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I'm not sure if you've ever been around a drone but the sound they make is god aweful and impossible to avoid with the amount of RPMs they have to make. For sk

I'm not sure if you've ever been around a drone but the sound they make is god aweful and impossible to avoid with the amount of RPMs they have to make. For skittish animals, drones are still a no-go

mig39 5y ago
As stated in the article, he used low-noise propellers, and eventually the bears just ignored him. If he's using a modern drone, it probably has a zoom lens on it. I've filmed a black bear and her cub with my DJI Mavic 2 Zoom, and never really came closer than 60 metres or so away from them. They didn't even notice the drone. I used low-noise props that change the pitch of the sound as well. Here's my video (I'm an amateur!) from a few years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyEPvcLOTUk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyEPvcLOTUk However, if you check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JHyUieKqoU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JHyUieKqoU you'll see some video from the author/photographer of these Polar bears. And at one point the bear is heading directly for the drone. I'm sure his curiosity would result in a swatting of the drone if the pilot didn't move back as he approached. I think he's closer than I would dare, but I don't know what equipment he's using.