Low and Fast FPV - Angry bystander throws rocks at plane, calls police
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2013
- Apparently I flew my CTH Deep Reaper too close to this guy's house and he called the police on us. It turns out he had been throwing rocks at my plane during a couple of passes before we finally noticed him. But, we didn't know he had been doing that until I got home and looked at the HD video. I didn't see him in the flight-camera until my spotter pointed him out (it's hard to see him here in the onboard HD footage unless you know when/where to look). On a couple of the passes over the street in front of his driveway, you can see him throwing rocks at my plane! (5:50, 7:00) I think he tried to hit it with rope too (9:43). He claimed I was intentionally buzzing him and his property, when I was staying over the street, and I only cut across the corner of his property on the last pass right after he stepped out into the street in an attempt to bring down my plane, which was the pass that we finally noticed him.
After that pass, he went back inside and came back out, walking towards us on top of the hill (with a baseball bat) and told us he was going to call the police. At this point I was still flying, being careful to avoid him. He is yelling at us, we tried to calmly reason with him but he was fuming and wouldn't listen to us. He went back to his house to call the cops, so we called them first to let them know there was an angry homeowner with a bat. When the officer arrived, he sided with us, but we apologized anyway. This was about the time that the homeowner finally realized there was a camera onboard the airplane and had caught everything. When the officer asked about the bat, the homeowner claimed it was a walking stick! After calming him down, the officer asked for a ride in the goggles, so we happily obliged. We offered goggles to the homeowner as well, but he refused and stormed off. We continued to fly, but much further away from the house.
We had permission to fly here from the company that owns the empty lots, and had flown here many, many times before without incident. He apparently had never seen us before, and the only reason he saw us this time is because he had been standing in his garage with the door open. Otherwise, he could not have heard the airplane from inside.
Use your head people, this is an ELECTRIC airplane, it's FOAM and it's a PUSHER prop! - Наука та технологія
05:50 thank me later
+henri williams Thanks
+henri williams ?
+ShadowKnight177 talking about the chicken got sex with dog.
Thanks 15+Min of footage and this guy couldn't fly a mile away from others.
westxtsew You try flying them one mile away.. You can't.
hey man, I dont care what anyone else has to say, that was some fantastic flying! and I really enjoyed it! Many thanks for up-loading!!
As a drone pilot myself, you took far too many risks with other people's property than I would ever take. It doesn't matter what your plane is made from, if it hits anything at speed, it will do some damage. There are people out there that want to kill our hobby, and they don't need rocks or baseball bats to do it. It's footage like this!
+Cameron Jackson please tell me how I've managed to hit my own car window and didn't do any damage then? ua-cam.com/video/WvBkAco5Cqs/v-deo.html
Car windows are tough, ever see one of those cop videos where the cop tries to break a window by hitting it with a baton a dozen times before it breaks? A human being takes a lot less energy to injure. If you're close enough for someone to throw rocks at your plane, you're too f**king close!! You're lucky your neighbors are only armed with rocks. Where I fly, my neighbors are armed with shotguns!
ah, but did you notice he approached the plane on his own volition? why is it always the plane/pilot's fault? it was there first.
It doesn't matter who is right or wrong. The bottom line is, I want to keep flying my drone and so do you. But right now the FAA is drafting new laws that are going to affect both of us. As part of that process, they are going to seek public input. Now is not the best time to be agitating our neighbors.
did you see the date of the video? in July 2013, the FAA was issuing its first certificates for commercial use, and hobby aircraft weren't even a blip on their collective radar. Not gonna censor this video now, simply because the aviation landscape has changed a little.
You can't understand why someone would be pissed off by you constantly flying over their property with a loud, annoying, quadcopter? Unlike traditional radio controlled flight, fpv allows you to set up somewhere where a complainant has no means to ask you to fly elsewhere, be it because he has a sleeping baby or whatever.
If there was someone blatting up and down the road past his house on a motorbike, it'd be exactly the same thing.
Your ignorance to a basic human right of discussion with people that would clearly be irritated is what will kill this great hobby.
i understand it perfectly, what I dont understand is why he thought it was ok to throw rocks and come over with a bat instead of acting like a civilized human being and simply talking to us if it was bothering him. I would have gladly flew elsewhere but no he had to call the police who sided with us. but o already know it doesn't REALLY bother him because he can't hear it from inside his house. the only reason he even knew it was there is because he was in his garage with the door open. you're an idiot.
You showed a clear lack of respect by constantly flying over his property.
Name-calling further shows your attitude towards other people and complete immaturity.
I only flew over his property one time. which I already admitted was wrong, multiple times. I just get tired of repeating myself, thats all.
You want to get technical about what his boundary line is to defend your actions? You flew over that corner more than once. But even so, law aside, it's disrespectful. You could circle his property constantly and say that it's perfectly legal, it wouldn't make you any less of an ass.
just setting the record straight, guys like you are the ones that start rumors and blow things out of proportion, and think they know more about the situation than the guy that was actually there. you are the definition of "armchair expert."
I've flown around there many times and not a peep from this guy, according to him it was the first time he had known we were even there. so thats proof that it doesn't actually bother him, at least when he is indoors. he only saw it this time because he was in his garage with the door open, and his explanation as to why he was upset was that he perceived it as "dangerous," because he thought we were flying this way without a camera. he only realized the cam was there after the police officer showed up.
he throws rocks and comes over with a bat, and I'm the ass? lol. all he had to do was politely ask that we fly further away, I would have gladly obliged. no rocks/bat/cops necessary. he is the ass for not using his brain a bit more. same goes for you. and now you're the one name calling.
