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Hhank970 replied to the thread Not a threat to airplanes.Yeah, but that 2.5 pounds is spread over a large surface area. At any point of contact, assuming a plane hit only balloon and not payload, it would be hitting a small patch of thin plastic film.
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Hhank970 replied to the thread Not a threat to airplanes.A balloon has so little mass that I doubt it would cause any impact damage. There'd be a greater risk of a collapsed balloon obstructing an air intake or, as someone has already said, the pitot tube. But balloons carry instrument packages...
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Hhank970 replied to the thread Any update on the pending US DJI ban?.Does it really matter how the drones are getting into the US and being sold? Unless product that's going through third-party firms is gray-market stuff which lacks a US warranty, a drone is a drone, albeit a very expensive one at Best Buy's...
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Hhank970 replied to the thread How to change the default coordinate system format on the drone photo?.I wish the coordinate system were in UTMs (Universal Transverse Mercator) rather than latitude/longitude in any format. UTMs are more intuitive to use, and the coordinates relate directly to meters on the ground, so it's possible to calculate...
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Hhank970 replied to the thread Any update on the pending US DJI ban?.Best Buy is currently (10/24/2025) advertising a broad assortment of DJI drones for sale, but the prices are staggering. The Air 3 fly more combo, for example, is $2800 -- the result of tariffs, I suppose. And so, the question is, are these...