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The drone pilot who took out an LA firefighting plane pleads guilty to escape jail

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The drone pilot who took out an LA firefighting plane pleads guilty to escape jail On January 9th, 56-year-old Peter Akemann flew his DJI Mini 3 Pro drone far beyond the legal limit of his ability to see — and into a Super Scooper water dumping plane fighting the Los Angeles Palisades wildfires, grounding it for repairs after punching a hole in its left wing. Now that authorities have traced

The Verge 429 2025-02-02

Opinions on best drone for video please 🙏?

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Opinions on best drone for video please 🙏? Hey everyone I do video and photos professionally in the outdoor sector. It’s finally time to start looking at getting a drone, just to be able to add that little extra magic to my videos. These are my consideration points, ranked in order of preference. 1, Quality, I care about video quality over everything else. So it must be at least crystal …

Ask Photography 1.2k 2025-01-06

How Drone Fever Spread Across New Jersey and Beyond

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How Drone Fever Spread Across New Jersey and Beyond The first sighting was at a military site in New Jersey, then the phenomenon spread into neighboring states. Government assurances that most “drones” were not drones at all has not tamped down curiosity.

New York Times 1.1k 2024-12-25

Here’s everything we don’t know about New Jersey’s drone mystery

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Here’s everything we don’t know about New Jersey’s drone mystery Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesSo far, possible answers include aliens, an international conspiracy, secret military tests, or just planes. 2024’s drone hysteria has gone on for weeks across the East Coast, and we still have far more questions than answers. The sightings may have started in New Jersey, but reports of possible dron…

The Verge 722 2024-12-19

The New Jersey drone hysteria exposes one salient truth: no one knows anything

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The New Jersey drone hysteria exposes one salient truth: no one knows anything Is it a bird? Is it a plane? | Image: GettyOkay, I get it, we’re all sick of the drones. I went to two holiday parties over the weekend in the New Jersey suburbs, and it was all anyone wanted to talk about. The news coverage has been breathless, all-consuming, and most importantly, completely unhinged. No one knows anything. The cops don’t know…

The Verge 637 2024-12-19

Researchers put bird legs on a drone so it can take off by jumping

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Researchers put bird legs on a drone so it can take off by jumping EPFL’s RAVEN drone trades traditional landing gear for a pair of legs that function similar to a bird’s. | Image: Alain HerzogResearchers from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland and UC Irvine have developed a drone capable of landing and taking off in areas that would otherwise leave a fixed-wing aircraft stranded…

The Verge 896 2024-12-07

Can this drone shot be fixed?

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Can this drone shot be fixed? I took this drone shot that I really like but the light hit the propeller at just the right angle and left the trees and mountain on the left with a washed out faded effect. Is there a way I can fix this post production? Thank you https://preview.redd.it/l0g07kzu2x4e1.jpg?width=4056&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9c4848e4d35e72720cba96a2c888acc100472d…

Ask Photography 1.2k 2024-12-05

Advice trying to get freelance jobs for drone photography?

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Advice trying to get freelance jobs for drone photography? I’m a San Diego photographer/videographer that works full time for a university but I’m trying to find some freelance clients on the side to fill my schedule. I recently became FAA Part-107 certified and I’ve posted a video of some of my best shots on different social media pages like my tiktok, Instagram and in local San Diego photographer grou…

Ask Photography 520 2024-11-15