>> Seriously though how does an ordinary Copper get to be flying it with so little
>> training that he can shut down the motors by getting impatient over a screen icon.
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>> This is by no means the first AAIB report to focus on the risk to
>> people on the ground from a drone in uncontrolled descent.
>>
I think there needs to be a kill switch on these things because damage to the rotors or arms can make the thing uncontrollable and their software is unlikely to be sophisticated enough to detect such an issue and figure out how to land safely.
That said, surely this should be a proper physical switch with a cap over it like a gun's safety device, rather than just a software prompt.
Also, there are times in this video where the Derbyshire Police's drone appears to fly close to people or directly over them which I understood was totally unacceptable under the CAA drone rules.
www.theguardian.com/world/video/2020/mar/26/police-drone-video-shames-people-using-national-park-during-uk-lockdown-video
Last edited by: zippy on Tue 19 Jan 21 at 23:35
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Police Crash £64k drone new
Police Crash £64k drone new