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Re:Predict 3D position of flying bugs and pest to shoot down... by mwint on Friday December 31, 2021 @06:12PM (#29753496)
Shouldn’t be too hard to pull FlightAware data or similar and just not ever shoot within n degrees of aircraft… if it was really much of a concern to start with. Big sky theory.
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Re:Predict 3D position of flying bugs and pest to shoot down... by tjohns on Friday December 31, 2021 @06:41PM (#29753723)
Not all aircraft broadcast ADS-B positions.

And as a low-time pilot who’s been bit with laser beams from people’s Christmas decorations, I’d argue the big sky theory doesn’t apply here.

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Re:Predict 3D position of flying bugs and pest to shoot down... by xyzzyz on Friday December 31, 2021 @06:44PM (#29753751)
FlightAware doesn't show all airplanes that are flying, only ones with ADS-B receivers, which are not required.
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Re:Predict 3D position of flying bugs and pest to shoot down... by mhh__ on Friday December 31, 2021 @07:20PM (#29754016)
If it has IR it should also be able to spot aircraft trails but either way if there is any risk of blinding a pilot then they should tread extremely lightly (or non-startup-ish, i.e. obvious potential for "move fast and kill people").
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Re:Predict 3D position of flying bugs and pest to shoot down... by kylehotchkiss on Friday December 31, 2021 @07:24PM (#29754041)
Flightaware’s api isn’t super cheap, that would add up if you’re calling the planes overhead API all day
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