• Whitebelt_Dural@lemmings.world
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      2 months ago

      FPV drones and the surge in popularity of BnF quads. You used to have to at least know how to solder it all together.

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        2 months ago

        Oh god. You can buy one on Temu for $10. I’m guessing they overheat and explode.

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          2 months ago

          The ones I’m thinking of are carbon fiber bodied, weigh about 600-800g, and easily hit 100mph/160kph. Usually we recommend newbies fly a few dozen hours in a simulator first but seeing people post pics with cuts from propellers going up their arm was a semi regular occurrence on the subreddit.

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      2 months ago

      But the most expensive gear isn’t necessarily more dangerous than the entry level gear, and in some cases, may even be safer.

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        2 months ago

        Right, but the issue is that if they don’t know what they are doing then the gear is irrelevant. I’ll give an example. If I’m skiing and I see someone hiking up to the off-piste bowl run in brand new topline gear, and they are visibly struggling to do the hike, I can ssume they are inexperienced and might really hurt themselves or crash into someone else.