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My guess is that these are hobbyists having fun. This is my guess because I've had similar ambitions and done similar research. There's a lot of software for DI
by 93po 7y ago
My guess is that these are hobbyists having fun. This is my guess because I've had similar ambitions and done similar research. There's a lot of software for DIYers to make a fixed wing gas/nitro powered plane autonomous. There's ethical dilemmas surrounding this (endangering existing air traffic) but inexpensive long ranged drones are quite valuable for the drug smuggling industry and could make the operators a lot of money. And these people probably don't care much about the safety hazard.
- LyndsySimon 7y agoWhy would such illicit operators have running lights on?
- 93po 7y agoWhy not? You can't shoot them out of the sky or realistically recover them in any way unless you're the one controlling them. I doubt they're drug running in the middle of Colorado. I would run lights on my theoretical illegal drone to help lower the risk of other aircraft hitting it if I was just doing it as a hobby