When the Montgomery County Sheriff first purchased a quarter-million dollar drone for law enforcement use, they crashed it into a SWAT vehicle during a training run. They repaired or replaced it, but last week they crashed it again, this time sinking it into Lake Conroe. On Monday, a department spokesman told reporters, "Divers did go down to look for it. They are still looking. It went down
in deep water where there is a rocky bottom. Visibility is also a
problem because of sediment at the bottom of the lake."
I hate to indulge in schadenfreude, but that cracked me up.
The UAV was covered by insurance, but after crashing it twice, one suspects their carrier may consider raising their rates.
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Dang! and I almost got the hang of it.
Another case of Malaysia airlines-itus.
For a more practical use of drones, in this case surveying tornado damage, go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5JZ6Vong00
Hope Diepraam doesnt' give them a FST...
That's funny!
Silly taxpayers.
Probably a rogue officer doing a little "backyard bikini inspection" around the lake. Would be interesting to see the contents of what the drone was "watching."
Two crashes is a short period. What qualifications do the remote pilots have? This sounds like a safety issue that needs to be addressed.
Wouldn't this make great material for a modern day version of the Andy Griffith show.
Hey Andy! Can I drive the bearcat/tank?
Andy I need the remote control for the drone.
Andy... I crashed the drone again.
Barn... give me the remote control to the drone.
It's a drone and goes where it's told. Does not need a pilot just a driver and it appears they are dumb drivers.
Name one thing Montgomery County does right to begin with...
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