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by aziaziazi 1021 days ago
How would your drone react to an unexpected bad weather/gusts (the 20% winds you want to avoid)? I guess you can’t just land anywhere ?
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We have strong termination flight procedures and redundancy at this level!
If you dump hydrogen, you land.
But where ? On the power pole ? Within neighbor property ? For what I know you’re the first one to plan long distance drones (beside military), am I wrong ?
Yes, you're wrong. UAVs have crossed the Atlantic:

https://barnardmicrosystems.com/UAV/milestones/atlantic_cros...

Interesting, thanks for sharing! Though I’ll be less worried about a drone flying above the ocean than above properties and infrastructures. You’re gonna need a bunch of lawyers and public relations, but I guess the kind of industry you’ll work for can help on that.
Exactly