As a quadcopter flyer, it is upon me to follow the rules. I check where I'm allowed to fly, I follow the drone code as set out by the CAA rules and yes I upload footage to youtube of various things.
I dislike how these things are sold as toys (and more and more at toy prices). The manufacturers should be held jointly responsible.
In this case, the owner of the quadcopter flew it well beyond his line of sight thus contravening the rules. The video, featured on another site, shows that he was well below and not that close to the helicopter but had it of been in the line of sight he couldn't fail to notice the helicopter close by. It's about time we started fining people, making these fines more public and removing such vehicles as has happened in this case.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
