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I don't get why the UAVs need lights. They might not have been detected without them-- so it's like they were asking too be seen. Also just an aside, I was on
by stevecalifornia 6y ago
I don't get why the UAVs need lights. They might not have been detected without them-- so it's like they were asking too be seen.
Also just an aside, I was on that cruise ship that was in the vicinity a month before this. I went out onto the deck (the bow) late at night. We were way out offshore near the military operating area. It was pitch black out there and creepy as fuck.
- jcims 6y agoI bet it’s incredible when the sky is clear tho.
- tablespoon 6y ago> I don't get why the UAVs need lights. They might not have been detected without them-- so it's like they were asking too be seen. Maybe that was meant as intimidation?
- watertom 6y agoIt's an identification counter measure. It's a small object emitting a bright light. Trying to take a picture or identify the craft becomes impossible.
- keeganpoppen 6y agothey definitely were asking to be seen. unclear why, though, other than as some sort of taunt.
- shahbaby 6y agoThe lighting is likely an unintentional by-product of the technology that powers the craft.
- pindab0ter 6y agoHeat is, light not so much. Unless you specifically choose to be seen, which seems to be the case here.
- ja27 6y agoFor visual line-of-sight flight, it's helpful to have different color LEDs on the front and rear so you can tell which way it's pointed. Certainly sounds like a photographer job.