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I was more concerned about the roller coaster and pleasure beach area, again privacy questions arise.
There is another video taken in London over the Houses of Parliament and it looked like other security sensitive sites in Westminster. I suspect if one were flown over Downing St. it would be shot down. It appeared the operator was apprehended after the London flights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghDXBIy_BSM
About 3 months ago at my local hobby shop I saw a tiny quadrocopter it was being flown in the shop, it had a small video camera, nothing fancy. That was retailing for £150. The battery power was limited and it lacked the sophistication of the more expensive models but I was attracted to it as a tool to photograph Rhododendron flowers which can be very high up and inaccessible. The best flowers always seem to be at the top! In my situation in a relatively deserted garden I think I could get away with it but not at Kew Gardens!
It would have been invaluable in my work to survey chimneys, roofs and other inaccessible areas of buildings, reducing the need for scaffolding. Probably has applications for preliminary inspection of bridges and other high and inaccessible structures. This would reduce costs, disruption and disturbance to the structure, clambering on a roof can cause more damage than there was before the inspection.
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Robert.