05-27-2015, 11:20 AM
A Couple of things:
This occurred in a public place so the personal space protections are different than for instance in your own yard.
The article states that Pollard threw a T-Shirt, Pollard states the thing was "In front his face and he reached out and smacked it" I have serious doubts about his version. My quads have propellers on them that spin several thousand RPMs and are basically flying razor blades of death. You put hand out there and your going to draw back a very damaged nub.
I think he threw the t-shirt and there was no reason for it.
That said, No indication was given on whether the owner had permission from the powers that be to fly and film the crowd and even at that flying close enough to the crowd to get hit with a t-shirt is not very smart, spinning razor blades and all that.
Pollard got lucky in that he did not cause someone else to get hurt, he would have been liable for that too.
These things are still pretty pricy, I have over a grand in my 450 and the more serious aerial photography Hex's and Quads go to $3k or $4k.
Article doesn't say what class the bird was.
Gets down to this, if it isn't yours and its not on your property, leave it alone.
Your out in public and have given up any rights you may think you have as to privacy, there is no difference between an air borne photography platform and someone with a video camera or an iPhone other than the angle of the photo. You cannot go around damaging peoples video cameras because they took your pic on the street, its no different if he did it with a "Drone"
This occurred in a public place so the personal space protections are different than for instance in your own yard.
The article states that Pollard threw a T-Shirt, Pollard states the thing was "In front his face and he reached out and smacked it" I have serious doubts about his version. My quads have propellers on them that spin several thousand RPMs and are basically flying razor blades of death. You put hand out there and your going to draw back a very damaged nub.
I think he threw the t-shirt and there was no reason for it.
That said, No indication was given on whether the owner had permission from the powers that be to fly and film the crowd and even at that flying close enough to the crowd to get hit with a t-shirt is not very smart, spinning razor blades and all that.
Pollard got lucky in that he did not cause someone else to get hurt, he would have been liable for that too.
These things are still pretty pricy, I have over a grand in my 450 and the more serious aerial photography Hex's and Quads go to $3k or $4k.
Article doesn't say what class the bird was.
Gets down to this, if it isn't yours and its not on your property, leave it alone.
Your out in public and have given up any rights you may think you have as to privacy, there is no difference between an air borne photography platform and someone with a video camera or an iPhone other than the angle of the photo. You cannot go around damaging peoples video cameras because they took your pic on the street, its no different if he did it with a "Drone"