I have to say as a man of 74 years who was birthed in "balsa wood...rubber bands and diesel engine model aircraft."....that was very exciting.But ,unfortunately we live in a world where most people dont have our love of this kind of technology ...and there are Rules that protect our "safety" and property. Of course , if I had been the owner of the house I would probably have enjoyed the sight ( maybe). All I can say is stay at a reasonable height over roads and buildings and be "mindful" of the unexspected.All this technology was science fiction back when!
I am a UAV person, and based on what I seen. You can't take an aircraft and buzz people or ones property, from what I saw you were just trying to screw and piss off the person. They should have come after you with a bat and teach you some etiquette, you are the people that screws it up for us, and have to register because of shit like this.
From what I read here, you're an idiot.
The pot calling the kettle black!!! If you think I am the idiot after that video, I suggest you seek help!!!!
You weren't paying attention.
If it bothers you that much, maybe you have got a problem, go seek help, My observation should not bother a normal person.
You're the one that keeps coming back to comment. Doesn't bother me at all, in fact I think calling out people like you who think I was dong something I wasn't is kinda fun :)
Here's me as a homeowner. You have all that open space, yet you buzz the only house in 5 miles. Yeah, I'd be pissed off too.
Th3uNn3rV3d This is the fundamental disagreement. I don't see it as buzzing his house.
secretspy711 Let me put it another way. If some guy was racing his car up and down the street, most of the time right in front of your house, you'd get pissed... rightfully so.
Th3uNn3rV3d perhaps. But all in all, I wasn't really going that fast (about the speed that a car would be driving normally), nor would I call this "most of the time." I certainly wouldn't throw rocks at a car even if it were racing up and down the street obnoxiously.
*If the uploader* were mowing the yard next door, approaching the property line every 4-5 minutes on each pass, you couldn't justify throwing rocks or wielding a baseball bat. Now imagine it's a weed eater instead of a lawn mower. Now cut the weed eater engine in half and that's the menace this homeowner is worked up about.
Vaff angool Lawn maintenance is justifiable and you know the homeowner would be reasonable about it. But the dude has no neighbors. How about this. Don't fly near someones property. Problem solved.
okay, well its kinda stupid to fly that low near a street and peoples homes who don't want their property space/ privacy invaded. I mean, wtf do you expect. You got plenty of free space out there...
Does a car driving down your street invade your property/privacy? No, it doesn't.
+secretspy711 Um first of all that is totally different lmao..... Cars are meant to drive down streets... Don't try to compare something that is totally different.... My point is, you have all the space in the world, yet you choose to fly right by somebodies house and very low to the ground/street. Of course a car driving down a street doesn't invade my property/privacy. You know why? Maybe because its a CAR, and that is what streets are used for.... It's not like its hovering close by repeatedly OVER my property with a damn camera...... Plus I'm not against people using these at all. I think It's cool. It's just how they use them, and what things can be taken into consideration.
It's obvious you have never flown one of these before. Just because it has a camera does not mean it is invading your privacy. Lots of cars have dash cams. Just because it doesn't have 4 wheels doesn't mean it's invading your privacy either. Yes I know its DIFFERENT than a car, but you haven't told me why it makes a damn difference.
No argument. Just do what you do but don't be surprised. I never claimed to have flown one anyways.
If I catered to everyone who didn't like something, I'd have to sit at home all day and do nothing. Better to get out there and do something and piss off a few people, than to have no life.
0:38 grove street in 1934
+friedchicken1981 aghhhh the good old times in san andreas
"gol durn new fangled wizardry..quick lets throw some rocks at 'er meril...get 'er outta tha skai!"
"thats wut u git fer flerin in muh territorry u hooligan! ther coppers ell take cur of thers fur shure!"
i own property and i gotta say i really wouldnt give a shit if someone flew over it.....but i am not greedy like that i guess
Let us know where your property is so we can send every idiot who can afford an rc toy over there to carelessly operate it. It's never a problem, right up until it is.
+Mike H That's just dumb. People who FPV usually know what they're doing, plus since they can see with the screen on/next to the transmitter it makes it a little safer. This person never got within a dangerous vicinity of any badly damageable private property and was controlling the plane like a pro. On top of all of this, the ONLY thing you could possibly say that is wrong here(other than the legality of flying over a public road, which was empty other than that parked jeep and a few construction vehicles) is the possible noise pollution, and it's the middle of the afternoon so who gives a crap? Your careless operation argument breaks down when you notice this, and even more so when you realize that not EVERYONE is going to be flying a drone over one place. I don't see another drone in the sky, do you? No. You're just a troll, your argument is badly thought out, and you're just flat out wrong! The person throwing rocks was being COMPLETELY unreasonable.
Dark Shift Music He was the one throwing rocks
I don't fly r/c planes, but I don't see what's wrong here, you weren't even close to doing any damage, and if anything, it's interesting to bystanders like me... Someone at my lake house has a gas powered r/c plane that he flies all over the cove and around our boats and houses.. we all love it!
I was at the beach recently flying my phantom with fpv over the dunes and waters edge.(during the winter and was hardly anyone else out) when an old lady came up to me and started raising hell with me telling me I was gonna kill a seagull with my flying weedeater!. I politely told her there were thousands and asked her if she would really miss 1. Then I told her that my bird was way more expensive that one of her flying rats and wasn't about to hit one. She then told me that her whole family lived within 1/2 mile and their tax money was going to BAN me from coming out to the beach anymore. I then asked her if she ever went into Jacksonville, which is the big city next to the beach and told her my family lived there and our tax money was banning her family from entering. Some people are idiots.
