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As someone who works closely with birds of prey, I really wish this idea would go away. To me it's really not about whether or not it's dangerous to the raptor.
by fallinghawks 10y ago
As someone who works closely with birds of prey, I really wish this idea would go away. To me it's really not about whether or not it's dangerous to the raptor. It is, sure. But it is incredibly easy for a drone to evade a raptor by going straight up. No bird can climb that fast, not even a peregrine falcon, which is the fastest raptor going down. Any drone operator who's got half an eye on his/her drone will see that eagle coming and just get the heck out of there.
- spatulan 10y agoAre most drone operators experts on bird of prey escape tactics?
- duggan 10y agoWell, if the information is known, then it can be shared. The point being that once it is well known (which it will be if it's in any way successful initially), then it will simply be added to the drone operator handbook, and become less useful as an enforcement tactic.
- raverbashing 10y agoIf they know that they probably would not be flying their drone where it can cause problems It seems it's most a case of dimwits flying it wherever they think it's "cool" with total disregard for aircraft and other things