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by _djo_ 2y ago
That's really interesting information, thanks for sharing it. And yes, the Hubble official history makes it clear that NASA intentionally sought to reuse industrial capacity and tooling developed for the NRO's surveillance satelli
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Technically both Perkin-Elmer and Kodak had heritage, as Perkin-Elmer had made mirrors for the KH-9, but Kodak was making the KH-11 mirrors. NASA initially considered a 3m main mirror for the HST, but opted for a 2.4m mirror especially to t
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by _djo_ 2y ago
You're confusing two different programmes. Hubble was a programme dating back to the 1960s as the Large Space Telescope (LST)[0], but first given the full go ahead in 1978. It was designed and developed in the open, with the Marshall S
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by _djo_ 2y ago
That's not accurate. You're thinking of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_National_Reconnaissance_O...
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Musk has proven himself again and again to be an unreliable and untrustworthy source in terms of his claims, and his status as an active and enthusiastic backer of Trump means he’s not a neutral observer either. I’m not going to take anythi
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FAA Guidance: Operating Near Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts(faa.gov)
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> these C&C networks don't control drones in the air. And most the people in the both fighting forces are mostly random ones really. If they got drones, frequently bought themselves or donated by volunteers - they fly them, if n
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Is he trained in search and rescue? Flying into and landing in confined spaces? Assessing the suitability of disaster landing zones in terms of surface quality and debris? None of that is part of the regular FAA-regulated private pilot trai
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He spoke to local first responders, not to the people actually coordinating the air response. There are different ATCs and areas of responsibility. The only one the article says he spoke to was the Tower at an airport in Charlotte, over 100
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> that is because no drone-incorporating airspace control system exists right now. The question is why such a system is not even in planning stages. There are several approaches to this problem, but it usually requires that the drones ar
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by _djo_ 2y ago
Not really. The no-fly zone still allows for military flights and any flights authorised by them or whoever else is performing the air traffic coordination.
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Which is why he should've reached out to the Carolina Emergency Response Team or a related organisation first, rather than the possibly-overwhelmed local first responders who have no role in coordinating the air response.
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by _djo_ 2y ago
The only ATC the article says he spoke to was the Tower at Charlotte-Douglas International, to get permission to fly over the airport. They only manage the area immediately around the airport, and it's not the ATC that's coordinat
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by _djo_ 2y ago
Random individuals flying their drones are a hazard to rescue helicopters and other aircraft.
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by _djo_ 2y ago
Please keep your comments within the HN Guidelines. There's no need for you to attack the person replying to you. [0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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Then he should've approached the equivalent organisations in North Carolina, such as https://www.nc.gov/working/volunteer-opportunities/volunteer... , as linked from https://governor.nc.gov/new
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by _djo_ 2y ago
Do you not think that, if every disaster response and search & rescue organisation is saying the same thing about people just rocking up to get involved without the right coordination, that they might have a reason for it rather than ju
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by _djo_ 2y ago
Without clear evidence of incompetence, why would I prioritise that option? The official's actions make sense in terms of existing and normal regulations and practices in disasters. Also, if you don't want to deal with local fire
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by _djo_ 2y ago
When last did you run disaster response in any area for something of this scale? Emergency and disaster response organisations always ask people not to just rock up and do their own thing, but to go via the correct channels when volunteerin
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by _djo_ 2y ago
The cell was active before, CERT is assisting it, not replacing it. The article doesn't provide the necessary background information on when it started operations, only when the subject of the article became aware of it.
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by _djo_ 2y ago
Well said. Your point about 'disaster cowboys' is especially important, as disasters also unfortunately tend to attract people with a hero complex and without sufficient skills to be doing what they're doing. That's why
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by _djo_ 2y ago
He should've approached the South Carolina Emergency Management Division, perhaps: https://www.scemd.org/recover/volunteer-and-donate/ Or contacted one of the organisations listed here: https://www
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by _djo_ 2y ago
There is an organisation, the Carolina Emergency Response Team, that's coordinating private helicopters for the response. That's who he should've approached from the start, and according to the article he's flying for th
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by _djo_ 2y ago
As I said elsewhere, I'm willing to cut those responders at the local level a bit of slack given that they're probably exhausted, overwhelmed, and not fully aware of all the parts of the response. That's why it's importa
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by _djo_ 2y ago
I agree the fire chief's response could've been better, but I'm also willing to cut people at the local response level a bit of slack in being overwhelmed, exhausted, and perhaps not fully aware of all the moving parts above
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by _djo_ 2y ago
Or that he was overwhelmed by local issues and wasn't aware of which one of the many organisations was the one coordinating volunteers with their own helicopters. He may just have known that random people adding themselves into the mix
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by _djo_ 2y ago
Not really possible if you don't have readily available pilots to fly it. The fire chief should have directed him to the organisation coordinating volunteers with their own helicopters, the Carolina Emergency Response Team, but it&#x27
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It was deployed, it sounds like he just wasn't aware of it. For instance, the Carolina Emergency Response Team was coordinating private helicopter assistance from Hickory airport.
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by _djo_ 2y ago
While this sort of thing sounds excessive and unfair at first glance, and the article is written with a clear slant, there's usually a good reason for it. Disaster response and rescue air missions are enormously complex with a lot of m
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by _djo_ 2y ago
What they're getting confused with is that as the craze hit and Ivermectin supplies ran low, some people were buying it from veterinary supply stores in formulations meant for horses. People were, quite rightly, saying that taking medi

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