UAV - First Blood

Mistletoe QuadCopter Draws Blood

 

TGI Friday’s much-hyped “Mobile Mistletoe” drones drew first blood
in their New York City debut on Dec. 4 at the chain’s beloved
Sheepshead Bay location when one of them hit our intrepid
photographer right in the face.

The two remote-controlled helicopters dangling sprigs of mistletoe
were intended to spread holiday romance, but one of them flew out
of control and clipped Courier photographer Georgine Benvenuto in
the nose with one of its spinning, uncovered blades.

“It literally chipped off a tip of my nose,” said Benvenuto, using
tissues to stanch the blood. “It took off part of my nose and cut me
here, right under my chin.”

Benvenuto said she’s just thankful she wasn’t blinded in the name
of love.

“Thank god it didn’t go anywhere under my eye — that is my
livelihood.”

Drone operator David Quiones said an accident like this had never
happened before, and even blamed our reporter for the bloodshed.

Mens det hagler med UAV`er, har ikke de amerikanske myndighetene klare regler på plass:

GOP chairman concerned about drone delays

The chairman of the House Aviation subcommittee said Wednesday that he is concerned about the Federal Aviation Administration's delays in approving the use of non-military drones in the U.S. 

 "It is not hard to imagine [Unmanned Aerial Systems] making existing industries more efficient and giving rise to entirely new ones," Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.) said during a hearing on Wednesday. 

 "All of this could mean new jobs and vast economic opportunities for the American people," he continued. "So it also concerns me when I read...about major U.S. companies taking their UAS [Research and Design] activities to foreign countries, such as Canada and Australia, because FAA regulations are too burdensome. It also concerns me that road builders in Germany and farmers in France today are enjoying economic benefits from UAS because safety regulators there have found ways to permit such flights. I can't help but wonder that if the Germans, French, and Canadians can do some of these things today, then why can't we also be doing them?" 

The FAA has been facing increased pressure to approve a rapid expansion of nonmilitary drone use. Congress has agency until September 2015 to finalize new rules for the unmanned aircraft. 

 The FAA has been testing the interaction between drones and other types of commercial and private airplanes at multiple sites across the country.