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Video of police confiscating a DJI Phantom from a guy in Hollywood

Police confiscates DJI Phantom to a guy in Hollywood
Police confiscates DJI Phantom to a guy in Hollywood

Check out this video by Photographer and media activist Tom Zebra that documents how he was stopped by Hollywood Police, and then had his DJI Phantom confiscated after filming a US Navy ship.

Mr. Tom Zebra comments on his video as follows: Continue reading Video of police confiscating a DJI Phantom from a guy in Hollywood

#droneparanoia – Above threshold signals: drones pose hazard problems to firefighters helicopters even if they are (possibly) not actually there

I have been discussing this BBC article with my friend Bo Lorenzen (check out his FPVGuy blog).

The news per se is sad but not particularly spectacular, consisting of a report of a huge blaze in an heritage village in southern Norway, known for it’s unique wooden buildings.

Norwegian village Laerdalsoyri devastated by a fire - Source
Norwegian village Laerdalsoyri devastated by a fire – Source

The interesting bit for us was a relevant presence, in the story, of drones. Specifically multirotors possibly equipped with video cameras, deployed by journalists to follow and document the event and the firefighters operations. Imagine the scene, can you visualize them, the big multirotors flying and filming over the disaster area?

Multirotor drone with camera
Multirotor drone with camera

Continue reading #droneparanoia – Above threshold signals: drones pose hazard problems to firefighters helicopters even if they are (possibly) not actually there