Kennedy 0 #126 June 26, 2013 QuoteWell, having now returned from Patuxent River NAS I am more convinced than before that weaponizing a personal drone will be very difficult to do. There was some very sophisticated machinery at the contest, probably costing well into the $50+k range, yet reliably identifying targets autonomously turned out to be very difficult indeed. And even the large, heavy machines weren't, IMO, sufficiently steady to be a good firing platform except for a guided weapon of some sort. That reaffirms my supposition that if any uav is going to be used by entities outside government and large corporations, it's going to be needle or dart based, or simply drop a grenade or small ied. Was there anything interesting in small vehicle flight? (I don't n ow what the event/competition was)witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #127 July 17, 2013 Video I took this morning with my (unarmed) drone.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
