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Many fly back to the pilot if disconected which could be interesting.
by theendisney 2y ago
Many fly back to the pilot if disconected which could be interesting.
- Terr_ 2y agoI expect savvy criminals won't have too many problems adopting a system where an aborted run causes the drone to automatically divert to a different recovery site, so that the operator has options on how and when they want to try getting it back. I imagine the ideal location would be one where (A) the drone can sit unattended without being in casual view from passerby (B) it's hard for law-enforcement to set up an ambush (C) someone can walk/drive past without looking suspicious. Come to think of it, that might be good operation-security even for regular runs, where the drone never returns to the same starting point. That way if someone sees where it came from, they don't necessarily know it will go, and vice-versa.
- theendisney 2y agoSavvy criminals dont go to prison? As long as you catch some of them the game of cat and mouse can continue. A friend flew his drone from the car window. It flew back 10 km.
- vhcr 2y agoQuite hard to fly back if the GPS signal is also jammed.
- Terr_ 2y agoA path can be reasonably retraced using inertial guidance, if things aren't too windy. It doesn't need to get all the way home, just far enough away in the right general direction without hitting an obstacle... And most prisons are not surrounded by skyscrapers.