More spies in the sky

 A new tool for NIWA in Christchurch.

 It measures about 1m across.  Red light means - camera in action.

Here I am, taking a photo of myself being photographed.

More info at:-

http://www.microdrones.com/index-en.php

Oh - and did I mention $60,000.

No wonder the boss won't let me get a rating on it.

It is not on the civil aircraft register - which reminds me

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Did you see this accident brief from CAA :-

Accident Date  16-Jun-2011

Registration Unregistered

Manufacturer Model Owner  Skycam Kahu Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle

Place  Wairoa

Fatal P/C Serious P/C

0 0 / 0 0 / 0

POB Nil

After conducting some aerial surveys and the aircraft was returning to the launch and

recovery point, the parachute hatch failed to release when the parachute was

deployed. Attempt by the pilot to manually control the aircraft also failed. The

aircraft was found crashed in a farm paddock 200m from the intended recovery

point.

TAIC Investigating  No