Drone + RX100 II + Chase Jarvis = Disaster

[helvetica]

Pushing the envelope means being in territory not well studied. When you have an overloaded, unstable drone with a camera generating lots of radio frequency noise (WiFi), you're the photographic equivalent of Air Force Test Pilots.

Chase keeps his spirits up like a champ as he puts $1000+ of gear into the ocean.

 

[alienmeatsack]

I love the stuff taken from those Phantoms and the GoPro's but wow, that is just a lot of money to sink. Made my heart sad to see both items go down.

 

[JoeV]

There was a story on CNN yesteday about some small town in Utah that's putting to vote a measure intending to authorize citizens the right to shoot down "drones" that come within a thousand or so feet of their property. I suspect the Feds might have a different feeling, though.

I remember "back in the day" (i.e. before the phrase "back in the day" was coined) when there were model airplane hobbiests, not drone-sporting pseudo-terrorists.

~Joe

 

[wblynch]

Shoot down those Amazon Drones and gather the packages. Sort of like hi-tech Pinatas!

 

[Frank Petronio]

For Sale: "Like New Minty Sony A7, lite buckshot marks on packaging".

Suspect the manufacturers send Chase new stuff because of the exposure, whatever commercial jock tog gets as many views?

 

[helvetica]

Suspect the manufacturers send Chase new stuff because of the exposure

I wouldn't be surprised if he just chalked it up on insurance. He does well enough that loosing a grand's worth of gear and making a self promotional video with good potential for exposure would probably be a minor bump in the road.

 

[willie_901]

I wonder if the insurance complain claim adjuster will stumble upon this video?

 

[Timmyjoe]

I remember "back in the day" (i.e. before the phrase "back in the day" was coined) when there were model airplane hobbiests, not drone-sporting pseudo-terrorists.

~Joe

I remember that as well, back in the 1960's and 1970's, but at least where I lived there were very tight restrictions on where you were allowed to fly those. You couldn't fly them in residential neighborhoods, and you had to have a license to fly them.

Is that Amazon thing really gonna happen, or is that just some pipe dream of the owner. I'd be all for shooting those things down.

Best,
-Tim

 

[nparsons13]

you're the photographic equivalent of Air Force Test Pilots.Chase keeps his spirits up like a champ as he puts $1000+ of gear into the ocean.

Air Force test pilots don't take new aircraft into hazardous environments or conditions on the second flight. Chase keeps his spirits up because he thinks the insurance will cover it. I wonder if the insurance company will see it that way if they view this video?