I have been flying RC planes and enjoying rc cars all my life. The drone thing I have yet to get into. I know how to fly them from my simulator but geesh they are pricey.
Can wdfw fly drones?
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Never flown fixed wing RC, but I've flown RC helos, and have a couple cheap drones. Drones are very easy to control (for me the helos were difficult...lots of crashes and damages!). Drone on-board control systems really do most of the flying for you.
I'd buy a bigger drone with more features...but I've not been to figure out a use that I'd really stick with.
I'd buy a bigger drone with more features...but I've not been to figure out a use that I'd really stick with.
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We use them a bit in our precision ag program. Currently we have to call the tower a day ahead, and before with a termination time, and stay below 400' (or is it 250' now I gotta look). The computer class was on a plan to build them, but the FAA pretty much shut us down and squashed the program permit wise because we are in the airport flight zone. Other than that I really don't know squat, just end user of the data.
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I think drones are a good thing when used properly.
For F&W personnel, they should help identify who needs F2F interaction while leaving others alone doing what they enjoy ---> fishing. I would think it would also be safer for them knowing if the fishermen were drunk, carrying, or being obnoxious before a F2F interaction. Also they can document issues digitally. With the number of F&W personnel so limited, drones should help them be more efficient and productive.
For fishermen it can also be a good thing. It should reduce the amount of interactions and time associated with it. Therefore let them keep doing what they love ---> fishing. Before drones - I was fishing a Western MT. stream and F&W officer wanted to check me out. He asked me to hold up my license and he checked it out with spotting scope. Gave me a thumbs up and he went on his way. If I would of needed to have F2F interaction there would of been a lot of time spent, going upstream, wading the stream, and climbing up the bank. Hopefully drones will support the same type of effort as the spotting scope.
I am sure drones are being used for Search and Rescue. Searchers need all the help and support they can obtain.
For F&W personnel, they should help identify who needs F2F interaction while leaving others alone doing what they enjoy ---> fishing. I would think it would also be safer for them knowing if the fishermen were drunk, carrying, or being obnoxious before a F2F interaction. Also they can document issues digitally. With the number of F&W personnel so limited, drones should help them be more efficient and productive.
For fishermen it can also be a good thing. It should reduce the amount of interactions and time associated with it. Therefore let them keep doing what they love ---> fishing. Before drones - I was fishing a Western MT. stream and F&W officer wanted to check me out. He asked me to hold up my license and he checked it out with spotting scope. Gave me a thumbs up and he went on his way. If I would of needed to have F2F interaction there would of been a lot of time spent, going upstream, wading the stream, and climbing up the bank. Hopefully drones will support the same type of effort as the spotting scope.
I am sure drones are being used for Search and Rescue. Searchers need all the help and support they can obtain.
Index WA will probably be the next Bermuda Triangle. Drones go in but they never come back.
Phantom 4 for sale. Name your price. Comes with backpack a couple batteries and controller etc.
As was mentioned, it's a brave new world.
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Fair point. Though it's worth noting that the referenced court case was from 1985.
Suppose it just reinforces what I was saying in the earlier post about how it is important for society to reevaluate these things as technology evolves.
A few days ago, while walking our new dog in my neighborhood, there were two largish drones hovering about 30 feet up over a side street. On my way back, a sherrif's car pulled in to a driveway nearby. Then, from a very loud loudspeaker in one of the drones, came a voice from the sky: THIS IS THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERRIF'S DEPARETMENT. COME OUT OF THE VAN, HOLDING NOTHING IN YOUR HANDS.
I skedaddled with my dog.
I skedaddled with my dog.
This might end badly:
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Palmer Luckey says Anduril is working on AI weapons that 'give us the ability to swiftly win any war'
Anduril is leading Silicon Valley's defense tech boom, and its autonomous drones, weaponry, and surveillance systems are deployed around the world.
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Very true... I'm not sure what brought this on, some say Amazon, etc. wants it for delivery. but my guess is private drone operators just being obnoxious.
I fly rc airplanes, some with wingspans in excess of 5' and belong to three different FRIA approved clubs and we have to go through alot of training for certification. For example these are the requirements for one club that I belong to.
On the other hand, someone can order a top notch DJI drone and be oblivious to the regs.
All this said, I think it is a great source for WDFW for many applications from studies to enforcement.
Richard Olmstead
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I recall maybe 25 years ago encountering a F&W officer on the banks of the Skykomish with binoculars watching fishermen in drift boats. I asked what he was up to and he said he was looking for equipment violations or other infractions, to the extent he could tell with the available technology (i.e., binoculars). Someone else would then pull the boat over to check and write it up, if needed. It saved them a lot of time. I imagine drones can do that even more efficiently. I'm happy to see them used in that way.
It doesn't. It means we have better toys but still don't hold anyone actually accountable for game crime. Attend some court cases and you will see it. "254 clams and changing clothes to avoid detection, how's a hundred dollar fine" is a common thing. You can't ask wardens to bring cases then don't prosecute accordingly.
Very true. This is common for all sorts of egregious white collar crime as well.
Wait till WDFW gets Rover, then you will have nothing more to worry about.
How have I missed this movie. It's right up my OG Rollerball/Logan's Run world view. What is it and why have I not seen it before? Why has Netflix not recommended me such quality vintage scifi dystopian trash? Very upsetting indeed.
British scifi had to rely solely upon decent acting in the 1960s, while American scifi was generally just Richard Basehart and crew running back and forth on a submarine set to simulate a crash or the same antics in space with Shatner.
Though, to be fair, Shatner did have green women with three breasts.
Though, to be fair, Shatner did have green women with three breasts.
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