newbury
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Drone munitions
GAD!
GAD!
For those against drones -
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wngsprd
Super Member
That's funny.
But if someone really wants to be an outlaw and shoot down drones, they can get plain 12 ga BB steel shot at about half that price, except it has a goose picture on the box instead of that crazy drone.
But if someone really wants to be an outlaw and shoot down drones, they can get plain 12 ga BB steel shot at about half that price, except it has a goose picture on the box instead of that crazy drone.
Gem99ultra
Elite Member
Only thing I don't like about drones is that I haven't learned how to fly one yet.
We have no problem with people flying over our place, photographing us lying naked out in the sun. I mean, who in their right mind would want a picture of that? It'd be one ugly picture.
We have no problem with people flying over our place, photographing us lying naked out in the sun. I mean, who in their right mind would want a picture of that? It'd be one ugly picture.
oosik
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I would have to say - any drone flying over my place is probably beyond the owners control and a goner/lost. I looked into buying a drone. I really have no need - just another toy. Then I found two things - drones become very difficult to see when at distance - control is by looking at your cell phone or I-pad screen. I have more than enough difficulties with my new I-phone Apple XR and its controls. I would never make it - trying to control a drone by looking at the tiny I-phone screen.
grsthegreat
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I have 3 friends that all purchased the mavic pro drone. ... one after the other. All got cool videos of their place. Then after a few weeks, they all sit in closet in the case. When i was thinking a drone might be a cool toy i talked to all 3 and nobody even uses them anymore.
There must be a great hardly used drone market.
I actually drove 1.5 hrs to one friends house to watch him use drone so i could see what it could do. After nearly 2 hours of being told the drone cant communicate i lost interest. Kept trying to re orientate it by hand with 360 turns in 3 dimensions...etc. what a pain. I still dont know if he ever got the mavic to work.
At least we had a good bbq lunch and the wives talked gardening.
There must be a great hardly used drone market.
I actually drove 1.5 hrs to one friends house to watch him use drone so i could see what it could do. After nearly 2 hours of being told the drone cant communicate i lost interest. Kept trying to re orientate it by hand with 360 turns in 3 dimensions...etc. what a pain. I still dont know if he ever got the mavic to work.
At least we had a good bbq lunch and the wives talked gardening.
2LaneCruzer
Super Member
Remember Charlie Brown's Kite eating tree? The drones seem to have a propensity to be eaten by trees also. Last Summer one of the neighbors came by and asked if they could look for their drone in the trees behind our house. I told them to go ahead, no problem. Last week, I watched the same neighbor (this time the Dad, not the S-I-L) flying his new drone, right into the tall trees around his house.
radios1
Elite Member
risk 20 years in prison?. not a good outcome!.. Before You Pull the Trigger: The Legal Implications of Shooting Down a Drone | 2 18- 2-13 | Security Magazine
Sawyer Rob
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SR
radios1
Elite Member
also, those are U.S. Military Drones pictured, which can be a MUCH more severe punishment if shot down!!.. I wouldn't want to be you, for sure!!..:shocked:
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cjoffutt
Silver Member
Might be one of the dumbest things I've ever seen....lol.
Never understood why anyone would feel the need to shoot someone else's property, but guess that's just how I was raised. Not to mention the fact it's illegal to shoot a drone down. Most people fail to realize you don't even own the air above the tip of your grass.
When I'm flying my drone it's either above my property or going on long distance (4+ miles one way) runs down the roadway (both N/S & E/W roads are stick straight). I fail to see how my flying in front or even over your house at 250 feet or more is of any 'danger' or 'spying' on you. Add in the fact that most drones relay the video feed right back to the user, which is saved on their tablet/phone, it's really not difficult to track down who actually shot it. Video is also saved on the drone as well so once you recover said drone, you have the true original, much better quality video. Have fun explaining that one to local authorities. Because yes, I would file a report for shooting my drone down that cost me several hundred dollars.
What's the next marketing scheme, Dashboard Camera Shot Shells?
Drones are much easier to fly based upon the video being transmitted to your phone/tablet screen than by using your eyes. Especially drones where the camera does not rotate left/right. The view is always fixed to the front area so you know what direction you need/should turn. You aren't worrying about looking into the sun and losing it ( I mean most drones are white or grey on a very light colored sky after-all).
They take about an hour or so to get the hang of it, but after that, it's really simply. My 11 year old has no issues flying it in the field around the house.
Never understood why anyone would feel the need to shoot someone else's property, but guess that's just how I was raised. Not to mention the fact it's illegal to shoot a drone down. Most people fail to realize you don't even own the air above the tip of your grass.
When I'm flying my drone it's either above my property or going on long distance (4+ miles one way) runs down the roadway (both N/S & E/W roads are stick straight). I fail to see how my flying in front or even over your house at 250 feet or more is of any 'danger' or 'spying' on you. Add in the fact that most drones relay the video feed right back to the user, which is saved on their tablet/phone, it's really not difficult to track down who actually shot it. Video is also saved on the drone as well so once you recover said drone, you have the true original, much better quality video. Have fun explaining that one to local authorities. Because yes, I would file a report for shooting my drone down that cost me several hundred dollars.
What's the next marketing scheme, Dashboard Camera Shot Shells?
Drones are much easier to fly based upon the video being transmitted to your phone/tablet screen than by using your eyes. Especially drones where the camera does not rotate left/right. The view is always fixed to the front area so you know what direction you need/should turn. You aren't worrying about looking into the sun and losing it ( I mean most drones are white or grey on a very light colored sky after-all).
They take about an hour or so to get the hang of it, but after that, it's really simply. My 11 year old has no issues flying it in the field around the house.
