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Re:Police helicopter's 100mph chase with 'super sophisticate... by s5300 on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:29AM (#28262868)
FPV just means that the drone has a camera with a first person view and doesn't rely on the user being able to see the drone to fly it.

Yes, it can be easily done for under $1k. This is not $1k for the drone, just for making whatever drone FPV capable, if that's what you were misunderstanding.

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Re:Police helicopter's 100mph chase with 'super sophisticate... by dreamcompiler on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:40AM (#28262932)
If you build a basic quadcopter yourself you can even include everything for $1000. This would buy you a fun hobbyist FPV rig, although it wouldn't have the range, speed, or endurance of the drone in the article. For that you'd have to pay more, but even then we're talking "serious hobbyist" money, not "nation-state" money.
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Re:Police helicopter's 100mph chase with 'super sophisticate... by imglorp on Sunday August 22, 2021 @01:32AM (#28263159)
Maybe some nation states are buying closeup footage of military bases and a whole market has sprung up, including local pros to service that demand.
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