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Discussion in 'Multirotor' started by Tiger, Aug 29, 2012.

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    http://hackaday.com/2012/08/29/what-does-the-government-think-about-that-drone-in-your-home/#more-83787
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    Ahh, more drone sensationalism.  Tyson was telling me about a real estate company that got slapped for using aerial video and when I saw that link it of course didn't work.  That seems to be often on Hackaday.

    So what I understand about aerial video and real estate is you can have it, but you can't pay for it.  So I guess if I sell a real estate company a potato chip and include a free aerial video with each potato chip everything should be ok.
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    But you can't possess any aerial video of a potato chip. Big trouble if you get caught with that at a border crossing.
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    No no, aerial video of potato chips is exempt under article 86.1a.  It's the nachos that you've got to watch out for at the border.
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    I bet the Feds will be bustin' down my door for this one, I might need a place to stay for a while  :eek:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-P86D4trMU&hd=1
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    Bwaa ha ha ha!  I tip my hat to you Sir!  ;D

    You do know that Lays potato chips have nano technology sprinkled on as "salt" don't you?

    BTW: Do you intend to sell that footage to a real estate company?
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    Oh man...  You blew dirt all over my chips!

    ...Tiger
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    That's not dirt, that's seasoning.

    All fun aside, there was a reference in the original Hackaday link to a L.A. Times article about a police crackdown on a real estate company who paid for aerial video of their home listings.  That link was broken and when I searched the L.A. Times I could not find a match.  Tyson had also mentioned something similar, if not exactly that case, to me once but I have not found it.  If one of you have a link could you please post it?
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    Here is the sUAS story on it, there were other links but don't know where those are now:

    http://www.suasnews.com/2012/01/11474/lapd-warning-against-hiring-unmanned-aircraft-operators-for-aerial-photography/
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    Thanks for that link.  LA will do anything for a buck, especially now that they are bankrupt.  I doubt anyone would have the same problem in Oregon at this stage.  That is subject to change if and when the FAA actually does anything about the rules.

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