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Re:Army computer models unveil secret to quieter small drones by HendersGame on Friday December 04, 2020 @03:09PM (#25307107)
The header image really makes it look like the secret to quieter drones is getting someone to carry the drone around :P
Re:Army computer models unveil secret to quieter small drones by dylan604 on Friday December 04, 2020 @04:29PM (#25308315)
I've essentially done this. I was in a location where flying the drone was 100% going to get me in trouble. So, I fired up the app, started the camera, and carried the drone above my head as I ran down the street. The gimbal was active and in the end, looked like a drone shot. Did the same thing shooting from the backseat of a convertible. People still ask how I got the footage.
Re:Army computer models unveil secret to quieter small drones by swsieber on Friday December 04, 2020 @04:34PM (#25308384)
Do you by have a link to the footage anywhere? I'd love to see how it turned out.
Re:Army computer models unveil secret to quieter small drones by dylan604 on Friday December 04, 2020 @04:46PM (#25308544)
Unfortunately, I don't. It was all for a corporate gig, so the footage was theirs in the end. The link I had to the video is no longer active. They used it, and the got rid of it I guess.
Re:Army computer models unveil secret to quieter small drones by wrigby on Friday December 04, 2020 @04:55PM (#25308662)
Haha it definitely looks a little silly, but it's almost definitely a hand-launched UAS (maybe an Aerovironment Puma[1], as the caption suggests).

1: https://www.avinc.com/tuas/puma-ae

Re:Army computer models unveil secret to quieter small drones by codetrotter on Friday December 04, 2020 @03:19PM (#25307258)
Just this guy running across the land with a drone in his hand haha
Re:Army computer models unveil secret to quieter small drones by Qw3r7 on Friday December 04, 2020 @04:06PM (#25307981)
Lmao, he is obligated by some MIL standard to make really soft rotor noise the enitire time too.
Re:Army computer models unveil secret to quieter small drones by alistairSH on Friday December 04, 2020 @04:29PM (#25308303)
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