The verdict is in on the New York City science teacherwho accidentally crashed his quadcopter into the standsof the US Open last month . The 26 - year - old has been rank to do five day of biotic community divine service . That ’s frankly not so bad .
Flying dronescan be grievous , and crashing monotone into crowded stadium can be very serious . The young science teacher was fly a 3DR radio-controlled aircraft near the US Open locale so that he could get some footage of the Unisphere . But the flying robot malfunctioned and flew into the stands instead . Whoops !
“ as luck would have it , no one was injure as a result of this incident , ” reads a press release from the Queens County district lawyer ’s office . “ However , we can not rely on coincidence to protect the world . ”
As the monetary value of drones drops , we ’re trusted to seemore incidents involving rawness pilots making bad decisionsabout where to fly . That ’s why the district attorney ’s “ coincidence ” comment is so on percentage point . There will be more accidents . Five daylight of residential area service is a smacking on the wrist , but who make love what the verdict would ’ve been if the teacher had actually injured someone . lease ’s hope we never have to find out .
[ Ars Technica ]
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