Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people
by baroffoos on Monday January 14, 2019 @09:16PM
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Its such a minor and rare sound though. A car driving past you is so much louder and more annoying as well as being more common. In fact I can think of countless common and accepted sounds that we find acceptable.
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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people
by toper-centage on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @07:01AM
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Cars are becoming very quiet, especially electrical cars. But drones are basically flying vuvuzelas. They are not just loud - their sound is insufferable.
Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people
by alistairSH on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @08:57AM
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I live next to a fairly busy road AND under the approach to Dulles Airport (not the final, but what is effectively the "right pattern").
To my ears, drones are far more annoying than either the constant whoosh-whrrr of the road, or the occasional rumble of a heavy airliner (narrow bodies and GA planes make way less noise - it's the A380s and 747s that make enough noise to make me look up). The pitch of the quad rotors is higher, which to most people, is a more invasive sound.
Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people
by vkou on Monday January 14, 2019 @09:23PM
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A car driving past me doesn't sound like someone trying to destroy a power tool. [1]
Unless it's driven by one of those jerks who mod their exhaust, that is.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5DYre_EZKU - I've heard more annoying sounds, but this is probably in my top ten, or fifteen.