FAA clears UPS delivery drones for longer-range flights
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US regulators have cleared the way forward for UPS delivery drones to fly beyond the visual line of sight.

Drones to fly without spotters on the ground monitoring route and skies for other aircraft

  • gressenEnglish
    3·
    9 months ago

    Unlicensed use of radio spectrum is very illegal and would draw a lot more attention than a net cannon.

    • FfaerieOxide@kbin.social
      3·
      9 months ago

      Pretty sure stealing drones is illegal no matter how you do it, and people can see where a net is launched from.

      • MicroplasticbrainEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        Yea ok stealing a drone is one thing, fucking with radio signals is a whole nother level of “you fucked up”

        • FfaerieOxide@kbin.social
          2·
          9 months ago

          I’m not saying which is “worse” I just think one would be easier and harder to get caught doing.

          You have to have a whole apparatus to launch a net, you have to get a net, people can see the physical net move through the air and tell where it launched from. You have to store a giant net launching gun.

          But I’ve seen people make jammers for some $10 worth of parts.

          Signals can be tracked, sure (we’ve all seen Pump Up The Volume) but by the time the FCC gets to where it was turned on you, your new toaster, and your free drone parts aren’t there anymore.

          This is not a moral stance, it’s an opinion on logistics.

          • WarmSodaEnglish
            1·
            9 months ago

            I think a baseball bat might do the trick. Why get fancy?

            • FfaerieOxide@kbin.social
              1·
              9 months ago

              Because it has to be on the ground for that and you may as well just goink it off the porch at that point.

              A jammer can bring the drone down anywhere along its path.

              • WarmSodaEnglish
                1·
                9 months ago

                Kids are going to be taking pot shots at these things. They won’t be using radios for it. That’s all I’m saying.

                I don’t see these lasting very long either way.

                • FfaerieOxide@kbin.social
                  2·
                  9 months ago

                  I can absolutely see slingshots used, I just don’t think net guns will be the tactic of choice for would-be porch pirates.

                  • WarmSodaEnglish
                    1·
                    9 months ago

                    I agree. Who has net guns lying around?
                    Sling shots makes realize BB guns would be fun.

      • RootiestEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        and people can see where a net is launched from

        Yeah, if they happen to be watching at the time.

        Broadcasting a signal to block GPS is like sticking a big red X on your exact location, and they are always watching the radio waves.