U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people

Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by threeseed on Monday January 14, 2019 @07:16PM (#18907852)

Fans, helicopters etc have been around for decades and are still mostly loud.

You can't escape the physics that moving air causes noise.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by gweinberg on Monday January 14, 2019 @09:45PM (#18908501)

Sure but size matters. A helicopter that can carry a person weighs 1000 pounds or more. A drone can be less than 1 one thousandth the weight.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by darkpuma on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @08:31AM (#18910978)

Just put wings on the damn thing and you can cut your power requirements down by an order of magnitude.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by daliusd on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @06:12AM (#18910311)

There are no cameras that would weight less than a pound (0.5kg) and be good at night at the same time.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by snovv_crash on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @07:03AM (#18910569)

Look up the Runcam Micro Eagle. It costs $35 and has a 1/4" low resolution sensor and is commonly used for night flying of FPV drones.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by daliusd on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @07:53AM (#18920352)

It does not look like something what would be suitable for surveillance. Quality is only good to catch that something is happening on the ground but I doubt that this is suitable to be reliable source of truth and I don't even speak about this being used as evidence in the court.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by chaostheory on Monday January 14, 2019 @07:52PM (#18908014)

Energy efficient buildings tend to handle noise pollution better with their extra insulation. Not ideal, but there's always a solution.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by reaperducer on Monday January 14, 2019 @09:09PM (#18908338)

Energy efficient buildings tend to handle noise pollution better with their extra insulation. Not ideal, but there's always a solution.

Translation: "You go inside if you want peace and quiet. The outside is only for the self-entitled now."

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by chaostheory on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @01:37AM (#18909239)

I'm speaking from experience. I live next to an airport. Also unlike an airport, if drones are being used for deliveries to residences, only hermits will be 'entitled'.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by eftychis on Monday January 14, 2019 @08:55PM (#18908282)

I don't think it is a good idea for the sanity of people to tell them to stay inside and have really good sound insulation. We have to remember that sound pollution is a health issue and impacts people's lives. I have my doubts how efficient insulation one can get against air traffic -- from personal experience, it doesn't work.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by chaostheory on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @01:40AM (#18909247)

I'm speaking from experience, and I didn't intend to sound patronizing. I live really close to an airport. Have been for years. Lived in my home both before and after energy efficient improvements e.g. triple pane windows, more insulation, roofing, stormdoor, ... It works. If NIMBY lobbying fails, you have to take into account all tools available including smart earphones.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by test1235 on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @04:23AM (#18909872)

as if you're going to go put in earphones everytime someone flies a drone around your property ...

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by chaostheory on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @11:24AM (#18912288)

No, when you’re inside your energy efficient home, it’s fine; you are insulated from sound and even rumbling from airplanes (assuming you have good insulation on top of your house as well). Earphones are for going out and about. Wearing earphones all the time also has already become a trend...

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by maxxxxx on Monday January 14, 2019 @07:25PM (#18907897)

How? Helicopters are still obnoxiously loud after decades.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by StavrosK on Monday January 14, 2019 @07:48PM (#18907997)

We'll all eventually go deaf from all the noise.

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