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Speaking for my 5in drone (Most racing/freestyle drones), there's not really anywhere to put such a label and have it be easily visible from... well anywhere un
by penagwin 7y ago
Speaking for my 5in drone (Most racing/freestyle drones), there's not really anywhere to put such a label and have it be easily visible from... well anywhere unless you're physically holding the drone.
We're currently required by the FAA to have the license number visible on the drone, but due to the nature of non-winged drones, there's not really any useful large flat surface. If you managed to place a large enough label on the drone to be readable from ~20 feet away then you're going to be running into a lot of issues with aerodynamics and durability in a crash.
Tl;DR - Good luck reading any reasonable label on a 5in drone @30mph 50 feet in the air.
- falcolas 7y agoFWIW, most racing drones have an axis that they primarily fly in (you don't crab racing drones often), providing a plane in which an identifier could exist. If you make it out of a mesh, it wouldn't even impact flight performance or crash resistance much.
- paulmd 7y agocould even use light persistence from LEDs. Not necessarily on the fan blades, perhaps on the body as it moves forward https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn4KRySf3LM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn4KRySf3LM
- falcolas 7y agoAll else aside, that would be cool to see. “What’s your craft’s identifier?” “Let me spin up the blades here quick.”