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dronehire

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About dronehire

Connecting commercial drone operators with clients at dronehireservices.com

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    I'm not sure, Google Play just says, "This app is incompatible with all of your devices." Both devices are Xiaomi smartphones. My new phone is running Android 9.

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    Comment #21077618

    Your app appears to be incompatible with my Android smartphone. It's a fairly new, mid-range phone and I haven't had any issues installing other apps. Any idea why it might be inco…

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    Comment #10408221

    Isn't that Quora?

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    Comment #10406978

    > Again, UAVs are not computer-flown. They're remotely piloted. They are not completely autonomous (yet.) This is incorrect. Most popular consumer-level autopilot systems used by c…

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    Ask HN: How would you monetize a marketplace for commercial drone services?

    My co-founder and I run dronehire.org, where we connect commercial drone operators with clients. Our core service is facilitating quote requests being sent to drone operators, base…

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    Comment #8314332

    My startup (www.dronehire.org) connects commercial drone operators with clients for aerial photography, real estate photography, precision agriculture, surveying, mapping etc. Do y…

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    Comment #8107775

    We've had a couple of blog posts hit #1. From memory, we received around 35,000 visitors on each occasion, spaced over the course of several hours.

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    Comment #7832896

    This is correct. I believe the post you are referring to is one I submitted a few months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7360260

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    Comment #7787713

    There is a LOT of interest in commercial drone applications. We already have 100+ commercial drone operators in our directory at www.dronehire.org, with new sign-ups every day. Cur…

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    >What is the range of a ~$5K drone? Payload? Battery life? Knowing these approximate parameters would be quite useful for putting one's thinking cap on. If anyone has a good idea, …

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    Comment #7734035

    >Except it's not one million USD. Also it's only open to citizens and residents of UAE. The one million USD prize is for the international category of the award, and it is open to …

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    Comment #7734026

    >The article seems to contradict itself -- it offers $1M USD and then offers $1M AED, even providing an estimated USD value after exchange rate. I guess you missed the second parag…

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    Comment #7386995

    Do you own a Phantom or Phantom 2? The latter, which is referred to in the linked article, uses a much higher capacity LiPo battery (5,200mAh vs 2,200mAh) and consequently has doub…

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    It is likely that the drone operator was flying by FPV (first-person view), using an onboard camera and transmitter to stream video back to a monitor or goggles. An operator will u…

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    Comment #7386738

    This is correct. In addition to the plummeting cost of sensors, communities such as DIY Drones and OpenPilot have made enormous contributions to the accessibility of this technolog…

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