I thought about that, but it would be really hard to hit a moving drone unless people have pellet guns that spray. Maybe if drones become a daily problem, people will buy those. Kids would have a blast with the AirSoft version.
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New Footage Captures Drone Crash Over Apple Park
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I know what happened ...
DJI have firmware installed that as time goes on and with more usage, the power and speed of the motors is throttled back.
This results in slow response of the drone to user inputand pauses of the motors.
It’s all to preserve the battery you see but dji didn’t think you’d want to know about it.
Heck they may even offer cheap battery replacement program if the public find out and complain !
DJI have firmware installed that as time goes on and with more usage, the power and speed of the motors is throttled back.
This results in slow response of the drone to user inputand pauses of the motors.
It’s all to preserve the battery you see but dji didn’t think you’d want to know about it.
Heck they may even offer cheap battery replacement program if the public find out and complain !
Would be really exciting if you could see the hawk coming, haha.With all the trees in place now the possibility of defensive birds is real. I’ve had one unit struck by a large hawk. I was able to recover and I set it down immediately. My video was very similar. Just sayin......
Edit: Well, it's been done:
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This is a opportune moment for Apple to show some humanity and return the drone to the pilot. Yes, he couldve damaged their building or worse, hurt a pedestrian, but thankfully it doesn't appear to be either. Let's have a happy ending to this story and do the right thing.... not the arrogant choice.
guess apple now wants to protect their secret so much that they have EMP in place to prevent spy drones now. good on them to protect their intellectual properties
Not only am I nearly certain that Apple will not give it back to him (I hope I'm wrong, but knowing Apple...), but they are probably going to now make it explicitly clear that you are not allowed to fly drones above the campus without permission.
This probably means no more flyover footage, which is a shame, because I've always looked forward to those at the beginning of every month.
Apple doesn’t have jurisdiction over airspace. Only the FAA
Snarkiness aside....
That is one cool ass building. Massive!
Like a kind of...Appley Pentagon or GCHQ
That is one cool ass building. Massive!
Like a kind of...Appley Pentagon or GCHQ
That is a great shot. Most likely did not end well for the Hawk. The blades can easily dismember even a raptors limbs with todays Carbon Fiber. Doesn't look very high. Hopefully plastic blades.
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Not in California it didn't.
Dude, you seriously need to get yourself some help. You're wrong on so many counts.
I reckon it would be hard to shoot down a drone unless they fly low. They are not big stuff and personally I don't fly lower than 50-60 metres. Not saying one should annoy neighbours, but shooting something that high would be challenging I guess.
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They are indeed not toys and should be used with enough knowledge. But it won't/shouldn't be forbidden for most people. Where do you live?
LOL, says the guy who declares ain't no laws are gonna stop him from spying on his neighbors, violating their privacy and then bribing them
I think 50-60 meters isn't out of range, depending on what gun and ammo you're using. That range with birdshot is considered non-effective for cleanly killing birds, but I think it would cripple an average civilian drone, and it wouldn't be hard to hit. Slugs have longer range and might require more skill to hit the mark, but I wouldn't know what the tradeoff is there. I've only ever shot clay pigeons.
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The hawk probably had fun, assuming it didn't get injured (which maybe it did
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The hawk probably had fun, assuming it didn't get injured (which maybe it did
I don't know what the drone owner was expecting, but for sure the hawk was expecting lunch, so that had to be a big bird bummer.
That actually looks like Perigrin Falcon ... as only these falcons strike their prey with their talons in mid-flight. Not sure if Hawks do this though.
Oh, if I go to your house and leave a peanut there willingly right on top of your chimney, can I sue you for not not climbing up the chimney and ... well.... stealing my peanut?
- the roof of Apple is easily accessible
- it's corporate not a household
- it's not a peanut but a couple hundred euro drone
Quotes wrong person
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What kinda pervert videos his neighbors in their bikinis then brags about it.
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Just c how popular r some of my drone vidz on xhamster n P0rnHub...Im not alone
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