I'm a drone flyer too. I was kinda on your side until I see you were start pulling stunts near cars and objects, and very close to the ground. that push me away from supporting you because although there might not be many people, you still risking people for car accident when trying to avoid your plane, or you might hit someone's parked car or person.
fun flying nonetheless
+Shaun Savoury Egging the guy on? Did you not watch the video? You can barely see him in the recording. Chances are you can't see him in the flight cam. He wasn't even over the guy's property.
+Shaun Savoury No, I'd say over his property, not as you pointed out, around in front etc. I'm pretty sure he's allowed to return to the area. His intentions? He's not coming up to the front window with a phantom, he's flying a foam plane in the area. No, he's not the problem.
+Carson Vogt Thank you Carson. At least some people get it. You're right, I did not see him in the flight cam until my spotter pointed him out (due to concentrating on flying, quality of SD video, and him blending into the background colors). Immediately after my spotter pointed him out, I avoided him, because I was actually looking for him at that point.
+shaun Savoury, the only time I was "over his property" was when I cut the corner closest to the stop-sign, heading west, right after he stepped out into the street to try and take out my plane. The street and surrounding properties are NOT his property.
Great flying, looks like you have a good, stable setup. Skilful flying on display, you guys obviously know what you're doing, can't blame the cop for wanting a ride! I do have to say that I can also understand the homeowner's problem whilst not condoning his somewhat psychotic behaviour, low passes around his house might not be the best way to foster good neighbourly relations.
To all of the people that think you only own the HOUSE that sits on your property, YOU ARE WRONG!!! The owner owns 100 feet of airspace. People are looking at FAA regs, but they need to look into the Real Estate laws. Just fly 101 feet above his property, or not at all. It seems that with all of the unimproved land at your vicinity, you didn't need to fly close to houses, cars or the work crew at the end of the street.
As far as using the roadway, those are for wheeled vehicles only...and even if aircraft were allowed, there ARE speed limits. I'm sure that you were going over the 25 or 30 mph that is typically the speed limit on residential neighborhood streets.
Instead of spreading hearsay, please cite the specific real estate regulation you are referring to, with a link so that everyone here may read it for themselves. I've never heard of such a law. Even if that were true, I was never below 100 feet above his property, with the one exception where I cut the corner at 9:45, which I already admitted I should not have done out of courtesy. Although I maintain it was not illegal to do so. At all other times, I was outside his property line, and above the street or above other property for which I had permission. Prior to the corner cut, he had thrown rocks 2 or 3 times and tried to hit my plane with a bat.
Take a closer look at the "work crew," and you will see that there's nobody there! Also, the jeep parked on the straight was my own, and the occupants of the other house (where red Ford Focus ST is parked) are cool with us flying there. Even if I were to hit one of the PARKED work vehicles, it wouldn't do any damage. (Trust me, I've actually hit my own Jeep with a heavier plane of denser foam and sharper frontal area, not even a scratch to the vehicle!)
To address your "wheeled vehicles only" and speed limits comment... are you saying that every kid that plays with an RC car in the street is breaking multiple laws? (speed limit, driving without a license, reckless driving, exhibition of speed, and probably others?) Or how about a pogo stick, is that not "street legal" either? Go ahead and arrest all the little children you grinch.
secretspy711
I'm glad you stepped in with those "road rules"!
John Barry? Dude those are for vehicles NOT aircraft! Take note at Secrets reply about children and their RC cars and if it's NOT on the ground then you know crap about FAA rules concerning experimental and toy aircraft!
Go read rules for PPGs and other recreational flying.
Nothing in them says no flying over homes or streets just interstate highways and heavily populated areas which that ain't or crowds!
FYI: faa. org will answer all your flying questions so you do not look like the idiot you do above! This link (.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=81244) I'll give you as you do not appear to have the smarts to look needed info up before opening mouth and inserting foot.
I'd hate to hear your views on legal gun ownership!
Warsteiner Deutschland that doesn't even make sense
Mike Sedgwick maim or kill? you're not getting it... IT'S FOAM!!! I'll believe that when my shit turns purple and smells like rainbow sherbet. I've seen a plane like this hit someone. Not even a bruise.
***** and he has been banned from the channel too.
what is the range on the fpv and how long do the power source last. and how high can it fly.
What a bunch of rubbish .. I've been flying for 30 years, lots of park flyers in similar situations, my neighbours normally come out and look on and chat, never had 1 negative comment !
That guy is just an intolerant kill joy.
So many people are trying to close down this hobby, I mean its a good healthy hobby that teaches many skills in computer and electronics and is good healthy fun to fly ... what do they want ... everyone to sit around hooked on Ice ???
I agree . A lot of us fly electric foam in park . Someone who live over a mile away complained about noise! but won't complain about the soccer ,baseball ,football games and screaming fans. Some need to get a life beyond complaining all the damn time!
+TiredOldDude1962 Hey Me to! down at the beach. very relaxing! Hermosa and Venice Beach.I never got a complaint. They use to practice short hang glider flights off the bluffs here. but folks are pretty relax somewhat here.It's the bored folks that complain about every little thing.
