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Very sad indeed. Thoughts and prayers for his family and friends.

Another news video ... a quick interview with the the owner of the Bull Run UAV. Read the short article and then listen to what he says ... http://wtvr.com/2013/08/29/owner-knows-why-drone-crashed-into-stands-at-bull-run/ The article indicates that he said, "no training is required to fly...

. Here's one more news video regarding this incident ... clearly expressing the fact that the FAA is looking into this one. http://wtvr.com/2013/08/26/faa-investigates-bull-run-drone-crash/ Seems pretty likely that there will be some consequences for the owner / operator ... and ultimately for...

An updated news video with updated details ... Federal investigation underway. http://wtvr.com/2013/08/26/great-bull-run-crash-victims/ The news report indicates that the owner of the multirotor "leased" it to a third party to film the Bull Run. Leased a multirotor to a third party ... are...

. More bad publicity for the UAV / RCAP community. Last week was the epic "wedding groom" fail ... this week it's the "Bull Run" fail ... and this one could have been much worse! http://wtvr.com/2013/08/24/watch-dro...reat-bull-run/ I hope the person who got hit is ok. As previously pointed...

"Drones" also made the cover of next month's edition of Popular Mechanics (Sept 2003) ... with a 2-3 page feature article.

Here's a picture of the cover ... I hear it's also available on Amazon.com

I apologize if this is old news, but I stumbled across an interesting magazine at the local Barnes & Noble store earlier today. It's a special edition magazine titled "DRONES Are they watching you?" ... I believe it's only going to be on the racks until next week. Over 120 pages and nearly 2...

Thanks for posting ... I hope other noobs take a peak and understand the importance of learning how to fly safely and responsibly. I'm just a novice, and I can honestly say that have NO plans to mount any cameras on anything that I fly until I can fly with great skill, confidence and CONTROL.

Quick post just to say hello! I've been a helicopter fan since I was a little kid and always wanted to learn how to fly a real one ... never happened ... and never gonna happen. Recently decided to buy a small rc quadcopter just to satisfy my urge to fly ... think I've found a new hobby...