Timberwolf wrote:It would be cool to see if it has proximity sensors to know how close it gets to stuff and avoids it on its own...though though may be a next model feature. Wonder what would happen if you through it out the window on final and just let it follow. Or throw it out then take off. Does it just land and wait or? So many endless options

GumpAir wrote: Give it a few years and backcountry fly-ins will look like the battle scene from Ender's Game, with airplanes dodging camera drones by the dozens to take off and land.

For safety, the Lily Camera has a maximum speed of 25 miles per hour, won’t fly higher than 50 feet or more than 100 feet away from the user, and, using its camera sensors, it won’t ever get too close to objects or subjects (there’s a 5-foot minimum distance). While it operates autonomously, the user can tell it where to be exactly (to the side, or circle 360 degrees) and zoom in or out, using the tracking device. In case it goes out of range or the battery gets low, it has a failsafe-landing feature. There’s also a kill-switch on the remote, if that ever becomes necessary.

Pusher wrote: I doubt the Lily would be a threat to GA.....

Pusher wrote: The point is that it is not technology or in this case the Lily which is the problem, it is irresponsible humans......Obviously regulations are required for operating such a device.