+Stephen Watson that complainant must be innocent hahaha
+Stephen Watson its people like this that's going to bang the hobby causing a prob getting the police involved fly free don't buzz someones house for crist sakes
Finally! Someone who actually doesn't hate this wonderful hobby! I have gotten so much from it, and its so fun.
he might aswell throw rocks at every airplane too
+TheSpyt67 He does, hasn't managed to hit one yet.
Airplanes don't buzz his house like this jerk.
David Faustino If the motorcycle is driving past his house, snapping photos/videos, invading his privacy, then yeah he should throw rocks at it too. Especially with no human to hurt....
david faustimo and ncc-1701 are just provoking nonsense with no evidence twisting facts and attempting to irritate people. i mute both of them and read your comments which make more sense.
I throw rocks at the moon.
Awesome video man!!!! Some of the best footage I have ever seen!!!! Great work!! Keep em coming, and thank you for a great video loved it.
I think all RC flying toys should be banned.They are way too dangerous.... just last week I saw one fly over my home.He was at least 300 feet up.He could have easily hit me in the eye.
Why the hell would he hit your eye? also quads aren't toys in any sort. If someone flies a quadcopter over your private property then call the police.
Don't worry, if idiots like this one keep doing their stuff RC flying will soon be banned.
He could have lost control and the thing could have hit me in the eye.
I hope so.
why does everyone think this is a quad? isn't it obvious? lol
Great flying spot, wish I had that kind of area for my flights
Spare yourselfs the hassle guys, there is nothing to see here.
BTW could you please send a link with the airplane you are using
Very good video.
Full FPV system that you used?
Thank you.
the homeowner was acting ridiculous. that said, I fly only over open fields, baseball parks and other similar areas. I don't fly over streets or near homes. Not because there is much risk to people or property....but because there are angry, disrespectful people in this world who are just looking for someone or something to get pissed off about.
My buddy once drove his nitro up and down my road. My neighbor came out of his house and yelled at us because he was sleeping, said we were breaking the law by drivng the car on the road and threatened to call the cops. We apologized and stopped running the car. But heck, it was 2 in the afternoon on a sunday! He wouldn't have said anything to someone who was running a lawn mower or a weedwacker. But many see RC's as toys and immediately form disrespectful opinions of anyone who uses them.
He would not of threatened someone who was mowing their lawn or using a weedwacker for waking him from his nap....but yell at the guy next door running a RC, for some people that is practically a past time activity.
yep. some people find fun offensive. I had some old coot come out and yell at me and my 7 year old for shooting model rockets off in the local school field. he said he was worried we would catch his house on fire. it's a 5-football field area surrounded by at least 200 feet of 40' pine trees, through which he hiked to get to the school...
not to worry, we said we would be careful, smiled and my son had TWO learning experiences that day.
Call the cops on someone for flying an RC plane near your property? At worst cops will tell them to stop. A lawyer will tell you that your best bet in tort is $1 damages.
Throw a rock and damage someone's expensive property that's not trespassing on yours? that's another story.
I only fly my rc penis into vaginas
I know it's illegal to shoot anything out of the sky...but how about using a high powered fire hose? Yes officer, I just so happened to be watering the airspace around my property when out of nowhere this maniac flies his plane right into the stream.
Except I wasn't in his airspace, if there is such a thing. I was over the road. So as long as we're talking absurd hypothetical situations here, then I'd call Denver Water and he'd be cited and fined for wasting water resources by watering the road.
+secretspy711 Just playing devil's advocate here. Im almost positive there's absolutely no laws against flying over anyone's personal airspace in this country...you'd be free to fly circles around his house to your heart's content for all I know. I was just wondering if a hose would take it out, not that you'd be a douche and report the water use...lol.
Yeah, a hose would probably do the trick.
+secretspy711 I like FPV and have been wanting to get in the quad game...but I don't want crazy assholes coming at me with bats or shooting my equipment...this isn't Fallujah
Well you shouldn't NOT get into it because someone MIGHT get mad at you... Get out there and do your thing. Don't be like all the haters here that never do anything with their lives.
what did you used to remove jelly effect 3axis gimbal is not used as i could see
+Basic Survival nothing. It's a plane, not a multi rotor. It doesn't really get jello effects if the prop is balanced.
hello, what kind of long range set up do you have
OMG someone having fun, better throw rocks
5:50 It's hard to see but look for a guy in shorts on the left, then a blur across the screen. That's the rock throwing cave man.
Shame he didn't knock it out of the sky... That would have been an awesome shot.
nice way to put it
secretspy711, What kind of TX/RX are you using to get that long range? It's really long.
+Stacy Elam it operates on HAM frequencies and you need to have a license.
The pilot did absolutely nothing wrong. He was not disturbing the peace, he was not endangering anyone, he was not accosting anyone, he was not harassing anyone and he did not hurt anyone. There are people in our society that get frustrated or irritated at anything, anyone does. The rock thrower is the one that has a problem and I am sure he has problems with many other people in his life. Some people are just miserable, ugly, mean individuals. Have fun flying your plane with your (fpv) video feed. I loved the video and think that your set up is absolutely awesome. Cheers and God Bless
+Mike Folgers how does any of that have anything to do with politics? Please stay on point.
***** You can spot them a mile away, can't ya.
Dude you are way more forgiving than I. That mofo would have gotten my 7 iron up his ass running up on me like that. Who plays baseball anymore anyways? Good idea to call the cops tho. Nice flight! I like your setup a lot.
Hahaha. Come on man. We play baseball all the time around here :)
Danstaafl ANYWAYS is not a word idiot.
