Drone Footage of Arecibo Observatory Collapse

Re:Drone Footage of Arecibo Observatory Collapse by usrusr on Thursday December 03, 2020 @02:51PM (#25293753)

For a use case like this, I'd imagine that tethered multicopters could be a very nice fit. If you can just plug the base station into a power outlet, suddenly 24/7 doesn't seem that crazy.

PS: Apparently I'm not alone with this idea, search engine comes up with hits. https://elistair.com/ even have a tether kit you can plug into some DJI models (and others) instead of the conventional battery pack. Out of Lyon, France, nice!

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Re:Drone Footage of Arecibo Observatory Collapse by libria on Thursday December 03, 2020 @03:12PM (#25294059)

Bonus, if they tethered it to the suspended receiver, it would automatically follow the action right down to impact, albeit with unpredictable viewing angles.

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Re:Drone Footage of Arecibo Observatory Collapse by TaylorAlexander on Thursday December 03, 2020 @03:37PM (#25294444)

They could use a spherical/360 camera and correct the viewing angle in post.

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Re:Drone Footage of Arecibo Observatory Collapse by JshWright on Thursday December 03, 2020 @07:52PM (#25297642)

I attended several BLM events this past summer and local law enforcement had a couple tethered drones up in the area.

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Re:Drone Footage of Arecibo Observatory Collapse by sm4rk0 on Thursday December 03, 2020 @08:25PM (#25297882)

Please decide, Lyon or Nice?

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