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Offshore racing sailboats use untethered drones frequently as there is rarely a helicopter available for publicity and action photoshots when 1000km out. I woul
by slowhand09 7y ago
Offshore racing sailboats use untethered drones frequently as there is rarely a helicopter available for publicity and action photoshots when 1000km out. I would think tethered would be great for them as they don't want to risk loosing a moneymaker with lots of potential remaining.
- mvid 7y agoWell if it goes into the water, tethered or untethered, it likely won’t be usable anymore
- slowhand09 7y agoTrue, but in windy conditions, losing or leaving it behind might be a more likely scenario. Being able to retrieve it by pressing as button on a windlass or remote, then being free to attend to other things would be valuable.