Drone Take Down

[Newell Steamer]

So, which one of you guys ran out of bullets?

http://i.imgur.com/ivu7txP.gifv

 

[ultimatebob]

Flying a quadcopter that close to trees is suicidal anyway. The pilot got what he deserved.

 

[BoomerD]

Good. It should be legal to shoot those things out of the sky.

 

[PottedMeat]

wasn't me. feces are my weapon of choice. haven't figured out sticks yet.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Wow...Rosie O'Donnell is deadly with a stick!

 

[Markbnj]

This is how the simian revolution begins.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

This is how the simian revolution begins.

i loved the end of that clip

"...and then the monkeys learned to fly"

 

[sandorski]

Another Obama failure!

 

[Jeff7]

Ah, 1.7M views of just that specific (re)posting of it at Imgur.

Guess that explains why 3 people have already emailed me a link to this.


1.5M views on the original Youtube video, with numerous reposts of it there too, including three news organizations.



If a cat ever jumps onto a quadcopter, I'm pretty sure that'll end up with continuous coverage on the major networks for 2 full days.



Also, the download of that is a 70MB GIF.

 

[werepossum]

Ah, 1.7M views of just that specific (re)posting of it at Imgur.

Guess that explains why 3 people have already emailed me a link to this.


1.5M views on the original Youtube video, with numerous reposts of it there too, including three news organizations.



If a cat ever jumps onto a quadcopter, I'm pretty sure that'll end up with continuous coverage on the major networks for 2 full days.

Also, the download of that is a 70MB GIF.

I now have a mental image of a man dressed in ragged skins explaining what brought down civilization.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Good. It should be legal to shoot those things out of the sky.

Is it not?

 

[irishScott]

Is it not?

Depends on where you live and how much property you own. Plus shooting into the air in general can be considered a negligent discharge. What goes up must come down, and it might come down on the kid in the yard a few blocks away.

Shooting them down is inefficient anyway. If drones ever become a real problem I'll just invest in a radio jammer that covers my property at the appropriate frequencies.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Depends on where you live and how much property you own. Plus shooting into the air in general can be considered a negligent discharge. What goes up must come down, and it might come down on the kid in the yard a few blocks away.

Shooting them down is inefficient anyway. If drones ever become a real problem I'll just invest in a radio jammer that covers my property at the appropriate frequencies.

that is certainly illegal, and it will stay that way for good reason.

the "appropriate frequencies" you seek to jam are not used exclusively by the quadcopter you wish to down, but by anything in the 2.4GHz band, which is just about everything. if you interfere with someone's life sustaining equipment, emergency phone call or similar, the FCC will have you in FMITA prison. if there are reports of aircraft communications interference, the FAA will get you even sooner. as for covering only the intended property, no. even very low power transmitters can reach several miles.

i'd give an operator of such a jammer 24-36 continuous hours max of operation before being cuffed and stuffed.

 

[balloonshark]

This is how the simian revolution begins.

We may have an ally against Skynet.

 

[Jeff7]

that is certainly illegal, and it will stay that way for good reason.

the "appropriate frequencies" you seek to jam are not used exclusively by the quadcopter you wish to down, but by anything in the 2.4GHz band, which is just about everything. if you interfere with someone's life sustaining equipment, emergency phone call or similar, the FCC will have you in FMITA prison. if there are reports of aircraft communications interference, the FAA will get you even sooner. as for covering only the intended property, no. even very low power transmitters can reach several miles.

i'd give an operator of such a jammer 24-36 continuous hours max of operation before being cuffed and stuffed.

Vision system + upgraded anti-mosquito laser.

 

[norseamd]

Love this shit.

 

[norseamd]

Can you guys see how when he lost on the first swipe instead of pulling the stick back and throwing another hit at the drone he came up with the backhand sweeping move? He is able to understand sweeping movements and not just hitting movements. There is much smart in this one.

 

[irishScott]

that is certainly illegal, and it will stay that way for good reason.

the "appropriate frequencies" you seek to jam are not used exclusively by the quadcopter you wish to down, but by anything in the 2.4GHz band, which is just about everything. if you interfere with someone's life sustaining equipment, emergency phone call or similar, the FCC will have you in FMITA prison. if there are reports of aircraft communications interference, the FAA will get you even sooner. as for covering only the intended property, no. even very low power transmitters can reach several miles.

i'd give an operator of such a jammer 24-36 continuous hours max of operation before being cuffed and stuffed.

So I get a nice power supply and lower the power as much as needed, along with perhaps some directional antennas as emitters to ensure the signal stays on or above my property. And who said anything about continuous? I see a drone over my property, I flip a switch, drone falls out of the sky, I dispose of inert drone and deactivate jammer.

 

[Raduque]

You're a dickhead, irishScott. And they're not drones. Drones are what the US government uses to drop missiles on brown people, and soon our own citizens.

 

[irishScott]

You're a dickhead, irishScott. And they're not drones. Drones are what the US government uses to drop missiles on brown people, and soon our own citizens.

Yeah, because the "drone" mentioned in the OP that was knocked down by a chimp with a branch was clearly a military grade predator flying over Africa.
Also do you even Google, bro? https://www.google.com/search?q=dro...YgwTdzoCoCw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAw&biw=1920&bih=1099

And I fail to see how messing around with the airwaves immediately on or above my own property (presuming I found the time) makes me a dickhead, but whatever'll help you sleep better.

 

[balloonshark]

So I get a nice power supply and lower the power as much as needed, along with perhaps some directional antennas as emitters to ensure the signal stays on or above my property. And who said anything about continuous? I see a drone over my property, I flip a switch, drone falls out of the sky, I dispose of inert drone and deactivate jammer.

A better solution would be to follow the drone back to its owner and beat the owner holding the transmitter over the head with the drone.

'Kill' two birds with one drone :awe:

 

[Ichinisan]

Yeah, because the "drone" mentioned in the OP that was knocked down by a chimp with a branch was clearly a military grade predator flying over Africa.
Also do you even Google, bro? https://www.google.com/search?q=dro...YgwTdzoCoCw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAw&biw=1920&bih=1099

And I fail to see how messing around with the airwaves immediately on or above my own property (presuming I found the time) makes me a dickhead, but whatever'll help you sleep better.

He's saying that "drone" is a misnomer when applied to these small UAVs. These are simply UAVs. Technically, it's only a "drone" if it flies itself to the coordinates you give it, and enters a holding pattern automatically -- with no need to be piloted directly.

Anyway, the air above your property is sometimes occupied by aircraft.

 

[Kaido]

So, which one of you guys ran out of bullets?

http://i.imgur.com/ivu7txP.gifv

:awe:

 

[runzwithsizorz]

So I get a nice power supply and lower the power as much as needed, along with perhaps some directional antennas as emitters to ensure the signal stays on or above my property. And who said anything about continuous? I see a drone over my property, I flip a switch, drone falls out of the sky, I dispose of inert drone and deactivate jammer.

Would not work, most, including mine have a failsafe function, and will return to where they were launched, and land if they lose signal. Mine will climb 75 feet before doing so.
EDIT; perhaps if you were to jam most, if not all 6 GPS satellites that guide it?

 

[runzwithsizorz]

He's saying that "drone" is a misnomer when applied to these small UAVs. These are simply UAVs. Technically, it's only a "drone" if it flies itself to the coordinates you give it, and enters a holding pattern automatically -- with no need to be piloted directly.

Anyway, the air above your property is sometimes occupied by aircraft.

Then I guess that what I have IS a drone I can program 3 waypoints with a smartphone, it will hover briefly at each one then return to launch site.