FBI to frustrated Congress: 'We just don't know' who is behind mystery drone flights in NJ
FBI to frustrated Congress: 'We just don't know' who is behind mystery drone flights in NJ
An FBI director, testifying in Washington, told Congress members they do not know who or what is behind the mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey.
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It's a me, a Waluigi.
Also I'm just gonna start flying my drone in the middle of the night for funsies. I mean, not over a military base, but just mess around the neighborhood.
Getting your rig shot at by a paranoid redneck is a rite of passage.
What do you fly? You do freestyle, or photography/videography?
I have an Autel Evo Nano+
I previously had a Potensic Atom
Before that, its a bunch of Toy-Grade HolyStone drones.
(I intentionally avoid DJI because of geofencing, and Autel is the only real competitor, but I don't know if they are still making consumer drones anymore.
So if Autel is gone, its just Potensic and Fimi drones with no geofencing, and these are kinda shitty brands, not as good as DJI, but its the only ones left without geo-restrictions. But at least its not HolyStone level of shitty.)
I kinda just explore the skies and looks around the neighborhood. I mean I sometimes record videos just to keep them in an SSD, but like I don't really wanna make youtube videos. Cuz um... I don't follow line of sight rules (fuck FAA).
I just want enjoy the view from above. Cuz I'm not gonna be piloting manned aircraft, so videofeed from drones is the closest thing there is. The world looks amazing from above.
Theres a park nearby where theres a clear view where thers zero obstuctions, and I fly can fly like 4000 meters away and its like a road trip, in the sky, and I barely have enough battery to return.
I actually lost drones when took it too far and then it went against the wind during return. Rookie mistakes lol.
Made me interested in getting a drone. Thanks bb
Yea just dont get a DJI, they have some geolocking on their drones. I personally don't like when companies control stuff you buy, but if you don't mind the restrictions, then sure, get DJI.
So basically, the best brands there is are:
DJI(geofencing, I don't recommend)- Autel
- Potensic
- Fimi
- Everything else seems like toy-grade stuff
reddit.com/r/drones have great info, niche subreddits are still very useful despite reddit's enshittification
Rule of Thumb: Don't fly into airports, Don't fly into military bases, Don't fly when high-level politicians are near your area (unless you wanna get a visit from the government).
Interestingly civilian drones get disabled around these NJ ones. Apparently they can’t fly and have issues.
Not all.
Non-DJI drones do not have geofencing
But then they do have radio jammming...
Unless its a self-contained AI piloted drone, which Ukraine still haven't figured out, so I don't think so.
Which lead to one conclusion:
This seems like US Military testing new killing drones, but they don't want to admit testing new autonomous killing machines.
It’s been a long time for testing and no one seems in the loop. Why lie about it.
Also the military has testing sites - why over populated civilian areas? Why not say they’re running a military exercise and loop in law enforcement at the very least?
Why also the sightings of similar “drones” in the UK?
Why do they “go dark” when chased?
If it was US military why did they prevent a medical helicopter from taking off? That seems highly unnecessary and cruel.
It’s super interesting that there are reports that a bunch of drones were following a coast guard ship.
why over populated civilian areas? Why not say they’re running a military exercise and loop in law enforcement at the very least?
Because it's probably near where they're developing them and they need a real-world test case. They don't tell anyone because generally it doesn't cause harm and it's classified.
Why also the sightings of similar “drones” in the UK?
Because they have similar projects.
Why do they “go dark” when chased?
Because they don't want to be chased.
If it was US military why did they prevent a medical helicopter from taking off? That seems highly unnecessary and cruel.
I'm guessing they weren't aware (I haven't read the article yet). Edit: this article does not mention this happening.
It’s super interesting that there are reports that a bunch of drones were following a coast guard ship.
Also a useful test case.
It’s certainly one perspective but I don’t think it’s the only possibility.