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Team BlackSheep · 2.3M views · 2010-12-01 · 3:02

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Overview

Team BlackSheep flies FPV (first-person view) model aircraft over New York City, past the Brooklyn and Verrazano bridges, lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. The flights stirred controversy in the RC community.

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HN cites it as a well-known early example of FPV drone flight in drone and regulation discussions.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2011–2013

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truxs · 2013-01 · Reference

Since it's been shot atLeweb 2012 it's probably more of a demonstration than a stealth flight like they did in NY [VIDEO] Regarding the law it's a bit more complicated, owning one isn't a problem (Parrot is selling his stuff without troubles), but as for using it, you need to: - have a direct visual on it - no flight above 50 meters as for a fly by video: - Must be at least 15 Km between uav and closest airfield - only allowed above unpopulated zone - no flight above 50 meters [LINK]

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bigiain · 2012-06 · Reference

This one caused a _lot_ of controversy in the FPV (first person view/video) RC community a while back: [VIDEO] if you don't have the time/patience to watch the whole 3-ish minutes, try this but: [VIDEO]

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bigiain · 2011-12 · Reference

Like this: [VIDEO] ??? (Note: that video caused a _lot_ of controversy in the FPV (first person video) and RC community.)

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