+Anton Bouchette..WOW.who's the idiot?Best to be thought stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. English was my minor.Although considered informal, anyways is not wrong. In fact, there is much precedent in English for the adverbial -s suffix, which was common in Old and Middle English and survives today in words such as towards, once, always, and unawares. But while these words survive from a period of English in which the adverbial -s was common, anyways is a modern construction (though it is now several centuries old).
Fly by my house anytime. I would love to see that plane.
Im very impressed with your flying.I want to get into FPV and was surprised at the good control so close to the ground.Thanks for shareing this.I think the guy was wrong trying to take out your plane.He shoulda came and said something first.Someone costs you money by destroying your property wouldn't go well with me.
Nice vid and cool flight, man! People will always be ignöräääänt instead of just enjoying the show...
What else did you expect? You were practically doing loops of hos house. And somewhere secluded like that it's gonna sound loud as hell. I am sure the guy didn't pay a premium for a house in the country to be annoyed by rc planes looping his house. Most people would have reached the same. I fly too and would have never done that. Show the guy a little respect and leave him know peace.
To all the noodle dicks of the world!! this guy is obviously a well trained and experienced pilot. People getting uptight is what is ruining this hobby. Bottom line its a foam flying wing with an eclectic motor with almost zero inertia to do any harm. I have seen RC turbine jets at AMA sanctioned fields punch holes into parked cars, but at the hands of an unexperienced pilots with too much money and too much attitude. understand when a RC aircraft is in the hands of a competent pilot and quit bitching about it.
even an experienced pilot makes mistakes or has issues with radio equipment and tbh an experienced pilot wouldn't fly like that..yes it was a great piece of flying but a little bit of common sence wouldn't go amiss
BattleNoel well that's what I told the guy whos tv antenne I destroyed a few years ago
Really nice footage! Lots of bank and yanks during low passes making it look to me like your evading radar as well as flying rocks lol! ;) The view was amazing!
Also, what motor and prop this airplane does have? It flies pretty fast :)
you were basicly doing laps around the guys house.. the sound is annoying, he got pissed off. if your going to fly that close to people homes expect aggressive behavior coming your way because from their point of view its passive aggressive behavior coming from you. Im not saying he is in the right for throwing rocks at your gear, nor am i saying dont fly your plane around, just know not everyone thinks the sound coming from the plane is as good as you think it is.
so now you're playing the part of a cop saying I'm driving too awesomely?
narr mate, a cop would give you both a fine, I'm just saying maby don't have your fun so close to the guys house and if you do expect more rocks haha
guess you missed the part where the cop came, ticketed nobody but sided with us. we did fly further away from his house after this, but the style of flying was the same.
tbh kid who gives a fuck.. you were having fun flying and he had fun throwing rocks at your plane.. win win
***** Exactly!
The plane makes about as much noise as your average mini bike or less -well within legal noise parameters. I recon the home owner just has a bee in his bonnet about something and your plane became the focal point of his aggression. Maybe you could have stayed further away (while not being legally obliged to do so being that you were over pubic land when making the passes in front of his joint), but as you pointed out, you could not see him at the time to notice his displeasure. Maybe just bear this incident in mind when flying in proximity of residential areas in future. Good flying by the way! Love the video.
Excellent video quality given the distance covered, the low altitude, and the maneuvers flown.
What freq is your video T/X on? ...and what antennae do you use?
this flight was 1.3 GHz, circular omni's.
What brushless motor are you using
Wow, lots of people obviously didn't watch the video. They are whining about the pilot flying over the houses, but not once does he do that. And to be clear, flying over a house is not illegal. You own the property, not the sky above it. If that were the case, I'd be shooting down airplanes that fly over my house on the way to the airport. lol
+CrispyBacon In Germany it is illegal! So bad for me. -.-
+Matzefritz S. (it is) sorry it was driving me crazy.
Sorry, I corrected it. :)
First thing, why are you flying so low next to people's homes or trucks or gardens. Come on man, it looks like you flew by at least 10 times. very irresponsible. 👎👎
+Rayheat The yote he also flew over the frontgarden
My neighbor bought a new car and drove it up and down the street around 10 times, so naturally I threw rocks at it.
+Joe Anthing LOLOLOLOL!!!!
earlier he claims he has that right to fly on the road.
Anonymous Hacker piss off
@secretspy711 I have to say, you were the first to get my into FPV. Thank you for my new hobby! It has been a fun ride here in Boulder. This was the first FPV video I ever saw, I had no idea what it was a few years ago. Thank you thank you!
glad to help. sorry the comments on this video have turned into such a peanut gallery.
it happens. I am bummed I am moving to Santa Cruise, never got the chance to fly with you guys.
Really cool video! I would have loved to see a video of your drone. I'm just getting into the hobby with my son. Great job and good explanation video!
Oh no! An rc plane flying over a street past a house? It's the end of the world!
If that was my house I would have come over to congratulate you on some nice flying. I would also definitely have taken you up on the FPV goggle ride. Nice video. Keep flying and posting.
yeah for real. nothing like taking a situation where you MIGHT be in the right and making it obvious to any reasonable person that you were WAY more in the wrong.
I think a good rule of thumb in life is that if you find yourself throwing rocks at it, you should probably reevaluate your position.
With the exception of the pass at 9:43 (which was after he tried to damage my plane) I stayed completely outside of his property line at all other times, and I would not consider it "buzzing" any more than I would someone riding a motor scooter up and down the street. The officer that showed up actually mostly sided with me and my flying buddy. We apologized anyway (didn't have to)... but he could have politely asked us to stop, instead of throwing things.
secretspy711 People are reluctant to talk with people about such things any more. Too many stories of dumbasses shooting people these days.
thanks for the ride it was great to the end, what kind of equipment are you using ?
thanks
what gear do you have on it?
