Drone Bubble Bursts, Wiping Out Startups and Hammering VC Firms

Re:Drone Bubble Bursts, Wiping Out Startups and Hammering VC... by driverdan on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @08:02PM (#20882622)

I have a DJI Spark. It's loud when it's close but as soon as it's a few hundred feet away you can barely hear it. I primarily use it in nature and usually use it at 200-400ft elevation. At 200 ft it's quieter than standing next to a running car. At 400 ft you really have to try to hear it.

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Re:Drone Bubble Bursts, Wiping Out Startups and Hammering VC... by reaperducer on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @08:22PM (#20882745)

It's loud when it's close but as soon as it's a few hundred feet away you can barely hear it.

If you're in an open area. And if there is only one drone.

A couple of years ago I was in a serene canyon in Utah enjoying the peace and watching nature when three drones decided to scare away the bighorn sheep.

People don't hate drones because they hate drones. That's why many seem to like the idea of Amazon/UPS drone deliveries. They hate drones because of what the drone pilots do with them.

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Re:Drone Bubble Bursts, Wiping Out Startups and Hammering VC... by caconym_ on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @10:24PM (#20883345)

"Quieter than standing next to a running car" isn't a good criterion for subjecting strangers to noise in a public place they're probably visiting at least in part to get some quiet and seclusion.

I don't mean to be a dick; I've been flying R/C for ~25 years and I know how difficult it can be to find fun places to fly and how frustrating when other people get in the way of that. But I also really appreciate quietness and because I live in a city it's a rare gift for me when I do get out into nature. Please have some consideration for others and don't unilaterally decide what noise level is acceptable for them unless there are already significant sources of noise present or you're really sure nobody else is around.

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Re:Drone Bubble Bursts, Wiping Out Startups and Hammering VC... by droithomme on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @11:57PM (#20883720)

The guys with their ATVs and dirt bikes and those dumping trash everywhere are also huge problems.

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Re:Drone Bubble Bursts, Wiping Out Startups and Hammering VC... by jessaustin on Thursday September 05, 2019 @12:10AM (#20883775)

Yeah but mostly on BLM land, and that's kind of what it's for? As long as the local USFS rangers are writing tickets, they mostly stay out of national forest. I'm never seen them at national parks, wilderness areas, etc.

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Re:Drone Bubble Bursts, Wiping Out Startups and Hammering VC... by schaefer on Thursday September 05, 2019 @02:27AM (#20884329)

BLM land is most certainly NOT for dumping trash...

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Re:Drone Bubble Bursts, Wiping Out Startups and Hammering VC... by driverdan on Thursday September 05, 2019 @08:43PM (#20892014)

I was trying to think of something to compare it to that others would relate to. A car wasn't a good example since the dB level varies significantly. I was trying to make the point that it's quiet at that distance. If you were having a conversation with someone you wouldn't notice it.

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Re:Drone Bubble Bursts, Wiping Out Startups and Hammering VC... by mlang23 on Thursday September 05, 2019 @05:01AM (#20885054)

For me, standing next to a running car is already sort of noise polution, especially if the car could be turned off as well.

Last time I heard a drone fly overhead, I definitely felt anoyed. People tend to overlook the impact their toys have on other individuals

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Re:Drone Bubble Bursts, Wiping Out Startups and Hammering VC... by Angostura on Thursday September 05, 2019 @03:52AM (#20884713)

> At 200 ft it's quieter than standing next to a running car.

Really very loud then for the people around you in a nature environment.

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Re:Drone Bubble Bursts, Wiping Out Startups and Hammering VC... by Frondo on Thursday September 05, 2019 @09:28AM (#20886429)

Maybe you have to try to hear it, but I spend a lot of time in large public parks and, without fail, hear drones flying overhead.

This just started in the last year or so, where virtually every time there's a drone off in the distance.

I don't have great hearing either (especially in one ear), after playing some musical instruments that you hold close to one ear to play. Those things are just loud and stand out when the other noises are the wind in the trees, birds, and the rustle of small animals in the underbrush.

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