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

Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by leetcrew on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @07:34AM (#18910702)

> My father's recent DJI purchase did not automatically include the propeller guards, seems there is good profit in selling replacement blades.

you don't necessarily want prop guards most of the time. they make the props less efficient, which decreases aerodynamic performance and battery life.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by DerekRobot on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @08:55AM (#18911106)

IMO, the Spark should come with them- DJI encourages users to launch and land directly on their hand.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by leetcrew on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @09:40AM (#18911379)

that's a fair point. you shouldn't encourage your customers to do something like that without including the bits of plastic that make it safe.

that said, I got the combo bundle with rotor guards and I almost never use them because they make the drone so squirrelly in wind. I hand launch/land every time and I have yet to cut myself on the rotors. I was very happy to have them when I used the drone to check all my gutters for leaves, takes a lot of the stress out of flying so close to the roof.

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