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Re:Beijing From Above, aka How I was police detained for fly... by chiph on Thursday July 17, 2014 @08:46AM (#8047155)
There have been photos published on Reddit from people who were seriously cut up by the spinning propeller blades - both from RC helicopters and commercial quadcopters.

Not something I want happening to me, or being responsible for.

Re:Beijing From Above, aka How I was police detained for fly... by dirktheman on Thursday July 17, 2014 @09:20AM (#8047324)
Don't get me wrong, it's a great hobby! Designing, building, tinkering, flying, improving (and repairing, always repairing) your own models is very rewarding. If you know what you're doing it's not a very dangerous hobby, too. A lot more people get injured with baseball, american football, kayaking, paragliding, cycling, racing, scuba diving, boating just to name a few. If you have a little common sense (not grabbing your UAV out of the sky with your bare hands, for instance), keep a safe distance with buildings, roads, people and animals you'll be fine!