I enjoyed the flight,I felt like I was in cockpit!
The biggest thing i hope that was learned from this is that theres still TONS of open space with trees hills terrain and all sorts of cool places to fly without having to fly past someones house multiple times at or below roof level. chucking rocks may be a bit childish but you have to consider others, what if he was in there trying to have a once month skype to his relative on the other side of the planet or some other deep and meaningfull event that is going to be entirely messed up by the constant drone of an rc plane passing by every minute or 2?
next time forget about the houses and the boring street, hit up some of those valleys and other natural formations that are seen through out your video
you cannot fly on open unoccupied land. he has to fly like the rest of us on approved flying fields.
+Michael Chandler Just...No. this statement is completely and utterly false.
So I worked a K9 for years in back country and this would be great to scan those low probability areas. Quick scan of the area that is lower then a heli and cost is cheep.
Must be lonely out in that "neighborhood" with nothing and nobody around. Something could happen, like tripping over his own bat, and nobody would ever even know. He should be grateful people were around to make sure nothing happened to him. Would be a tragic, tragic thing if something happened.
+Michael Consolo You bet!
I want to take a 20lb edf and make a low pass right over his yard
What's an "edf"?
Mark Ryan electric ducted fan... kind of like the jet airplane engines, but driven by an electric motor. They'll give you higher speeds than propped planes.
Josh T Put a propane afterburner in it for added effect.
***** or a pulse jet
Optionalcoast74 put a rocket on it and drop it on the guy
I fail to see what people are complaining about. You kept to the streets and fields, and asides from when he swung at you, you stayed away from peoples properties. Love the footage though. Makes me want to try doing that sort of thing!
I'm all for RC flying but he has all the open field and he still had to fly that close to the guy's house. This is why we RCers get in trouble with the public.
What's your fpv setup. I like the range and was curious what you were using.
Hello! Tell me please what model of used FPV
+Rider Suzuki it was a Deep Reaper by Crash Test Hobbies. Not made anymore. It's a 60" flying wing.
0:35 Grove street :D
you could of made this video 2 mins long instead of 17.
MagicVive yep I could've. that's why I made the linked explanation video. never expected to get half a million views and then UA-cam wouldn't let me edit it.
Put up a second edited vid. Is that possible?
Vance McCarthy lol. yes... ua-cam.com/video/jw3NodqZNdA/v-deo.html
Great Flying man, but I got vertigo watching it, I'm gonna have to call 911, as I fell on the floor from dizziness! LOL
What tx and rx where you.using?
I think both paties were wrong, the guy should have walked down and talked to the pilot, the pilot should have known better not to be flying that low, but also pretty much in someones front yard. I have a drone, but I would be aware of others, I would not disturb someone in their home or on their property. just a lack of respect and awareness and it is these things that are causing the government to be involved as wel as more and more people to hate any rc hobby . just use COMMON SENCE and everything will be ok, so now equip the planes with little rock bomber and go drop a rock on his head lol, then shake hands say sorry and call it a day...cheers
By the way, secretspy711 I liked your video, I just didn't understand why you kept going back by the road, when the fields, lake, trees, etc. were better to see.
the point of the flight was to fly technical, low circuits along a pre-defined path, not so much to get beautiful video, which sometimes can be pretty boring to me. I fly all those places you suggested so much, I just wanted to change it up a little, and take advantage of the smooth evening air.
Coolest and most beautiful flight I've seen in a while! Sorry about the wreck.. Seemed to go down fairly soft hopefully
thats a hell of a flight time you got on that thing :o
*sees rc plane*
OO OO A A ITS BIRD I CAN EAT
Ah, it must be nice to have enough money to be the only home on a cul-de-sac for miles. He is the president of that hill! It's obvious that his Anti-Aircraft installments were 'sub-par', but how dare you invade his country! errrr... Hill!
Can't believe he actually came all the way to you to tell you to stop... I see at the end him leaving as your landing.
I liked the video...great flying skills. You seemed to have pretty good range at low altitude. What Freqs are you running?
xbpbat21x 1.3 GHz video, Rangelink UHF control
I've been flying r/c for more years than you are most likely old and full sized aircraft for almost twenty years. Like it or not, the FAA has authority over all of us. Your video, and others like it are the exact reason they are going to enact and enforce line of sight rules. The AMA has worked hard to preserve the privilege of flying models. It's a shame the action of short sighted individuals are going to ruin it for all of us. And never forget, there are two kinds of model airplanes, those that have crashed and those that will. That's why we fly well clear of people and property.
snaproll94e And I've been flying for 17 years, and while I don't have a PPL I've been around aviation my entire life, my father was a pilot and so was my grandfather. Don't see that age has anything to do with it... You're trying to "out-rank" me or something? Like I said before, the FAA cares about this video as much they do about videos of your kid throwing a football. According to the letter of their interpretation, both are the same as a manned aircraft, so a football is just as dangerous to them, and football has been around a lot longer than airplanes! The argument you're making is like saying the EPA is going to try to enact more gun laws because you let your kids shoot at mushrooms with a shotgun. Totally ridiculous.
