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Could someone correct me if I'm wrong: but I assume this is why we have altitude restrictions on consumer drones, right? Other than the technological challenges
by garysahota93 8y ago
Could someone correct me if I'm wrong: but I assume this is why we have altitude restrictions on consumer drones, right? Other than the technological challenges of going that high up, but it's also so we don't become burdensome on the air traffic.
- btilly 8y agoDo not overestimate the technological challenges of going high up. An autonomous drone that can work at all in Denver, must also be able to operate at a mile high in Los Angeles.
- ryanmercer 8y agoI just want to throw out there that you're not wrong but keep in mind that there's a pretty big difference between operating 100ft off the ground in Denver and operating 1 mile above Los Angeles. Know why? You need enough battery/fuel to climb 0.99 miles minus 435ft in L.A. (and presumably safely descend) through progressively thinner atmosphere, in Denver you need need enough battery/fuel to climb 100 ft in thinner atmosphere. The amount of planes flying 100ft above the terrain is considerably less than those that are operating between 100ft and 0.99 miles above the terrain.
- btilly 8y agoThere are good reasons that I said "autonomous" and "operate" as qualifiers. Both direct control from the ground and getting a mile high are potential additional challenges in Los Angeles.
- Johnny555 8y agoThe collision happened shortly before landing, so the plane may not have been that high.
- aeternus 8y agoDJI drones all have altitude restrictions, but even those can be overcome without a lot of modification. It is easy to purchase or even build a drone without any altitude or other restrictions. The vast majority of cheap drones do not have altitude restrictions.