Drone-based businesses soar in Canada, as FAA grounds US entrepreneurs
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Re: Drone-based businesses soar in Canada, as FAA grounds US entrepreneurs
#2Hopefully they can work out the kinks under the US is ready to adopt it.
Re: Drone-based businesses soar in Canada, as FAA grounds US entrepreneurs
#3Here is a link to the original article in the Financial Post (http://bit.ly/1m1lGdi) with the due credit to the original author, Quentin Casey, and the companies mentioned in the article, fluttrbox and Resson Aerospace (which is conveniently not mentioned by this author).
I am the co-founder of fluttrbox(applied YC W15)
Re: Drone-based businesses soar in Canada, as FAA grounds US entrepreneurs
#4and how about privacy, sc* that right
Re: Drone-based businesses soar in Canada, as FAA grounds US entrepreneurs
#5It's bizarre that it's legal to fly a drone/quadcopter as a hobby, but not if you charge for the services. If there were laws about flying above a certain height or over people in well populated areas, that would make more sense than just banning commercial use.
There are going to be a lot of drone-based businesses soon. I got a DJI Phantom 2 last month and have been amazed at the quality of footage that it can capture with a GoPro. The learning curve is much easier than hand-held stabilizers I've used, like the Glidecam.
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#6Request: Please don't come and ruin it for the rest of us, like this irresponsible american drone operator potentially did (thankfully there have been no repercussions yet as the authorities haven't seen it).
See the first few seconds of this video: http://vimeo.com/99295619
Flying anywhere near aerodromes is illegal just about everywhere.
Re: Drone-based businesses soar in Canada, as FAA grounds US entrepreneurs
#7Request: Please don't come and ruin it for the rest of us, like this irresponsible american drone operator potentially did (thankfully there have been no repercussions yet as the authorities haven't seen it).
See the first few seconds of this video: http://vimeo.com/99295619
Flying anywhere near aerodromes is illegal just about everywhere.
Re: Drone-based businesses soar in Canada, as FAA grounds US entrepreneurs
#8It's bizarre that it's legal to fly a drone/quadcopter as a hobby, but not if you charge for the services. If there were laws about flying above a certain height or over people in well populated areas, that would make more sense than just banning commercial use. There are going to be a lot of drone-based businesses soon. I got a DJI Phantom 2 last month and have been amazed at the quality of footage that it can captu…
I'm hoping its temporary and a better solution can be found soon. I think most of the fear is the sky being filled with commercial drones, which I think can be solved pretty easily.
Re: Drone-based businesses soar in Canada, as FAA grounds US entrepreneurs
#9It's bizarre that it's legal to fly a drone/quadcopter as a hobby, but not if you charge for the services. If there were laws about flying above a certain height or over people in well populated areas, that would make more sense than just banning commercial use. There are going to be a lot of drone-based businesses soon. I got a DJI Phantom 2 last month and have been amazed at the quality of footage that it can captu…
> It's bizarre that it's legal to fly a drone/quadcopter as a hobby, but not if you charge for the services.
It is also legal to have sex as a hobby, but not -- in (most of) the U.S., and much of the rest of the world -- if you charge for the services.
Actually, there are a lot of things that are legal to do if you aren't charging for a service, but illegal, or at least much more tightly regulated, if you are charging for a service.
Re: Drone-based businesses soar in Canada, as FAA grounds US entrepreneurs
#10Here is a link to the original article in the Financial Post ( http://bit.ly/1m1lGdi ) with the due credit to the original author, Quentin Casey, and the companies mentioned in the article, fluttrbox and Resson Aerospace (which is conveniently not mentioned by this author). I am the co-founder of fluttrbox(applied YC W15)
Actual non-Libya URL: http://business.financialpost.com/2014/09/07/canadian-startu...