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Unfortunately there are thousands of assholes that don't know or even don't care where they fly those things Same with lasers, same with hot air balloons Maybe after some of them are jailed or fined they'll start to behave
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I live and often walk past a place with an amazing view of some world-renowned scenery. Almost every time I walk past now, I have to hear the annoying buzz of drones filming today's happy bride and groom. I used to think drones were cool and wanted one, but now I just find them a bit irritating. I do like the footage they can take though.
People will always be annoyed at thing occupying space they're trying to enjoy. Some say the same about tourists in general (eg yourself), and houses, and cars, and wind turbines. I even know someone who doesn't like trees - they clutter up the beautiful hillsides.
Drone flying in public spaces is an intrisicly selfish act - more like playing music without headphones on the bus or letting your dog foul in public
> Let’s not forget that DJI has software which limits the abilities of the drones based on the pilot’s location. For example, DJI has established that airports are no-fly zones. However, there are some ways that drone pilots can bypass this measure and fly without restriction from DJI. DJI is going really far on this. They already have pre-installed software which restricts drones in no-fly zones. Even more, they are…
Signal-jacking and gps spoofing is the only cost-efficient and scalable way to bring these things down. The word gun really mangles the reality of counter-drone solutions
Unfortunately there are thousands of assholes that don't know or even don't care where they fly those things Same with lasers, same with hot air balloons Maybe after some of them are jailed or fined they'll start to behave
Same with cars, but they kill over a million people a year. Somehow that is acceptable though.
Deaths from motor vehicles != unauthroised drone flights outside airports
I'm so glad DJI is doing this. I've started flying drones in September of 2016. I use to be annoyed by them, but now as a pilot and a photographer, really love the unique perspectives drone footage gives me. That said, I hear from many people who dislike drones (I can understand them since I was one, too) and all it takes is one or two people to ruin it for everyone else. So it's really good DJI is taking the lead on…
Would you mind talking about your experience so far? I'm a photographer myself and I've always thought about getting a drone myself. What drone are you currently using? I was thinking about getting a Mavic Pro so I can carry it easily in my motorcycle, but it's a little bit expensive.
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This is already happening in Iraq and Syria. Daesh have been using them for quite some time now, with home made bombs made from rifle grenades. Here's one such example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_mFARET5aU This is exactly why a lot of police forces and militaries are developing anti-drone tactics, including anti-drone eagles ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiinhvBCXE8 ), RF based 'guns', and drones with big…
Pretty sure that a drone carrying a chunk of metal or stone, and crashing itself into one of the jet intakes of a plane that is taking off is a great way to instill terror into airline passengers. Most drone pilots would have no problem placing them in the path of the jet intake at the last second. Replace the slab of concrete with a grenade, for added fear.
Many passengers wouldn't even realise other than a reduction of noise.
Furthermore the engine casings are designed to retain thrown blades. A grenade is fairly low-energy in comparison.
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I don't know - the idea of someone who has done a week's "security training" running around all that expensive, critical ground and airborne communications & navigation equipment with a weapon capable of blasting out EMP signals makes me more than a little nervous... No matter how expensive the "gun" is, you cannot really direct an EMP wave and restrict it like a traditional borescope weapon. All it will take is for…
from what I've heard, the 'guns' are just signal jammers
That's also ignoring the fact that if the signal to a drone is lost, it's more than likely to fall out of the sky like a ton of bricks.
I'm so glad DJI is doing this. I've started flying drones in September of 2016. I use to be annoyed by them, but now as a pilot and a photographer, really love the unique perspectives drone footage gives me. That said, I hear from many people who dislike drones (I can understand them since I was one, too) and all it takes is one or two people to ruin it for everyone else. So it's really good DJI is taking the lead on…
I live and often walk past a place with an amazing view of some world-renowned scenery. Almost every time I walk past now, I have to hear the annoying buzz of drones filming today's happy bride and groom. I used to think drones were cool and wanted one, but now I just find them a bit irritating. I do like the footage they can take though.
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I live and often walk past a place with an amazing view of some world-renowned scenery. Almost every time I walk past now, I have to hear the annoying buzz of drones filming today's happy bride and groom. I used to think drones were cool and wanted one, but now I just find them a bit irritating. I do like the footage they can take though.
People will always be annoyed at thing occupying space they're trying to enjoy. Some say the same about tourists in general (eg yourself), and houses, and cars, and wind turbines. I even know someone who doesn't like trees - they clutter up the beautiful hillsides.
