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I saw something really cool today
Bubba Jr.
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On the south edge of our property there is a driveway that goes east to another mans hunting area. Today there is a big truck and trailer in the driveway. On the trailer are 2 helicopter drones with tanks on them. They have 4 rotors and are about 5 feet square. They are pre-programmed to follow a trajectory and spray the cornfield with whatever is in the tanks. It's a cool process to watch.
Joe
I really need to get a new camera.
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I saw a couple of those working a corn field in western MN last week on my way to Sioux Falls , not sure just what they were spraying for as it looked like they would move along the rows and then stop , spray , then go up a few feet and move farther down the rows , drop down and let loose a spray ect.
That would be a pretty cool site to see! It is amazing to me the kinds of technology being put to good use now days!
On the other hand, living out in the sticks I have seen a few of those small "spy" personal use drones that some distant neighbor fly's over my place once in a while. Nothing to hide but I do not like being spied on!!
I ran across these pictures on the internet and was thinking about raising and training Birds of Prey for various jobs and acquisitions!
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With the sensors and controls available today drones could do "prescription" bug and weed spraying, just hitting the spots that need treatment. If you could hit the start of a bug infestation and give your good bugs a chance to fight the rest it could really cut your spray bill.
Also applying certain fertilizers only in needed areas would increase yield without big increase in fertilizer bill so those expensive drones could be cheaper than planes or ground rigs.
Also since they can land on the truck to refuel/reload they won't lose the time airplanes lose going to and from airport.
When I was young the crop dusters would land on farm roads to cut reload time; after a few accidents the FAA stopped that and forced them to fly back to airports to land.
We have the guy in his yellow plane practicing torpedo runs over the corn fields
Mac, we have that same idiot that flies over my house about 25-30 feet over the roof. I know he has crashed at least twice since we moved here. I don't trust him any farther than I could throw him.
Joe
Why are those planes always yellow? We have at least three operating in this area - all yellow - and based out of different airports.
Safety reasons, all are not yellow but most are, It can get pretty crowded up there during the season with other Ag planes popping up out of nowhere fields not to mention civilian planes passing by.
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