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lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

IKWTDS

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Sigh, I know. I have to weigh the package. It is wrapped so I don't know if it is over the weight limit. That was one law that was rushed through. I bet there are a ton of holes in it. Because I bought before 12/21 I have until Feb to register it. GRRRRRR

Ohfour · Hooker

Stupid law...

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Ohfour wrote:
Stupid law...

It is. The law is 1/2 lb I believe. Intent is to protect airplanes so they say. Mine runs on 4 AA batteries, Yeah no way the power on it is a threat to airplanes.

Ohfour · Hooker

But gliders dont have to be registered. ..hmmm...

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I thought it might be fun to get one for Conor.

Until I read this article, a couple of weeks ago. cry

Toddler has eyeball sliced in half during horrific drone accident

Dec 2nd 2015 3:26PM Comments

18-month-old Oscar Webb was left blind in one eye after a horrific drone incident.

The drone was reportedly being flown by a family friend when it hit a tree, causing it to spin out of control, sending a propeller blade slicing Oscar's right eyeball in half.

SEE ALSO: Drones at stadiums are easy to spot, but hard to stop

Simon Evans, an experienced drone pilot, told BBC that his drone "was up for about 60 seconds. As I brought it back down to land it just clipped the tree and span round."

Oscar's mother, Amy Roberts, said she was in the ambulance taking Oscar to hospital when he opened his eye. "I just hoped and prayed all the way there that what I saw wasn't true and wasn't real," said Roberts of what was left of her son's eyeball.

Faye Mellington, consultant in oculoplastics and orbital surgery at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, said she and her team "knew straight away the outlook for Oscar's vision long term was extremely poor." The toddler will reportedly need several operations before he can have a prosthetic eye fitted.

"I can't really even remember what I was thinking at the time," said his mother. "I just remember waiting for someone to come and say it was OK.

While the toddler's family says they harbor no hatred for Evans over the accident, he said he can't even bring himself to look at the drone again.

Oscar's mother doesn't want her son's injury to be in vain, and is using this as an opportunity to warn others how dangerous drones can be.

ed11563 · Guru

Drones, lawn darts ...

accidents. cry

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

ed11563 wrote:
Drones, lawn darts ...

accidents.

Roger that, ed.

Our houses are close together, lots of trees, dogs, small children running around.

There wouldn't be a safe place to fly one, without heading to a football practice field, or something like that.

I was afraid to take a chance.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
ed11563 wrote:
Drones, lawn darts ...

accidents.

Roger that, ed.
Our houses are close together, lots of trees, dogs, small children running around.
There wouldn't be a safe place to fly one, without heading to a football practice field, or something like that.
I was afraid to take a chance.

And I have a large lot, lots of woods, near a pond, perfect for taking aerial pics.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

BTW, I LOVE having a thread named after me.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I can kind of understand this law.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
BTW, I LOVE having a thread named after me.

Awesome, let the crotch slapping begin!

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
BTW, I LOVE having a thread named after me.
Awesome, let the crotch slapping begin!

evileye

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
BTW, I LOVE having a thread named after me.

biggrin

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
BTW, I LOVE having a thread named after me.
Awesome, let the crotch slapping begin!

I'm not the one that brought up sliced open eyes.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
ed11563 wrote:
Drones, lawn darts ...

accidents.

Roger that, ed.
Our houses are close together, lots of trees, dogs, small children running around.
There wouldn't be a safe place to fly one, without heading to a football practice field, or something like that.
I was afraid to take a chance.
And I have a large lot, lots of woods, near a pond, perfect for taking aerial pics.

That sounds a lot safer for flying a drone, IKWTDS. smile

We're just too close together, in our neighborhood. cry

They look like a lot of fun. That's why I thought Conor might enjoy one.

weltschmerz · Guru

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
Stupid law...
It is. The law is 1/2 lb I believe. Intent is to protect airplanes so they say. Mine runs on 4 AA batteries, Yeah no way the power on it is a threat to airplanes.

That's not the only threat to airplanes.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating Christmas laser light displays after a beam from one of the machines used in a display entered the ****pit of a plane flying over Dallas.

Last week, an American Airlines pilot reported the laser about 22 miles away from Dallas Fort Worth airport, according to an FAA spokesperson: The Boeing 737 was at an altitude of 13,000 feet when a green laser entered the ****pit, temporarily blinding and disorienting the pilot.

http://mashable.com/2015/12/08/holiday-laser-lights/#6rHZe5tD8sqo

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

weltschmerz wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
Stupid law...
It is. The law is 1/2 lb I believe. Intent is to protect airplanes so they say. Mine runs on 4 AA batteries, Yeah no way the power on it is a threat to airplanes.
That's not the only threat to airplanes.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating Christmas laser light displays after a beam from one of the machines used in a display entered the ****pit of a plane flying over Dallas.
Last week, an American Airlines pilot reported the laser about 22 miles away from Dallas Fort Worth airport, according to an FAA spokesperson: The Boeing 737 was at an altitude of 13,000 feet when a green laser entered the ****pit, temporarily blinding and disorienting the pilot.
http://mashable.com/2015/12/08/holiday-laser-lights/#6rHZe5tD8sqo

I know that and yet lasers are not being mandated for a registry. confuse