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The militarization of the FPV hobby begins?
Ian from MadsTech just posted an excellent video, go watch it: ruclips.net/video/X1QzsBslK5A/видео.html
He points out that Fatshark and Rotor Riot are now effectively military suppliers of FPV gear to Redcat, a US military contractor. What does this mean for the hobby of FPV drones and RC planes?
In this video I put my own perspective... with more to come.
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The DJI drone ban - the latest (as of 12 June, 2024)
Просмотров 43 тыс.21 день назад
Here is the latest news regarding attempts to ban DJI drones in the USA on the grounds of "security". Is the truth being told, will this bill sail through the house and the senate thanks to some cunning manipulation and what will it mean for DJI drone owners. Will other DJI products be affected? Could any good at all come from this ban? I will do my best to keep everyone informed as to the prog...
The FAA oversteps the mark, prohibits drone hobbyist from flying INSIDE their own house.
Просмотров 12 тыс.2 месяца назад
No excuses on behalf of PhillyDroneLife but the FAA has massively over-stepped their mandate by effectively claiming authority over the airspace *INSIDE* Mikey's house. Tell us what you think about the FAA's actions in the comments and make sure you're subscribed for the video coming up in which I will demonstrate just how poorly the FAA is handling *everything* right now and how this is costin...
Drone and RC plane news, 27 April, 2024
Просмотров 6 тыс.2 месяца назад
More news and information for those who fly drones and RC planes for fun or profit. In this week's edition: - why investing in the eVTOL AAM industry might not be a good idea right now. - Drone Racing League is sold for a quarter of a billion dollars - NASA confirms that "space junk" was a piece of Inconel from the ISS - Amazon moves drone delivery trials from California to Arizona - Counter-UA...
Drone and RC plane news, 8 April 2024
Просмотров 22 тыс.2 месяца назад
The latest news from the hobby of flying RC planes and recreational drones. This week more proof that falling space junk is more of a danger than a recreational drone, a new twist to the use of drones in Ukraine, further proof that the hobby is good for your health, airliners keep banging into each other and more. The link that everyone has been sending me from an old Mythbusters episode where ...
United Airlines 737 Max pilot reports collision with drone
Просмотров 10 тыс.3 месяца назад
The pilot of UAL flight 1003 reported a collision with a drone shortly after takeoff from SFO bound for Denver. Why am I ranting about this and what is the reality here? Surely Remote ID means that airliners are finally saved from the threat of collisions with drones?
Drone and RC plane news, 18 March 2024
Просмотров 12 тыс.3 месяца назад
The latest news and information about drones and RC model aircraft. Please tell a friend about this video. This week: Dragonfire counter-UAS laser system: ruclips.net/video/Vg2IuPKqvt4/видео.html Drone swarms threaten the USA (it's only a matter of time): www.businessinsider.com/swarms-drones-rising-threat-to-us-law-enforcement-isnt-ready-2024-3 Licensed drone pilots outnumber manned pilots in ...
Drone and RC plane news, March 8th, 2024
Просмотров 17 тыс.3 месяца назад
A weekly video containing news and information about drones and RC planes. Links from this week's video The WaveEngine pulsejet: ruclips.net/video/ijrTTAZP1zg/видео.html sg.news.yahoo.com/bonkers-aircraft-engine-no-moving-150000702.html www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/us-air-force-funds-development-of-pulsejet-powered-air-decoy/144270.article DJI"s official statement (by default) viewpoints....
Drone and RC Plane news (1 March 2024)
Просмотров 13 тыс.4 месяца назад
What has happened this week in the world of drones and RC planes? - mysterious balloons at 40,000 feet are safe but 250g foam models in grassy fields are not. - a new counter-drone technology used at an airport in South America - the AMA is granted the power to create temporary FRIAs... but why is a NOTAM required and what about other CBOs? - an FPV drone chases an F1 car and you'll be surprise...
Drone News Feb 2024: massive airliner damage, 2.3 tons falls from the sky, AI replaces drones
Просмотров 13 тыс.4 месяца назад
In this week's RC plane and drone news: - AI creates stunning and impossible drone footage - An airliner keeps flying with massive damage to wing/tail - A 2.3 tonne European satellite falling to earth but you're safe (apparently) - only one month until RID enforcement begins in the USA. If you'd like more regular "drone news" then let me know in the comments below. A huge thanks to my supporter...
The real reason behind the $182,000 PhilyDroneLife fine?
