The New Condor Aerial Surveillance Drone

[COndor06]

Ok, so I have some pretty cool news. We finished our new drone for Law Enforcement just in time for the National Sheriffs conference next week. This is held at the Gaylord Palms hotel. I was informed this morning that they need an additional $8000 bucks (after they soaked us for 25K for the show) to rent us an area at the hotel to fly it. The war is on but I wanted to show you guys a few picks of the new machine.

If you want to see some videos you can view them at www.CondorAerial.com under our video tab. These puppies carry a daytime camera with 36X optical and 360X digital zoom or a TAU 2 FLIR for night missions.

[Rich52]

Whats it used for?

[Spikes]

Possibly aerial surveillance.

[Seanaldinho]

Spying on people through there windows...

[COndor06]

With all of the new regulations out there with the FAA, these guys won't normally take the risk of flying the drone in situations that could lead to ACLU problems. Most of the flights are search & rescue, border patrol, and criminal activities. Once they loose their FAA approved cetificate of authority to fly these, they are done for life. Not many cops out there that would want to be on the receiving end of costing their departments the only COA they would ever get.

[APDrone]

Pretty sharp little cruiser in the background..

[Rich52]

With an operational ceiling of only 150' what would it be used for? 150' is little more then two pitcher to homeplate of distance.

[COndor06]

It can fly to 8000 ft but the FAA regulates them to 400. You would be amazed at what you can see from 150-200 Ft. At 200 Ft we can read a license plate at 1/2 mile

[Rich52]

It can fly to 8000 ft but the FAA regulates them to 400. You would be amazed at what you can see from 150-200 Ft. At 200 Ft we can read a license plate at 1/2 mile

I dont doubt what the drone can see. The problem is the bad guys seeing it.

[ABDCWOT]

Very cool but it needs Hispanos 


-ab

[COndor06]

At two hundred Ft you can't hear it or see it unless you knew where to look and had so optics.

[pembquist]

Can it fly in bad weather? I'd like to see a sar drone for the mountains.  Something that could hover in a 70 knot wind in a white out maybe. Can cameras see through clouds or blowing rain/snow yet?

[Rich52]

At two hundred Ft you can't hear it or see it unless you knew where to look and had so optics.

Well swell then. It looked bigger then that. Good luck with it. Who makes the glass on it?

[COndor06]

She can fly in winds up to 50 mph without a problem. The FLIR doesn't see fog so bad weather isn't a problem either.

[Reschke]

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