Recent content by Chuckinay
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Drones could help researchers count salmon nests
https://www.knkx.org/environment/2022-10-21/drones-could-help-researchers-count-salmon-nests?fbclid=IwAR2d59wQOo01C39lp-yeYQVNdy5KwDMSuIFP6YJKfDvD6RI7-HHOhv_1ks0 -
Drone-maker new to Seattle aims to protect people here and in Ukraine
From The Seattle Times: Blake Resnick was a 17-year-old growing up in Las Vegas when a gunman firing from a Strip hotel window killed 60 people at an outdoor concert. In that October 2017 tragedy, Resnick, an engineering prodigy, recognized an opportunity. He imagined advanced drones buzzing... -
The slow collapse of Amazon’s drone delivery dream
"Well over 100 employees at Amazon Prime Air have lost their jobs and dozens of other roles are moving to other projects abroad as the company shutters part of its operation in the UK ..." https://www.wired.co.uk/article/amazon-drone-delivery-prime-air -
Helicopter orbiting over car accident has video of drone at same flight level.
Given the incredible zoom cameras that are on TV helicopters, there is no reason for them to fly lower than 1,000 AGL unless there is breaking news on an ant hill. While the public freaks out about privacy when a drone is around, nothing compares to the telephoto capabilities of a TV...