Pier - You’re not thinking correctly- It’s not a problem right now because they were just released. Think of it this way, up to this point there was aerial filming which is primarily not a safety problem. Next’ there is drone racing which is generally confined to light-weight machines being flown in confined areas.
The DJI FPV opens a whole new era in drone flying because for the first time we have full size heavy drones traveling speeds of close to 100 mph with 90% of them flown on public property with "real people" in the area.
Forget the goofy “Spotter Theory” 80% of the guys who fly these new heavy-weight FPV's are flying by themselves. Also this whole spotter deal is flawed and for the most part worthless. What possibly could a spotter say or do to the pilot if he's flying towards a person at 80 mph. The answer is "Nothing!
Drone pilots also need to get up to speed on latency as well. When you’re flying at 80+ mph, by the time you see an obstacle in the goggles and prepare to turn, you already hit the object before you it appeared in the monitor.
Regards - Mike
The DJI FPV opens a whole new era in drone flying because for the first time we have full size heavy drones traveling speeds of close to 100 mph with 90% of them flown on public property with "real people" in the area.
Forget the goofy “Spotter Theory” 80% of the guys who fly these new heavy-weight FPV's are flying by themselves. Also this whole spotter deal is flawed and for the most part worthless. What possibly could a spotter say or do to the pilot if he's flying towards a person at 80 mph. The answer is "Nothing!
Drone pilots also need to get up to speed on latency as well. When you’re flying at 80+ mph, by the time you see an obstacle in the goggles and prepare to turn, you already hit the object before you it appeared in the monitor.
Regards - Mike
