Drones Reveal Damage From Hurricane Helene.

[The Droning Company]

Drones Reveal Damage from Hurricane Helene

 

[mavic3usa]

not me, not my video, I don't live in nc; prayers to the victims and hope they recover soon!

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[Crash Gibby]

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I clicked on like for the effort you put into this. The destruction is mind blowing. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Dbez1]

Thanks for taking the time to
record and post this disasterous event. Prayers for those who lost so much and to the families that lost loved ones.

 

[mavic3usa]

I clicked on like for the effort you put into this. The destruction is mind blowing. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for taking the time to
record and post this disasterous event. Prayers for those who lost so much and to the families that lost loved ones.

It's one of the better (earlier) videos I could find of the event; I've updated my post to reflect it's not me. Please check on YT for the source(s).

 

[Cymruflyer]

I read they have now banned drone flying there. Makes you wonder why?

 

[Dbez1]

I read they have now banned drone flying there. Makes you wonder why?

Drones in the vicinity could ground rescue choppers providing life saving missions and essential supplies. The same way we are supposed to stay well away from accidents and other emergencies.

 

[mavic3usa]

I read they have now banned drone flying there. Makes you wonder why?

Couple of stories that should clarify the situation.

Buttigieg's message on restricting civilian drones near Hurricane Helene damage prompts outcry, clarification

Biden administration Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says civilian drone activity near Hurricane Helene disaster sites impedes emergency response.

www.foxnews.com

Buttigieg’s order grounding private drone flights in Hurricane Helene flood rescue zones crashes and burns: ‘You’re hiding something’

“Private citizen drones and helicopters have been saving lives for days, and still are. You should be ashamed,” one person seethed.

nypost.com

 

[mavic3usa]

Many drones will ground rescue choppers providing life saving missions and essential supplies. The same way we are supposed to stay well away from accidents and other emergencies.

Or, according to the locals, it might be the other ways around, many rescue choppers will ground the drones providing life saving missions and essential supplies.

Alas, we're never going to learn to work together.

 

[BigAl07]

Or, according to the locals, it might be the other ways around, many rescue choppers will ground the drones providing life saving missions and essential supplies.

As someone who lives and OPERATES (UAS and Manned Aircraft) in the area of concern I will absolutely call total BS on that comment. Over the last several days it's been like a chaotic holiday airport around here and the addition of "Civilian" UAS creates an absolutely Charlie Foxtrot!

The problem isn't the DRONE itself but the Drone Operator who doesn't know the processes, methods, terminology, and techniques that puts EVERYONE in jeopardy. During a Natural Disaster is absolutely the WORST possible time to "Get involved" in UAS Emergency Operations. Not only are you unable to work within the framework of the NIMS, your mere presence actually takes resources AWAY from the incident.

During the incident the best thing you can do is help provide shelter, food, water, medical, and EMOTIONAL care to the best of your ability. Hand out water/food. Offer words of encouragement. Go shovel mud, remove river debris from people's homes etc but don't try to be a Technical Expert in a world you know nothing about. Owning a UAS doesn't make someone a First Responder any more than owning a First Aide Kit makes someone a Surgeon.

For the record, flying a UAS in an Emergency Situation is night & day different than taking pretty landscape/architecture images. Most of the skills we have with UAS are almost useless and a waste of time during a Natural Disaster.

If you genuinely want to help with Emergency Services, make the effort to reach out to your local Sheriff's Office/SAR team and find out what their NEEDS are. Find out what the process of being "embedded" with a team is. Find out what the MIN requirements for training (not UAS training) is for being a part of the "Team/Org". Most likely it will included some degree of NIMS Training. If you're not trained to be seamlessly embedded then you are most likely draining resources. Research, study, train, and become a part of the team NOT during a Disaster because otherwise you are likely a hinderance.

Look at it like this... would you want your ER Doctor to walk in off the street right out of Highschool to work on your or a loved one? It takes time, studying, testing, and training to become an integral part of the EM/SAR Team.

If anyone is genuinely interested in making the commitment (time, emotion, and financial) let me know and I'll gladly help to the best of my ability.

Here are some of the images from my town and the next town over:

 

[BigAl07]

Alas, we're never going to learn to work together.

Not to pick on you specifically but I'm gonna call it like I see it and facts matter . . .

We CAN work together and better yet we DO work together but again not as "Civilians". We study, train, test, and practice in these scenarios for days, weeks, months all "just in case".

Roughly 2+/- years ago we had the largest SAR operation west of the Mississippi here in WNC. At one point we had 7 UAS and 2 Manned aircraft all operating "generally" in the same vicinity in a highly coordinated and strict operation. We had an Air Boss (me) and everyone was trained, briefed, and operated within very strict guidelines. There is no way possible to "train" a Civilian to be able to know/speak the lingo, understand the proper chain of command, and be able to operate safely within the incident.

Fortunately, the missing person was located alive (although confused, hungry, injured, and dehydrated) 4 days in. This type of scenario proves Manned Aircraft and UAS can operate together but only under very strict and specific guidelines. An active incident is no place to "cut your teeth" with Emergency Services UAS Operations.

 

[Tower669]

I agree with the Big. That is exactly why the 'public' will never have flying cars.