tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post2343321455874198796..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Indiana To DoD: Please Drone UsRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-68512641344650950292013-02-27T22:36:20.687-05:002013-02-27T22:36:20.687-05:00Drang: Traffic reporting: not unless everyone is d...Drang: Traffic reporting: not unless everyone is droning and maybe not then; even in little Indianapolis, there can be two police helicopters and three TV ones over the scene of a bad traffic accident (etc.) and for the pilots it's all see-and-avoid at a level that most drone cameras can't accommodate, with some direct negotiation (cops get precedence and so on). Air traffic control is right out of it.<br /><br /> S&R? Needs human hand to actually do anything but look. maybe.<br /><br /> Most of the wildlife-forestry stuff is better done on the ground or from orbit.<br /><br /> Douglas: "selling houses." This one, I have never really got. Who buys a house 'cos it looks good from the air?<br /><br /> Crop survey: maybe. Still suspect satellite imagery is better for serious work.<br /><br /> Aerial filming: already being done, very expensive, typically not flown like a drone: the operator flies it like an R/C airplane, by being in physical sight of it, which is generally safer for the actors.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-52907944709098163592013-02-27T20:31:18.945-05:002013-02-27T20:31:18.945-05:00Tam said...
"Up to 300'. Then you ne...Tam said...<br /><br /> "Up to 300'. Then you need a light."<br /><br />From an outside observer, you have had some pretty cool jobs in your employment history.Douglas2https://www.blogger.com/profile/18142485990801143191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-10474025468526369722013-02-27T20:01:37.477-05:002013-02-27T20:01:37.477-05:00I've heard of some environmentalist types usin...I've heard of some environmentalist types using a drone to catch illegal waste discharge into streams. I really don't know if that's a good use, or just harassment. Also, I'm not even sure if it was a proper drone or just a camera equipped RC plane.Chalkienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-44727186384160622492013-02-27T17:55:25.550-05:002013-02-27T17:55:25.550-05:00"The tethered part makes it not of interest t..."<i>The tethered part makes it not of interest to the FAA unless you are in the vicinity of a landing approach. </i>"<br /><br />Up to 300'. Then you need a light. (Lifting 300' of cable plus a 35mm SLR, let alone a Mamiya 645, and the tilt/pan gear was pushing it as it was.)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-86278473086129000182013-02-27T16:54:07.685-05:002013-02-27T16:54:07.685-05:00Traffic reporting
Search and rescue
Maybe wildlife...Traffic reporting<br />Search and rescue<br />Maybe wildlife/forestry surveys or census. <br /><br />These may be better done in a vehicle with a pilot aboard, but probably don't need an orbital platform; in fact, for S&R, you might be able use the UAV to deliver supplies to locations where a fixed or rotary wing manned vehicle could not go. (Maybe. Blue skying here. with a cat on my left hand, making typing difficult.) Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-66698565438241907282013-02-27T14:30:26.574-05:002013-02-27T14:30:26.574-05:00Or so they say.Or so they say.Totally not NSAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-16201232153487724862013-02-27T13:53:06.970-05:002013-02-27T13:53:06.970-05:00Well, not NSA.
NSA just listens in on your Ham st...Well, <i>not</i> NSA.<br /><br />NSA just listens in on your Ham stuff and whatnot. New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-76497884836546821772013-02-27T12:32:17.063-05:002013-02-27T12:32:17.063-05:00Wal-Mart sells suppressed air rifles?
