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Old 01-31-2014, 01:32 PM
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[SIZE=3]Have you been paying attention to the sky above the marsh? If you have been, then you would have seen an unusual looking and sounding bird up there. Except for one thing...

It's not a bird.

Check out this YouTube video: Using a Drone to Scout for Fish
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Old 01-31-2014, 01:43 PM
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That's bad a s s


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Old 01-31-2014, 01:47 PM
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Dang, us office fishermen can use this to find ol' W fishin' spots! They even have gps on that drone. Gonna be hard to figure 8 a plane though....
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Old 01-31-2014, 01:48 PM
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Oh, it can perform a figure 8 to hold a position. No problem there!
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Old 01-31-2014, 02:41 PM
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he's saying the boat can't figure 8 the drone
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Old 01-31-2014, 06:56 PM
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Man could you imagine the possibilities? You can scout for ducks and geese from the camp.
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Old 01-31-2014, 07:04 PM
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Exactly what I was thinking


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Old 01-31-2014, 10:41 PM
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Potlicking has reached new heights.


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Old 01-31-2014, 10:45 PM
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Literally!
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Old 01-31-2014, 10:46 PM
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Yep. Tome to start carrying a 12 gauge.

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Old 01-31-2014, 11:20 PM
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Yep. Tome to start carrying a 12 gauge.

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Yep or snag it with a 3/8oz yellow mouth jig and bring it down to earth and reverse engineer it like a insurgent.


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People have shot at it in St. Bernard.

The Marine Corps also tested the feasibility of shooting down a small UAS. (they were testing the DragonEye). They were unable to do so.

It's hard but if I ever get a spare I'd love to try it out myself.
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Old 02-01-2014, 06:07 AM
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I'd be more worried about the accurate casting of a Louisiana fisherman than most Marines though!

I'd throw a double rig that had 1/4oz jigheads on it.
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People have shot at it in St. Bernard.
That doesn't surprise me one bit
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Old 02-01-2014, 08:59 AM
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People have shot at it in St. Bernard.

The Marine Corps also tested the feasibility of shooting down a small UAS. (they were testing the DragonEye). They were unable to do so.

It's hard but if I ever get a spare I'd love to try it out myself.
I wonder if they tried a shotgun.
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I'd be more worried about the accurate casting of a Louisiana fisherman than most Marines though!

I'd throw a double rig that had 1/4oz jigheads on it.

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Math geek could take that thing down with his potato gun bait launcher
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Are you flying in FPV(first Person view)? I would assume you were since you have the GPS mounted but didn't see a monitor or goggles when it showed you launching from the back of your truck.
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Old 02-01-2014, 06:33 PM
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I wonder if they tried a shotgun.
No, they used a SAW, M240 and M2. They did hit the plane, but it just holes in the airfoil and did not down it.

The plane won't get close enough for a shotgun. I would try using a potato cannon with a net in the payload.

I have seen those depleted uranium shells for shotguns. I would be interested to try that.
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Old 02-01-2014, 06:34 PM
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Are you flying in FPV(first Person view)? I would assume you were since you have the GPS mounted but didn't see a monitor or goggles when it showed you launching from the back of your truck.

Yes, I do. I fly the plane LOS on launch until I can get it to a couple hundred feet. Then I switch it from manual control over to autopilot so I can sit down and put the goggles on.

If I have my partner to throw the plane for me then I just leave my goggles on.
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