The Closest One I've Seen...

Acroduster · Jan 12, 2016

As we've all stated from day one, it's only a matter of time before a drone causes a fatality. This is the closest I've seen so far...

Drone almost hits skier - CNN.com

Maddog · Jan 12, 2016

Acroduster said:
As we've all stated from day one, it's only a matter of time before a drone causes a fatality. This is the closest I've seen so far...

Drone almost hits skier - CNN.com

Looks like that was one of those safer "octocopters".

Acroduster · Jan 12, 2016

You mean the ones with enough rotors that should there a be problem, you can land safely?

Maddog · Jan 12, 2016

Acroduster said:
You mean the ones with enough rotors that should there a be problem, you can land safely?

Exactly...

Chuck · Jan 12, 2016

It landed "safely", didn't it?

Acroduster · Jan 12, 2016

Depends on your point of view...

Maddog · Jan 12, 2016

Chuck said:
It landed "safely", didn't it?

Uh- not for the drone... From what I could see, it was messed up before it hit the ground. Like it collided with something else in da air..
I think it violated one of Newton's laws- that no 2 objects can occupy the same point in space at the same time.