BRB
OK, I ...Wal-Mart sells suppressed air rifles?<br /><br />BRB<br /><br />OK, I just fired my plain old Crossman pellet gun. Just what are they suppressing? <br /><br />For drones, I would think #2 shot in a 10 gauge would be a good choice. Here in Des Moines, we are loosing our F-16 fighter wing and they are being replaced by drones. I think I spotted a got place on the approach to the runway for a great passing shot. I wonder how much you need to lead a predator? Robert Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03475193874676131196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-48717321128961999832013-02-27T11:32:37.032-05:002013-02-27T11:32:37.032-05:00I wonder if this would be a good application for o...I wonder if this would be a good application for one of those suppressed pellet rifles that Wal-Mart sells....Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-25833268946666821872013-02-27T10:47:05.300-05:002013-02-27T10:47:05.300-05:00docjim: Somebody beat you to the idea: http://www....docjim: Somebody beat you to the idea: http://www.gnatusa.com/<br /><br />Against a drone I'd prefer to use another drone, or jamming the command link. I know! A hobby R/C plane with a superregen control receiver - just fly it up close to the drone and wipe out its command link.<br />Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-4443646892668888462013-02-27T10:13:17.495-05:002013-02-27T10:13:17.495-05:00At least cops with drones will be less likely to g...At least cops with drones will be less likely to get drunk and run over motorcyclists.Johnhttp://johnmxl.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-14168981184045349392013-02-27T10:11:14.499-05:002013-02-27T10:11:14.499-05:00Ah -- I fear I may have taken your "Name thre...Ah -- I fear I may have taken your "Name three you can't do better/faster/cheaper from orbit, using what's already up there." far to literally, especially the narrowness of my interpretation of your use of the word "orbit".Douglas2https://www.blogger.com/profile/18142485990801143191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-48719403077733316562013-02-27T10:08:03.432-05:002013-02-27T10:08:03.432-05:00The tethered part makes it not of interest to the ...The tethered part makes it not of interest to the FAA unless you are in the vicinity of a landing approach. <br /><br />Silly distinction, but such lines are best drawn where they are clear and enforceable, and a blimp with a physical connection to the ground is just fine for commercial aerial photos, as is a camera on a stick, but use radio for your tether and it becomes illegal...<br /><br />http://photographyforrealestate.net/2012/01/24/warning-faa-says-us-airspace-is-closed-to-all-commercial/Douglas2https://www.blogger.com/profile/18142485990801143191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-27575821291913323442013-02-27T09:25:19.724-05:002013-02-27T09:25:19.724-05:00Douglas2,
I used to work for a company that did m...Douglas2,<br /><br />I used to work for a company that did mostly real-estate photography from a tethered remote-operated blimp back in the early '90s.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-12045853929855630112013-02-27T08:56:32.671-05:002013-02-27T08:56:32.671-05:001: "Suprisingly, drones are already being emp...1: "Suprisingly, drones are already being employed to sell houses in Valparaiso and real estate around the country to show off properties from the air."<br />Actually, I suspect that this is an unlicensed and illegal use under current FAA regulations -- If you are above minimum altitude, it is an aircraft where both the pilot must be licensed and aircraft deemed airworthy, if you are below minimum altitude then they are willing to look the other way for hobbyists, but not so much for any commercial use. But houses photograph best when you can get rid of the ground clutter near the camera, and not have those pesky vertical edges leaning in as you go up. The latter can be fixed with tilt-shift lenses and both can be fixed with remote shutter for a camera on a very long boom pole.<br /><br />Survey of crops: unevenness of irrigation and beginnings of root infestation by insects are things that show up very clearly from the air, but yo want to know about them now, not next year when Google Images have updated their maps. Yes, can be done by buying photos of a satellite that happens to be flying overhead, or by conventional aircraft -- but can be done more cheaply and with more immediacy by camera drones.<br /><br />3. Aerial filming for TV and moviesDouglas2https://www.blogger.com/profile/18142485990801143191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-82136966866495100852013-02-27T08:34:30.918-05:002013-02-27T08:34:30.918-05:00What gun for drone? And when are they in season?What gun for drone? And when are they in season?Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-33384994020183841342013-02-27T08:33:46.775-05:002013-02-27T08:33:46.775-05:00On the other hand, depending on how high they fly,...On the other hand, depending on how high they fly, this COULD be a new sort of sporting clay.<br /><br />In fact, there might... Excuse me. Two guys in suits and sunglasses are outside. Back in a minute...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-6026949797250500342013-02-27T08:17:12.631-05:002013-02-27T08:17:12.631-05:00Tacocopter, mebbe?<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/23/tacocopter-startup-delivers-tacos-by-unmanned-drone-helicopter_n_1375842.html" rel="nofollow">Tacocopter, mebbe?</a>Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.com