My point is, there was no EPA, FAA, FDA, Homeland Security etc. etc. until the general public said, they need the government to protect them from someone or something. Once created, these offices grow and become all powerful until, if nothing else, their lawyers will bankrupt you before you ever get your day in court. Put people and their property in harms way and local or federal laws will be written to stop those actions, that's what governments do and politicians jump at the chance to protect their constituents because it gets them re-elected. I'm curious, what does your dad and grandfather think of your video and flying? If like my grandfather and dad they are no longer with us, you have my condolences. Google the origin of "I have met the enemy and he is us" maybe that cartoon will help you understand. I'll give you the last word, it's obvious you don't care or just don't get it.
keep coming back and commenting... it drives up my ad revenue.
***** and your lack of reasoning and knowledge on the subject of privacy has been confirmed by yours
I tire of repeating myself. The difference here is perception. You think I put people in property in harms way. I think that you put yourself in more harm doing everyday activities.
yea, I see that this is such a populated area creation such I huge danger to people, animals or property. if this were so bad, why didn't the cops confiscate and give the dude a summons? your a killjoy too.
HI secretspy711. Very interesting and amazing scenes you got! But, regarding the flight, itself, just a question: why?! I myself love airmodels, airplanes, sightseeing flights and all the incredible revolution on FPV flights and all (well... I`d rather be physically inside the plane, as you can see by my photo at left), but couldn`t understand all that buzzing over the streets and that parked trucks. It was sensational, no doubt, but couldn`t understand the reasons at all... I know about the rules, but... don`t take it to the edge, because it forces the limits of people`s patience. Well, that`s just my two cents.
nice flight! love the sky, did a storm just kick through or something?
IDIOT homeowner ....but noice flying ;) Nice that the cop sided with u and took a ride ;)
Happy landings
Great footage. These sad & angry little people of the world are hilarious to watch.
So this is that usual spot I've seen so many videos of. Looks like an awesome place to fly. Got a nice mixture of rolling hills and paths to follow and then you got some big ass hills in the background for when you wanna push some range. Hopefully visiting CO in a few weeks. Can't wait.
Yes but there's lots of houses being built. Can't really fly this line anymore.
what kind of fpv TX/rx are you using?
I'm using a long-range system that operates in the UHF (433MHz) band, which requires a HAM license. It can reliably control the aircraft at 15+ miles, possibly much further with the right antennas. There are several brands, they all work well.
It's pretty obvious that you were using the road as a track. On a couple passes you came closer to the guys house, but every other time your machine was out over the middle of the road. There were no people out there (except that guy who put himself in the flight path), no traffic, and no other buildings.
I see no wrong doing at all. Probably would have been better if you had stayed clear of the house, but you did nothing wrong. Sweet flight by the way. I caught myself leaning a couple times as if i was in the cockpit.
If you look at the left corner their he is on 5:52
How do you get so much flight time?
what model drone you flying that's a heck of a range
it's a flying wing called a Deep Reaper from Crash Test Hobbies. They don't make it anymore, but this one is pretty close: www.crashtesthobby.com/grim-reaper-xl-62.html
As for the range... This isn't even close to how far it can fly.
Look at that house and where it is.
Peace and quiet and complete privacy until someone starts flying a plane past, real close, again and again.
You had plenty of room man, you didn't need to do that let alone keep doing that - no wonder he thought you were trying to piss him off.
And you flew way too low over those vehicles at the end of the cul-de-sac too.
Have some consideration, you're going to fuck this up for all of us.
+Knobov Sossidge When is the actual throw?
Svt Bisti
I don't know, it's hard to see.
+DiedrichKyrian It might be just a plane to you and me but to other people it can be a camera and an intruder.
Even electric planes are not silent.
He buzzed that house close enough to demand their attention eleven times and he flew very fast and low over the vehicles in the cul de sac 3 times - low enough to be a real threat to anyone near those vehicles.
It is already becoming more and more difficult to find places to fly.
Pissing people off - right or wrong - is only going to make it more difficult.
+Knobov Sossidge Well, he build his house right next to a public road. Would he call the police on someone/a neighbour who was test-driving his motorcycle on said public road too?
This place seems pretty isolated, ideal for such test-drives.
And a motorcycle-driver with a go-pro isn't rare (e.g. for insurance reasons).
The argument of "intentionally invading private space" is not all too strong in my book.
Misted Mind It's a plane, the road has nothing to do with it. He can fly the plane anywhere but he chose to follow the roads and buzzed this house 11 times ffs.
It doesn't matter what you and I think anyway, if we piss people off they will complain and restrictions will be the result.
Better to show some respect and not piss them off in the first place.
Because of flying like this and similar we have in Norway since January 2016 laws that any drone at more than 250grams must be registered and it is illegal to fly nearer than 150m to property or people. The largest drones you must now have a actual regular airplane license to fly now to the despair of of fire-department, police and similar. It is simply way to expensive to hire a airplane pilot flying the drones or paying for airplane license for the former drone pilots.
I think Norway have maybe the most stupid government in the world... Like having a airplane license makes you a better drone pilot hahaha.
+Rondo Cat No it's just another way for your government to keep people down and control them. They will live in fear of what will happen if they fuck up with their drone flying.
+Kenshin Himura not at all, it's so there is no chance of you claiming you don't know the rules, if you have a license then you have to know the rules, that is mandatory
Marinko Svecak Why do their need to be rules to fly a toy?
its a toy and this is america. we dont need no stinkin license..."oh please mr govt. man can i have permission to fly this toy?"
"Oh thank you sir, thank you." Here is your $100.00 fee for the license"
Im sick of the spineless attitude of my countrymen !
