What is the main problem with smaller electric drones?
Carotid arteries. Fingers. Jugular veins. Wrist arteries. Eyes.
Most inside use drones have protective gear (foam) around the tips of propellers for indoor use so it doesn't damage pictures and furniture or pets or parents or siblings.
However, outside because of winds most protective foam usually comes off. So that is when (wind) (over 5 or 10 miles per hour or gusts) you are really going to have to be careful of. As someone who has flown planes and gliders as well as hang gliders and seen someone trying to take off in a hang glider be thrown upside down and cut on the wires, gusts of wind are not to be taken lightly especially if they are heading right towards your face when your drone is taking off right in front of you without any protection on the blades in regard to your face and hands. You might put up your hands to protect yourself. Then "look ma no fingers". So, make sure your drone is down wind of you (and everyone else), (especially in a gust) when you take off outside. It isn't that wise to take off in constant wind over 5 to 10 miles per hour because you might not be able to fly your drone back to where you are especially if you are flying above 20 to 50 feet in height where winds are stronger than on the ground generally.
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Visitors look at drones on display at the first-ever Drone Expo in Los Angeles on December 13, 2014. (AFP photo)RELATEDLOS ANGELES: Andrew Steele, 15, chose a drone as a Christmas present. And he's not alone. Thousands of drone fans — young and old — turned out at a recent show in Los Angeles.
While historically people have thought of drones as military aircraft or flying devices used by businesses, the growth of drones as recreational vehicles has exploded.
And the range of devices on offer — many of which could end up giftwrapped under the Christmas tree next week — is as varied as the demand for them.
"I really like how it stays static, how it stays at the same place when you move it," said the teenager, whose parents had to fork out $1,200 for his present.
The success of the quadricopter has enabled the Chinese manufacturer who makes them to multiply the number of people it employs by 100 in eight years.
Tony Mendoza, a salesman with UAV-RC.com who was manning a stand at the LA fair, showed off a much more basic model "This happens to be a simple drone and it starts at $25," he said.
"It is basically for children and parents wanting to get something for their kids for Christmas."
Of course, the more drones are given as presents this Christmas, the more of them will be flying around in the New Year.
That is a headache for regulators. "It's important, no matter how small the drone is, to be aware of your surroundings, making sure you're not operating the drone in a fashion that would endanger anybody," said former White House advisor Lisa Ellman.
In addition, you have to be sure "that you're not spying on your neighbours in your backyard," she added.
But even if drones are becoming accessible for everyone, flying one is not necessarily as easy as falling off a log.
Adam Gibson is a professional who regularly organizes training sessions for beginners.
"To properly know how to use the system, I would say you need about two weeks, 20 hours a week," said Gibson, boss of Ctrl.Me.
To avoid accidents, you need to both be able to pilot it and configure it correctly in the first place. If it is not set up right, the machine risks crashing.end quote from:In United States, drones take off as
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