Peacock + quadcopter
I forgot to ask this earlier. On Nov. 29 myself and three other divers dove P3. Dive starting just before noon, someone had a quadcopter flying over the spring with a gopro. Wondering if it was anyone on CDF? Would be cool to see the video.
Al
(with a circular wave of the hand)..."These are not the drones you are looking for"
I have often thought about bringing one to the dive sites as I agree with you, it would be cool to see and would present a unique perspective.
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I do not know if she is on this forum. Her name is Natalie, IIRC and was there with a group from Montreal. She is some type of professional photographer and was heading to China for a work assignment.
I wonder if it's Nathalie Lasselin of Pixnat. She's the French Canadian filmmaker who did "Facing Darkness" and "Axis Mundi". Look at Pixnat.com.
maybe it was a govt drone...
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Now that I think about it, later in the day getting ready for our second dive there was a woman sitting on the bench at P1. She said something about doing camera work in the cave and if we came across them to just pass by. She did have and accent. So maybe it was Nathalie Lasselin, would be interesting to see the video.
Al
Don't think it was Nat. She is due back in NFL at the end of January.
It was the NSA. Can't take cell phones into the cave so they have to keep an eye on us somehow.
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If Nathalie did bring a drone to Peacock, it had to be a "sneak".Originally Posted by MORGAN
http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...ial-flying-ban
Many other countries allow commercial use of drones (filming movies, sports coverage, ect). But the FAA has placed a TOTAL BAN on all civilian commercial drone use in the United States while they "study" the issue.
Regulations regarding commercial drone flights in the USA will probably be written by the FAA within the next decade or so. But until then, Hollywood has to shoot any scenes with drone cameras ("Casino Royale" opening motorcycle chase scene) overseas where camera drones ARE permitted.
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So is it a commercial use if I fly my drone over the damage to my house from the recent Tornado and because the footage is so cool I sell it to the News people? This just happened here in Flagler County. He probably had no intention at first so the actual flying was not for commercial purposes but the resulting footage did provide financial gain. Hmmmmm Slippery Slope.
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