At the end of the day this is a fucking TOY and there should be no rules for flying it. Just use common sense and don't fly near people or property that you don't own.
Very cool video, beautiful surroundings - where is this? Looks like high desert.
That look like a great place to fly, and really good flying as well 👍
Your flying gives drone flyers a bad name. Buzzing those houses and people and flying so close to those cars in the circle. That drone can kill some one if it hits them. You were flying like real jerk.
+goriverman doubtful
If it is a single wing plane which I think it is, it would only leave a bruise at the most.
Jeremy Richards³ exactly
+secretspy711 I don't blame the guy... your flying is obnoxious and reckless. Don't fly over or around people you don't know or their property, you don't have a right to fly anywhere you want.
Rules are 50 feet from structures, or 150 AGL, Looks like you are well within those rules.
After august 30th. intentionally Downing or attempted downing a drone, is no different then an occupied air craft. 10 years federal and 250.000.00 fine.
Great flying. I'll laugh at the haters. No fucking life!
How do you tell from the ground it is made of foam and safe to hit you in the eye at that speed?
How do I know your car has working brakes and is safe to drive behind me on the highway?
+secretspy711 True now I'm going to be paranoid riding my bike lol!
Looks stable! Nice flight! Just got my first plane, cth assassin...hoping to get into fpv but figure I better learn the basics of rc aircraft before I dive in too deep, im having a blast with the assassin! Subscribed!
CTH's stuff is great, very durable for the inevitable crash! I definitely wouldn't call the Assassin a beginner plane though. Not saying it can't be done, just keep that in mind if you get frustrated... you may want to try something like an Albatross, Pelican, or Storm Chaser.
nothing wrong to see here, pretty skilled rc pilot, stop crying, great vid
only thing is it's a nuisance to nearby home owners due to the noisy gas engine of a little buzzing bird swooping past their window for the 15 minutes of filming and additional flight time from whatever else he does out there
Not saying we should throw a bunch of regulations at RC or anything,
but rather we should create a culture where RC fliers aren't bothering the general public with noisy drones and planes, disturbing day sleepers, freaking out animals, flying into flocks of birds just to piss em off etc
How do we create this culture though?
Too many new people blindly jumping into the hobby... Even if there were laws against whatever is going on, nobody pays attention to em, and the laws in place are never clear. SO. the next alternative is to directly assault the model aircraft, or have police intervention.
None of these scenarios are good, all happen too often, and all could be avoided if the model owners just talked to the people nearby before flying by and over their property.
+dmbadcat it's not a gas engine, it's electric.
Sorry but you are buzzing pass the residences too much and way too close. As others posted here, this kind of flying may or will lead to restrictive legislation of was once mostly very free and open.
Please tell me how it's "buzzing" if I'm flying past houses at the same distance at which cars drive by? The road is a public space, I'm allowed to be there.
A bit ignorant. Would you like to frequently hear small propeller sounds go past your residence as in eeeeeeeurrrrrrrrrrr several times that day, come on, use common sense. Just because it's legal doesn't always naturally make it right.
I know I wouldn't like to hear propeller sounds, but I also know that I wouldn't hear propeller sounds as it wouldn't make enough noise to even reach inside the house. I'd also know that it would be past the house in about 5 seconds, and would also know that a neighbor with a weed wacker would be more than ten times louder, and would stay about 20 minutes, and people cutting their lawns and weed wacking noises are part of life.. However on that property, I'd also know mowers and weed wackers would be further away and more quiet, and the plane wouldn't even be heard unless I went out to the street and waited. I know all these things, but some people just don't. Unless this guy is doing circles around his house for 20 minutes, instead of a fly by or two I think he's weird IMO. If I were a cop I'd be annoyed he called me for that as well and refer to it as a known code, which is misuse of 911 services, usually known as emergency services. Just because it's legal doesn't always make it right, but there was no wrong I could see in this video. Also just because you can dial 911 doesn't always make it right either. Only if it were a really terrible nuance, and I've seen neighbors form hell. A battery operated, foam plane isn't anything in just a fly by. Instead, it's new, it's different, and some people hate "different", hate change and just love to make a big deal over anything they can. Had he sat in his house and watched a movie, he'd never have even known it was there.
Exactly. Thank you moonruff zopa
You weren't driving a car, you were operating a remote control craft that left your immediate sight more than once, which is illegal. Do you have a license to operate your craft commercially as you're doing by flying for the purpose of creating videos for which you're compensated for? Go buzz the white house and land in the yard so you can be properly educated on proper etiquette for operating model airplanes. Very careless of you to operate near humans and property you cannot afford to replace if you lose control of your toy and damage or hurt someone.
What kinda camera gear are you using? onboard cam/fpv setup?
+Doug b Flight-cam You're seeing GoPro footage in this video but flight cam was a PZ0420. FPV setup was 400mW 1.2GHz transmitter, 4-channel tan "racewood" receiver, and IBcrazy CP omni antennas on both ends. Rangelink UHF control, flight-camera is a PZ0420 with WDR turned on. Fatshark Dominator goggles.
What type of r/c plane is this?
"After calming him down, the officer asked for a ride in the goggles and so we flew several times right over the owner house to the amusement of the officer."
xD
5:50, you can actually see the rock straight in front of the cam!
+great video
+great skill & flying ability
+surprisingly long battery life (for me as a layman)
+I want one
+more videos please!
-IMHO too near house/people
Man, that thing flies for ages!
Great flight, looks like a lot of fun. Sux when they start building houses where you have been flying for ages and then the people who move in there don't like it.