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   Video of man fishing while dangling from drone under investigation by CASA
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is investigating footage posted on social media of a man fishing from a chair that's being lifted by a homemade drone.
Key points:
CASA says while it's a first for Australia, it's not a really sensible thing to do
An aviation expert says it was a risky move due to a lack of quality control over homemade drones
The drone's designer has declined to comment
In the vision, taken at Upper Coliban Reservoir in central Victoria, the man, with beer at hand, is carried for several metres above the water, catches a fish and eventually returns to shore.
CASA spokesman Peter Gibson said there were serious safety risks involved with what appeared in the footage.
"This is a first for Australia, to have a large homemade drone being used to lift someone off the ground," he said.
"It's really not a sensible thing to do in any way, shape or form; there's lots of things that could have gone wrong, someone could have been seriously injured."
Tim French, a Sunbury electrician who helped design and build the drone, has declined to comment.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-29/footage-of-man-fishing-from-drone-being-investigated-by-casa/11460604https://media.giphy.com/media/ZXZekeZnHBepkhIBmK/source.gif

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Isaac soloman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Champion Joined: 13 Oct 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6085	Post Options Post Reply Quote Isaac soloman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: fishing while dangling from drone Posted: 29 Aug 2019 at 9:33pm
	Video of man fishing while dangling from drone under investigation by CASA The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is investigating footage posted on social media of a man fishing from a chair that's being lifted by a homemade drone. Key points: CASA says while it's a first for Australia, it's not a really sensible thing to do An aviation expert says it was a risky move due to a lack of quality control over homemade drones The drone's designer has declined to comment In the vision, taken at Upper Coliban Reservoir in central Victoria, the man, with beer at hand, is carried for several metres above the water, catches a fish and eventually returns to shore. CASA spokesman Peter Gibson said there were serious safety risks involved with what appeared in the footage. "This is a first for Australia, to have a large homemade drone being used to lift someone off the ground," he said. "It's really not a sensible thing to do in any way, shape or form; there's lots of things that could have gone wrong, someone could have been seriously injured." Tim French, a Sunbury electrician who helped design and build the drone, has declined to comment.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-29/footage-of-man-fishing-from-drone-being-investigated-by-casa/11460604https://media.giphy.com/media/ZXZekeZnHBepkhIBmK/source.gif

TJMitchell Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Points: 17268	Post Options Post Reply Quote TJMitchell Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Aug 2019 at 9:59pm
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Dr E Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Champion Joined: 05 Feb 2013 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 28563	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dr E Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Aug 2019 at 10:08pm
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