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I imagine that cost savings would be pretty significant switching from helicopters to drones. Related articles: https://www.islandconservation.org/ecological-

• giarc 8y ago
  I remember watching a documentary a long time ago that showed helicopters dropping edible rabies vaccine in areas where raccoons had a high prevalence. I can't imagine the hourly rate of a helicopter to be low, drones seem like a good alternative.
• justizin 8y ago
  saw a presentation from HBO folks noting exactly this for film, you're talking well over $100k for a day for a chopper, IIRC. you can pretty much drop a couple of the highest-end cameras in the ocean for that much.