Drone

  • The price of fun: CASA fines for drone activity at Kyneton reservoir

    The price of fun: CASA fines for drone activity at Kyneton reservoir

    Fun has come with a high price tag for two men fined over a daring drone fishing stunt at Upper Coliban Reservoir, Kyneton, last year. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has issued nearly $4000 in fines for aiding and abetting unlawful drone flight following a four-month investigation and two house raids. Project leader, Sunbury local…

  • Fate up in the air

    Fate up in the air

    Judgement is still up in the air on a daring drone fishing stunt at Upper Coliban Reservoir under investigation by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. A group of four men in their 20s found instant fame last week from a viral video of their fishing on the fly but could now face penalties of between…

  • Drone daredevils take fishing to new heights at Upper Coliban Reservoir

    Drone daredevils take fishing to new heights at Upper Coliban Reservoir

    A daring Kyneton fisherman and his mates have tackled the first-ever drone fishing at Upper Coliban Reservoir in a stunt that put everything on the line. Armed with his rod and a VB stubby of courage, Sam Foreman dangled metres above the water, suspended in a chair from a purpose-built drone while captured on film.…