I was notified privately by Wasi that their flying in Mumbai was stopped yesterday possibly because of the discussion about "dangerous flying on a TV show".  They were asked to register the names of flyers in the local police station.

He noted that the cops mentioned about these "things being dangerous online and in the NEWS".  I am not sure if any NEWS channel or NEWSpaper discussed if the TV show flying was dangerous, especially with reference to this thread.  My firm belief is the visibility and events at Mahalaxmi (related to the Kasab trial) was what the cop was referring to, but Wasi bhai can confirm that.  In any case, being able to fly with proper registration is to be looked up as a good thing (inconvenient too).  I have seen people like Mr Nagar of AMAI mention that this hobby is either going to get regulated or shotdown, and in someways it is good to see more the first happening instead of the second.

Just to avoid any confusion, I am adding a note under the first post in this thread to clarify the concern raised here, and to clear the air about safety of operating RC equipment.

I see no reason to infer that this thread is noticed by authorities, prompting the said incident.  That would happen when the concern raised in this thread is discussed by other news outlets/media, which we have not seen.  Whatever is happening in Mumbai is just an indication of the times we are living in.

Excellent action by the AMAI. Surely its fulfilling its foremost duty to protect this wonderful hobby. Protect it from idiots!!!

I have removed the word dangerous from the topic name.  As people suggested, it conveys that these are inherently dangerous, while the truth is that they are dangerous when operated without safety considerations.  Inherently they are safe.

I still dont agree its dangerous in normal conditions.

Say a person can fly a heli on your face and kill you.
The same person can drive a car onto you and kill you.

The thing is that anything can be dangerous if not handled by an experienced person. Like I said, if a person who does not know to drive a car can kill some one.

The only thing we need to do is educate people that for a fresher, flying w/o a trainer is dangerous. Coz many people think that flying plane/helis is like using a cheap remote chinese car.

Like in the pulsar add they say dont try this wheelie at home 

So if sony had put a similar warning at the end/beginning of the show, it would have sufficed.  as the heli was flown by a experienced person.

We need to use TV/media to educate about this hobby, also on the other hand the education should say that one should not fly w/o experienced people around. Just like it says on the Crackers dabba "Adult supervision required." 


Just my opinion.

Who said it is dangerous in normal conditions ?   It is fairly dangerous when flown over the heads of people in a packed studio.

Quote from: vinay on July 27, 2010, 01:13:39 PM
I still dont agree its dangerous in normal conditions.

Say a person can fly a heli on your face and kill you.
The same person can drive a car onto you and kill you.

You got it wrong Vinay. A commercially available car is much reliable and well behaved beast than may be a Genuine Align T-Rex/Titan. You don't see a Car's engine blasts or its wheel fly off on main road (if it happens, it happens one in millions) compared to Helis go freak even at the hands of most experienced flyers (Radio/Rotor head, tails break down).

R/C is an extreme sport and should be observed with caution. Compare dangers posed to a normal Cricket/Football viewer with that to a Moto GP/Bull Fighting viewer.

I think similar incidents have happened even in Jakkur, the reason why people don't want too many 'Guest/Passengers' there.

True to an extent, but not as dangerous as this thread is taking in the direction!  

Respect your RC hobby and RC stuff. Always stay alert, follow protocols and saftey measures. And MOST IMPORTANT - use common sense... Then it should be more enjoyable than DANGEROUS. 

Quote from: ujjwaana on July 27, 2010, 02:10:06 PM
You got it wrong Vinay. A commercially available car is much reliable and well behaved beast than may be a Genuine Align T-Rex/Titan. You don't see a Car's engine blasts or its wheel fly off on main road (if it happens, it happens one in millions) compared to Helis go freak even at the hands of most experienced flyers (Radio/Rotor head, tails break down).

While the above point is true, one should also note that if standard (best?) practices are followed, they tend to be the same.  RC helis may have mechanical failure more often than regular cars (some old cars used to have broken hydraulic brake pipes etc also much more commonly 20+ years ago), but that is why they need to be operated keeping a safe distance (proportional to the size of the model).  It is all about "what is the safe procedure to operate a particular piece of equipment" so that even in the case of any mishaps, there is no damage to humans or property.  This universal rule applies the same way to cars and RC models.

Quote from: ujjwaana on July 27, 2010, 02:10:06 PM
I think similar incidents have happened even in Jakkur, the reason why people don't want too many 'Guest/Passengers' there.

Thats not the only reason, RC is expensive. If you allow few then all the people/kids etc start coming in. It becomes a havoc. If any of them get tempted to just pocket your futaba 7 Ch RX, then you will know the pain  . remember if some one comes there when the police is not there, how we always keep an eye on them noting that they are not going near our stuff ! Thats the reason why that constable frequently visit the place to make sure no outsider is allowed w/o prior permission.

anwar sir...thanks a million...i m obliged...