Просмотров 14 тыс.4 месяца назад
The FAA is going to court to enforce almost $200K of fines against Mikey for allegedly breaking their drone regulations. I have had a lot of emails asking me where I stand on this so here is my answer and perhaps some insight into why the FAA have suddenly reopened this case at a time when they really do have far more important issues to deal with. As always, share your opinion in the comments ...
The summer of non-compliance with my drone (trailer)
Просмотров 7 тыс.4 месяца назад
I have been safely flying my RC planes and drones over the past month or so and here's just a snippet of the hundreds of GB of footage I now have to edit up into something I hope you'll find entertaining and inspiring. I also have another go at auditing and fail again. RUclips's content-ID system is F'd. It keeps flagging the music that I have paid to *LEGITIMATELY LICENSE* from Audiio.com. As ...
2024 is going to be a great year for the drone and RC plane hobby
Просмотров 12 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Yes, I'm back. I've been flying drones and RC planes "under the radar" for the past month and working on some super-exciting projects as part of the "push back 2024" initiative. Stay tuned to see how we can recover lost freedoms this year and make the hobby fun and accessible again. Mentioned in this video: Lexi Jansen's Mai on High RUclips channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCWX752FC7j_9dcRoY9EftiQ ...
2024 is the year the hobby pushes back
Просмотров 7 тыс.5 месяцев назад
If you fly an RC plane or a drone you are probably aware that huge levels of over-regulation are harming the hobby. 2024 must be the year we push back against the disinformation and hysteria being created by the media, regulators and politicians. 2024 must be the year we reclaim the skies for future generations so that they can go on to become the engineers, designers, technicians and pilots th...
Should drone regulations be based on myths and disinformation? (part 2)
Просмотров 8 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Those who fly a drone or RC plane in the UK have the opportunity to take a stand over the ridiculous over-regulation proposed in the UK CAA's CAP2610 "Remote ID" regulations. These proposed changes are far more about control than they are about identifying drones and their operators. Should UK hobbyists hand over the keys to the hobby without a wimper or should they summon up a fist-full of tes...
An SD card, three police cars and I suck at auditing
Просмотров 12 тыс.6 месяцев назад
An SD card, three police cars and I suck at auditing
Should drone regulations be based on myths and disinformation? (part 1)
Просмотров 7 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Should drone regulations be based on myths and disinformation? (part 1)
Police: "land your drone NOW!"
Просмотров 20 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Police: "land your drone NOW!"
Rogue drone pilot tags his flying spots
Просмотров 9 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Rogue drone pilot tags his flying spots
I'm back... and almost certainly going to be in trouble soon!
Просмотров 20 тыс.6 месяцев назад
I'm back... and almost certainly going to be in trouble soon!
So disappointed it had to end like this
Просмотров 23 тыс.7 месяцев назад
So disappointed it had to end like this
The South Waikato District Council caught lying to drone and RC plane enthusiasts worldwide
Просмотров 10 тыс.7 месяцев назад
The South Waikato District Council caught lying to drone and RC plane enthusiasts worldwide
Too dangerous to be legal (answering users' questions)
Просмотров 8 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Too dangerous to be legal (answering users' questions)
Help!! I really need your assistance
Просмотров 12 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Help!! I really need your assistance
Dangerous RC plane flown in park without a permit
Просмотров 86 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Dangerous RC plane flown in park without a permit
Chinese fighter jet crash and investigation (unseen footage)
Просмотров 9 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Chinese fighter jet crash and investigation (unseen footage)
I broke this Council's unpublished SECRET RULES
Просмотров 17 тыс.7 месяцев назад
I broke this Council's unpublished SECRET RULES
I stand up to a bully in the local park
Просмотров 64 тыс.8 месяцев назад
I stand up to a bully in the local park
It's time to end the tyranny of petty bureaucrats in councils and I'm the man to do it.
Просмотров 6 тыс.8 месяцев назад
It's time to end the tyranny of petty bureaucrats in councils and I'm the man to do it.
That could have gone a lot better - RC planes
Просмотров 10 тыс.8 месяцев назад
That could have gone a lot better - RC planes

