[Vision2020] drone sighting
Kai Eiselein
fotopro63 at hotmail.com
Sun Sep 21 14:34:30 PDT 2014
I don't know how long it can stay in the air, but Latah County Search and Rescue may find it useful.
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> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] drone sighting
> From: moscowcares at moscow.com
> Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 13:41:55 -0700
> CC: paul.rumelhart at gmail.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
> To: fotopro63 at hotmail.com
>
> And I am sure that these 4-hour classes will be available for
> enrollment (including a Tri-State gift certificate) once Tri-State
> starts selling drones.
>
> Sidebar: I am seriously considering donating the "Moscow Cares" drone,
> carrying case, Go-Pro3 camera, and sundry of various other related
> items to a worthy cause. This consideration and potential decision is
> based primarily on my desire not to perform aerial
> videotaping/photographing over populated grounds. I mean . . . taking
> it out to pastures, open fields and other deserted geography would get
> real old real quick.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com<http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
>
> On Sep 21, 2014, at 1:26 PM, Kai Eiselein
> <fotopro63 at hotmail.com<mailto:fotopro63 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Mr. Hansen has made a good case for why drone operators should be
> required to complete. and pass, an operator's course in order to gain a
> license to fly these machines.
> Additionally, because these things can fall out of the sky, potentially
> causing damage and physical injury, the operators should be required to
> carry an insurance policy of no less than two million dollars.
> ($2,000,000)
>
> ________________________________
> From: thansen at moscow.com<mailto:thansen at moscow.com>
> Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 13:12:47 -0700
> To: paul.rumelhart at gmail.com<mailto:paul.rumelhart at gmail.com>
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com<mailto:vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] drone sighting
>
> Chief Duke -
>
> Mr. Rumelhart publicly stated that a large noisy drone was seen, by him
> yesterday, flying over Moscow Junior High School.
>
> Mr. Rumelhart suggests that we should simply ignore it. I don't
>
> Suppose the drone had experienced problems and crashed into a moving
> car . . . or worse. What then?
>
> I believe that an explanation is called for.
>
> Mr. Rumelhart may turn his back on this instance. I assure you, Chief.
> I won't!
>
> How many more large, noisy drones will fly over public schools here in
> Moscow before one crashes, causing physical injury, and you, Chief
> Duke, think to yourself, "Maybe we should have done something about
> this earlier."
>
> On the evening of September 11th, just before the megaload entered
> Moscow, I met up with a few MPD officers outside city hall and we
> discussed drones (the "Moscow Cares" drone in particular) and their
> potential for property and physical injury. That discussion was a
> major factor in my decision not to fly the drone over populated
> grounds.
>
> Perhaps the same concern should be applied to the large noisy drone
> (and the potential for more) Mr. Rumelhart witnessed yesterday. I am
> sure that the parents of the students at Moscow Junior High School
> Would appreciate it.
>
> I eagerly await your reply.
>
> On the evening of September
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares"
> http://www.MoscowCares.com<http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
> On Sep 21, 2014, at 12:47 PM, Paul Rumelhart
> <paul.rumelhart at gmail.com<mailto:paul.rumelhart at gmail.com><mailto:paul.rumelhart at gmail.com>>
> wrote:
>
>
> Answer to Mr. Hansen, I have no idea which local agencies have drones.
> Somebody does. This wasn't a quad copter, it had a long narrow body, a
> fin, and a wider section at the front.
>
> Also, my apologies to Chief Duke for being dragged into this
> conversation. If I wanted to report something I would call the non
> emergency number at the station instead of cc'ing you like you were the
> guy down the hall that handles the TPS reports.
>
> Paul
>
> On Sep 21, 2014 10:34 AM, "Tom Hansen"
> <thansen at moscow.com<mailto:thansen at moscow.com><mailto:thansen at moscow.com>>
> wrote:
> Mr. Rumelhart stated:
>
> "This one was a few feet long and looked like an official drone some
> department or other was testing out. I highly doubt they were deploying
> it illegally."
>
> http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/2014-September/098157.html
>
> Question, Mr. Rumelhart: Since I have never seen a drone flying within
> Moscow city limits (with the sole exception of the "Moscow Cares" drone
> I flew the other day at Guy Wicks Field), what department (state,
> county, or city) possesses a drone?
>
> Question for Chief Duke: Chief, are you aware of ANY drones flown over
> Moscow Junior High School yesterday (Saturday)? I ask this question
> because I consider such activity to be a threat to the safety of the
> Moscow community. I have thought it over carefully and extensively. I
> have decided not to fly the "Moscow Cares" drone (pictured below) over
> people or a location with the potential of inhabiting people.
>
> <image1.jpeg>
>
> Thank you for your anticipated and thoughtful response, Chief.
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares"
> http://www.MoscowCares.com<http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
>
> On Sep 21, 2014, at 7:41 AM, Tom Hansen
> <thansen at moscow.com<mailto:thansen at moscow.com><mailto:thansen at moscow.com>>
> wrote:
>
> Nope.
>
> Mine is virtually silent
>
> Anybody care to see Guy Wicks Field from approximately 200 (that's
> right, two hundred) feet?
>
> I don't see why I was so concerned. This drone is easier to fly, and
> control (via iPad), than a kite.
>
> If I were you, Mr. Rumelhart, I would report this sighting to the
> Moscow Police. Flying a drone, especially one as noisy as you claim,
> over a public school is dangerous.
>
> Never mind. I Cc'd a copy of this to Moscow Police Chief Duke. You
> can provide the missing details to the officer when he stops by, ok?
> The community would appreciate it.
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares"
> http://www.MoscowCares.com<http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
> On Sep 20, 2014, at 5:06 PM, Paul Rumelhart
> <paul.rumelhart at gmail.com<mailto:paul.rumelhart at gmail.com><mailto:paul.rumelhart at gmail.com>>
> wrote:
>
> I just saw what I looked like a big white drone making a loud piercing
> whistle sound heading west above the Junior High. Anyone else see it?
> Is this Tom's new toy? I can only assume it was spying on me,
> attempting to divine exactly what I'm putting in the chili I've been
> preparing for dinner.
>
> Paul
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