skier...it was just the snow, terrain, and my fucking line!

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    OK, that's the most disturbing animation I've seen in a while....

    Save the snowmen!

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    I never thought of skiing as fun on the dead mangled bodies of millions of snowmen. FKNA!
    watch out for snakes

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    All out of baby seals I guess.
    "One season per year, the gods open the skies, and releases a white, fluffy, pillow on top of the most forbidding mountain landscapes, allowing people to travel over them with ease and relative abandonment of concern for safety. It's incredible."

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    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.

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    xposted....


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    that fkn man bun is spooky

    wot is wrong with sum peoples?
    watch out for snakes

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    I sometimes like to think of skiing as murdering snowflakes. Physics and shit.
    No longer stuck.

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    Just an uneducated guess.

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