

White House Drone Crash Is Tied to Drunken Spy Agency Employee - aaronbrethorst
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/28/us/white-house-drone.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

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jccooper
It's pretty easy to lose one of those things "up" if you are over-eager with
the throttle--like if it's the first time you've flown it or your motor
functions are impaired. Looks like this guy had both those factors at work.

First time I flew a quadrotor, I had no idea it had such a climb rate, and the
sucker went up fast, got caught in the wind, left radio range in no time, and
ended up five houses down. Didn't land on a roof only by miracle, I think. No
damage, but I was much more careful the next flight. But I was flying a $40
toy; I think I would have been a bit more careful with a $2000 Phantom.

