2 solid productive hours with the Decatur Police SWAT team

[RCdancer]

Tom Baldridge and I spent a solid 2 hours with the Decatur Police SWAT team. It was GREAT; they are sold on drones. They were also impressed with DSAR and want to use DSAR for Search/Rescue. Tom will be working with them since he lives 5 minutes from police headquarters.

They were originally looking at a Matrice for more than $30k .... and the chief was freaked out over the cost. But after they saw the M2ED in action, they were sold. I think they are going to get both an M2E and M2ED.

DSAR continues to expand its influence. ?

 

[Steve Murray]

Many thanks for your efforts. That's what we desperately need, something positive to show the public, instead of all the bad publicity.

 

[Turn11]

M2E and M2ED

For DSAR what are the advantages of each, sounds like each has a spot. I would consider selling my MPP and M2P and getting a M2Exxx.
Out here when June, July and August daytime highs will reach 120+ 6 or 7 days and 115+ is common. I would not think Infrared would be too effective. Winter we may get a daytime high of 40 a few days, the rest is +- 55 but we get winds of 30 and gusts of 50 frequently in winter and occasionally in summer.

 

[RCdancer]

Yes - Thermal is not useful on hot days. But it does enable night flight. The zoom on the M2E is quite effective. I'd like to have both models. But if I could have only one, I'd choose the M2ED to enable night flights.

I've had the M2ED up in winds over 30mph and it's rock steady.