Комментарии

  • @johncgibson4720
    @johncgibson4720 44 минуты назад

    Rotor Riot's fate is tied to the Ukraine war now. I am a newly minted American citizen, 10 years and going. Just look at Ukraine war news reports. It is all FPV now since 2023, and we cannot leave Ukrainians to their own. Dreb's team is dealing with shipments to Ukraine now.

  • @Nordlicht05
    @Nordlicht05 Час назад

    Oh i have friends in russia. They told me a coworker from a hospital did make an pretty expensive (at least for him) "hobby" course with multicopters. The government paid it. Maybe obvious where this was heading but afterwards its always clearer. So they came to him but he had the choice and than pay the course. Considering average payment it was 8 to 16 complete salaries. I think they said he's around 50 yrs. For where iam i would see they do will license fpv gear in the direction of guns.

  • @nyclassic4ever130
    @nyclassic4ever130 2 часа назад

    RR doesnt care about being boycotted by our tiny community if they can sell much more elsewhere.

  • @noisy_boi_fpv_3920
    @noisy_boi_fpv_3920 5 часов назад

    Everything in new Zealand is old and out if date yeah sure is

  • @Δυσνομία
    @Δυσνομία 6 часов назад

    xJet & Choppergirl 🪖 Militarized RC versus SIM 🍊 Orange You Glad I Helped ruclips.net/video/ysJQ2dwufPY/видео.html

  • @XAirForce
    @XAirForce 7 часов назад

    Imagine 1000 smart drones flying through a city, knowing exactly where people will be being able to look at cell phone signals to verify that it’s heading towards the right person. There really isn’t much stopping a regular individual from buying the data and being able to do the exact same bang. No matter how you look at this it’s extremely dangerous.

  • @XAirForce
    @XAirForce 7 часов назад

    I’m retired Air Force. I ran for president in 2020 and both political parties cheated or I would be sitting in the office right now because I was the one that told the world about COVID-19 had a government.. I ran for president because I know humanity should be doing a lot better than what it is. There’s no logical reason why we don’t write a universal constitution, and we become a single government, which means there’s no reason to fight wars anymore, and we can now put all of our effort into fixing the environment and taking care of each other.. In the meantime, the Ukraine war starts and I owned my first DJI, before the FAA required them to be registered. I’ve been talking about all of their uses for years to something extent. Because I am military, and I have been venting things in the past, I’ve come up with a bunch of ideas of how to Weaponized drones. I’ve also thought about ways of drawing people in to the military system.. This sucks because this is not where we need to go, but on the other hand if we’re going to fight, I’m gonna put up the best ideas. There’s still a bunch of things that I have not seen developed yet that could be done both good and bad with drones.. We need to all act like our responsible adults and use the tools that we invent for the good of humanity. You add AI and drones together and you’re not going to want to see what happens.. it is very possible before this is all over with, And by this I mean World War III, which is what this appears to be, you could have swarms of drones, wiping out entire cities autonomously. People need to start acting like smiles adults for each other, no matter where you live in this world. We need a unified government before we kill each other and we are quite capable as responsible adults of doing exactly that so anyone looking at this needs to start working in that direction or contacting your politicians to work in that direction

  • @noisy_boi_fpv_3920
    @noisy_boi_fpv_3920 8 часов назад

    I fitted military grade 300 amp esc to my xclass 2 years ago. Their bulletproof

  • @atomicskull6405
    @atomicskull6405 10 часов назад

    "Secret law" has an ancient history, the Romans had it and it was as you say intended to catch "undesirables". The common people were not allowed to know the law otherwise they would just avoid breaking the law and that was totally not the point of the law.

  • @cjespanola5574
    @cjespanola5574 10 часов назад

    I wonder on how to find its center of gravity..?

  • @brendanshield
    @brendanshield 11 часов назад

    It's another branch of the same narrative. My club has just put in a rule no flying any RC aircraft on your own. So, something I've enjoyed and done freely (mainly on my own) for the last 24 years is now too dangerous because an insurance company. MAAA rules or some other governing authority deems it's dangerous. A ruling probably designed from someone driving a spreadsheet working from home.

