Personal Drones: Are They a Public Hazard?

I have a DJI phantom I have the first generation version

That's the one you can mount to Go Pro 2 and you can take HD videos

it's got about 15 minutes flight time and fly around and have a good time with it

These days drone seem to be every where

When you come around the side of the building you know that someone is walking on the street

The wind direction can change very suddenly

They might seem fun at first

But when you hear stories about drones
crashing into the side of buidlings

You might be wondering,
are they safe?

I mean I think it really depends on
the operator and someone's experience

As an avid UAV builder, Kon customized his quadcopter and link it to a computer on wheels

and it can be a big gust
and the altitude is even more so

I think that at a good balance it can be strup between safe view and being able to keep the hobby alive.................

Most drones do have CTV feature build-in,

If an RC or GPS signal is lost causing the drone to go MIA

or if the battery gets low

the field safe mode kicks in and sends the drone home autonomously

Buried inside, electrical speak controllers link the model to the power source, this ensures that the model doesn't burn out

and to improve the drone's durability

DIY drone enthusiasts are even experimenting with 3D printed hybrid materials

It's filament is made of, a mixture of PLA and carbon fibers

so it is very stiff, it's very easy to work with

With all of these design improvement, may be Amazon delivery drone could be a real possibility

At the denser populated area, it's not all that feasible although from a logistic stand point if you had a fulfilment center, you know, 2 blocks away

and you had a radius says you're going to deliver within it's actually very feasible

That means that in the near future there might be more drones lurking in the mist

For Scientific American
I am Theresa Chong