Look. Up in the sky.
The drones are coming and they’re going to provide some new perspectives on University of Louisville football and other sports. The athletic department has acquired at least two drones and is eager to put them to work.
In fact, one of them took its inaugural flight prior to the UofL football scrimmage last Saturday (see video below), sweeping high above the playing field before most of the crowd of approximately 1,500 fans had arrived. Just a test run, mind you, because Bobby Petrino would not want any surprises during football practice.
Nick Stover, director of social media for the athletic department, says the drones could become a frequent sight at games. But first he and his team have to become more familiar with the drones and any applicable laws.
“They’re still a fairly new phenomenon to civilians so we’re contacting the FAA and other agencies,” he said. “We have a lot of ideas we are exploring.”
Stover plans to showcase the new soccer stadium, Card March during football games, and dozens of other events. He says the football team has the other drone, which could be used to evaluate football practice sessions. Whether they will ever replace the towers on the practice field is another question.
The drones are equipped with Go Pro cameras and are white Phantom 2 models manufactured by a company called DJI in Los Angeles, which offers about a dozen choices. They have four rotor blades, resembling a small helicopter.
Watch out for one above you at an upcoming game.
Thoughtful of you to contact the FAA…considering that without a written waiver from them (which I doubt you had) you have already violated Federal Air Regulations for Class C Airspace multiple times.
Well that is the attitude of the administration at UofL, a determined effort at a spirit of compliance, unlike other institutions in the state…
You’re taking a lot for granted there Steve.
So you did have a written waiver then ? Yes or no ?
Haven’t got my drone yet, Steve, just making the post.
Lighten up, Francis.
slapd!ck
CBP has em so scared they’re reeaaallllly reaching for some desperate thing to cling to…
Don’t worry, Steve. There will be plenty of aerial displays and fireworks to complain about come the end of November. I imagine the school will probably get in trouble for how many fireworks they set off November 29th. Probably some kind of noise ordinance broken too for disturbing the peace by blowing the train horn too many times…
I can see the video supplied by these on the JumboTron really revving up the crowd on game day. A welcome relief to the dance cam and kiss cam timeouts which have become ho hum. Go Cards!