  • @PlymouthVT
    @PlymouthVT 11 часов назад

    The flybys it looks and sounds real!! Stunning model!! And it does acrobatics too wow. Not to bad of a crash the pilot walked away.

  • @choppergirl
    @choppergirl 11 часов назад

    I told you this FPV thing started on my highly modded BF2142 futuristic gunship FPS server as an uber vio lent video game... my way of coping from being tortured in a st atist con centration camp trying to rewin a battle I had lost. where do you think it would go...? aerial combat is in it's very DNA from day 1 :-) FPV is just FPS without the guns. That's why it why it spun off as FPV, not RC only on my sim server, nobody got hurt, and it was free to play for everyone, you didn't have to buy a load of fiddly solder parts and carbon crrrrp The Goddess of Air War and Grandmother of FPV has spoken. Back to rocking in my rocking chair and knitting like Madam Defarge... A Tale of Two First Person Somethings No, you know what, stick with the myth that some joker had an epiphany and in a garage built a tricopter and put a babycamera on it and it blossomed from there... I don't need the headaches any more. I've moved on to playing with AI which is more fun.

  • @MrGygygygy
    @MrGygygygy 13 часов назад

    rules made by idiots.....basic end of the world.

  • @carbonEYE007
    @carbonEYE007 14 часов назад

    DJI started the militarization years ago. And dumb westerners bought into it and still are.

  • @usuallydopesvsc
    @usuallydopesvsc 14 часов назад

    DJI actually has as track record of severing ties with third parties that were found to be modifying their drones with military payloads though...

  • @goaway7346
    @goaway7346 14 часов назад

    Just testing. I think I've been shadow banned. Nice one Bruce. No more comments from me then.

  • @dougj8186
    @dougj8186 15 часов назад

    Military hardware -- Ya think? The public might be a little skittish now after watching those videos of death from above from DJI drones dropping nv gas on people. So don't forget to register with the FAA, max penalty a $250,000 fine/3 years in prison for blowing it off. Not for Bruce though, he's snug-as-a-bug in New Zealand while egging on his genius followers in the US to break the law.

  • @veritasweasel
    @veritasweasel 15 часов назад

    Everything in our department stores and from manufacturing of appliances, cell phones, etc. is done in China. Banning DJI doesn’t do anything financially to China the way it would if we said we’re not buying any of the other things they make.

  • @veritasweasel
    @veritasweasel 15 часов назад

    Terrorists put machine guns on the back of pickup trucks. You don’t see us banning pickup trucks. Hopefully they’ll stay away from our drones.

  • @tacticalFPV
    @tacticalFPV 15 часов назад

    Soldiers are also using Google maps to target and kill enemies, Google owns RUclips. So making RUclips videos to call for boycotts against military contractors is the height of hypocrisy.

  • @jaimehudson7623
    @jaimehudson7623 16 часов назад

    Any landing G.I. Joe can walk away from is a good landing! Kudos on this amazing model so very realistic.

  • @TheGesox
    @TheGesox 17 часов назад

    make it target tracking and combine it with a Full auto shotgun this would make it a affordable active protection system against FPV drones

  • @fredflorist1682
    @fredflorist1682 17 часов назад

    Pilot seems fine, however. LOL

  • @giggans
    @giggans 18 часов назад

    Shame and dishonor to Rotor Riot

  • @ravenxv-q4o
    @ravenxv-q4o 19 часов назад

    they are trying to take our drones away because the capitalist class knows that we can use them as defense assets in a revolution. i have been preaching this for years. GET ALL THE PARTS YOU POSSIBLY CAN WHILE YOU CAN. i really hope the CCP would cut off the US defense contractors so they'll be forced to source motors and parts elsewhere because they use the same mass produced crap that we do, aside for specialty components such as quiter motors and proprietary boards etc. i am thankful i got ahead of this in 21 because my paranoia spurred me on. I found a seller with a large lot of old school quanum venture's and bought them all. now i have 24 quanum ventures just chilling at a warehouse i'm renting. they are build pretty stout and look the part as well. the idea was to rebuild them all as autonomous uav with RF shielding around the wiring and components, and use optical communication systems instead of mesh. granted that was my idea, but I'm nowhere near done with the AI and people need to realize that most systems are known and easily defeated. you can't rely on gps, or mesh. and you absolutely must RF shield. i am currently trying to figure out how to encrypt optical transmissions, to prevent actors in the field from spoofing optical transmissions to interrupt the swarm.

  • @bizzfpv
    @bizzfpv 20 часов назад

    If they don't kill people with fpv drones, then they'll kill people with RPGs. There is a lower likelihood of collateral civilian casualties with a fpv drone. So it could be argued that military utilization of our "hobby" drones is saving innocent lives?

  • @nomadchad8243
    @nomadchad8243 21 час назад

    3D printers are on their way to being restricted too, I bought one in the US and brought it home to Canada and boy oh boy did they aggressively try and get me to say I was printing firearms. Every news outlet has run a lazy 3d printers are for making ghost guns to scare people and you can see restrictions will come in a few years from now

  • @paulking7019
    @paulking7019 21 час назад

    A boot and an FPV drone can both be used as weapons. Especially if you attach explosives to or inside them. A pair of boots sitting alone may look harmless but are they really? It is the explosive component that makes an FPV drone a weapon of war. Explosives are already well regulated. No need to add more regulations to drones without adding regulations to footwear as well. In Ukraine Surface vehicles are getting in on the explosive action too. Gonna have to register your Traxxas boats and cars next. I think we just need to have all Karens registered and taxed.

  • @tonystanton9223
    @tonystanton9223 21 час назад

    Seems interesting that nz wants to so strictly control drone regulations and now start using them for military purposes, new zealand is supposed to be a peace keeping country only, im glad i left it, its going to the dogs

  • @mmi6280
    @mmi6280 22 часа назад

    Usually the military will use a more militarized company to build there equipment. If they really wanted something built they would go to DARPA. There up to something.

  • @onmyworkbench7000
    @onmyworkbench7000 23 часа назад

    Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles and Airplanes have all been tools of war. Doctors and Nurses are tools of war, Food production is a tool of war. My point everything either has been or will be used as a *_TOOL OF WAR!!!_*

  • @jeffswope1511
    @jeffswope1511 23 часа назад

    Ugh. We have this awful habit of strapping guns on everything. Stay analog,Stay free.

  • @Narnald_Ewman
    @Narnald_Ewman День назад

    Overregulation is the plutocratic insugency.

  • @dhbfpv
    @dhbfpv День назад

    For what it's worth this was coming from a long way off. The Ukrainian- Russia conflict has proven that this technology far to efficient to be in the hands of the people. This is why the DHS is freaking out and wanting to make it harder for us. Can you think of anyone that would possibly be teaching us soldiers how to FPV?

  • @JustAnotherPaddy
    @JustAnotherPaddy День назад

    Drones were military long before it was a hobby.

  • @bluefpv3263
    @bluefpv3263 День назад

    fpv isnt bad but you as a company make fpv drones for war that is bad having to make money is no excuse i dont buy from rotorriot or dji anymore

  • @R-oz9mf
    @R-oz9mf День назад

    Drones = Lithium powered manually controlled missiles.

  • @FPV420.
    @FPV420. День назад

    I remember the first time DJI drones were used in the war in Ukraine. Then I told my friends that this was the beginning of the end of the hobby and apparently, I was right. Moreover, the first use of consumer drones in this war came as a generous act of solidarity with the people of Ukraine and nobody asked how a company that does not produce weapons can be used to arm armies. Today the US government is worried that DJI could spy on US officials but has nothing against using the technology for the war in Ukraine. Based on this approach we can predict how AI will be used when the technology becomes mature enough.

  • @pokies100
    @pokies100 День назад

    Force projection Bruce. It was explained 2014 to you before 8 years latter combate was shown. Good to see you observing through your headset.

  • @pokies100
    @pokies100 День назад

    Tanks to drone ratio. 4:0 humans killed.

  • @ExtraFungus
    @ExtraFungus День назад

    Welcome to the gun debate.