John Ferguson
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if they were iran's drones or anybody else's i i i just i just felt compelled to do my first my first ever tech talk video ever um and and this this happened but i just wanted to just tell people that you know these drones are here um they're there to do a job and and and that's it and the federal government's not going to tell you any of us ever what they're actually doing you know
if they were iran's drones or anybody else's i i i just i just felt compelled to do my first my first ever tech talk video ever um and and this this happened but i just wanted to just tell people that you know these drones are here um they're there to do a job and and and that's it and the federal government's not going to tell you any of us ever what they're actually doing you know
It is. We have radioactive material sniffers on our unmanned aircraft. That's absolutely a capability of an unmanned aircraft. And if you look at what these drones are doing, they seem to be, there is some conflicting stories, but they seem to be trying to follow, you know, the FAA guidelines. They have nav lights on them.
It is. We have radioactive material sniffers on our unmanned aircraft. That's absolutely a capability of an unmanned aircraft. And if you look at what these drones are doing, they seem to be, there is some conflicting stories, but they seem to be trying to follow, you know, the FAA guidelines. They have nav lights on them.
You know, if they had a nefarious intent, then they wouldn't have nav lights on them. But they're concerned about obviously hitting other manned aircraft in such a busy airspace area. But it is a very successful operation or a very successful capability to be able to detect gases or other materials on the ground.
You know, if they had a nefarious intent, then they wouldn't have nav lights on them. But they're concerned about obviously hitting other manned aircraft in such a busy airspace area. But it is a very successful operation or a very successful capability to be able to detect gases or other materials on the ground.
We have what we call methane detection systems where we mount them on our unmanned aircraft and we fly along pipelines and we can very accurately pick out pretty much almost 100% of every single gas leak. Now, these drones are flying at night because they seem to be flying undercover and they do not want their...
We have what we call methane detection systems where we mount them on our unmanned aircraft and we fly along pipelines and we can very accurately pick out pretty much almost 100% of every single gas leak. Now, these drones are flying at night because they seem to be flying undercover and they do not want their...
the shape of the drone to be well known because then you can track down what manufacturer is actually producing the aircraft. Right. So they seem to be following some rules. Uh, they're flying at night.
the shape of the drone to be well known because then you can track down what manufacturer is actually producing the aircraft. Right. So they seem to be following some rules. Uh, they're flying at night.
There's no reason really to be flying an unmanned aircraft at night, unless you're, unless you have a very specific purpose, because with a standard camera on a drone, you can't see anything at night unless you're using thermal optics or, you know, some form of sensor like that. Um, They're flying at night also because the winds are down. They're not as aggressive as they are during the day.
There's no reason really to be flying an unmanned aircraft at night, unless you're, unless you have a very specific purpose, because with a standard camera on a drone, you can't see anything at night unless you're using thermal optics or, you know, some form of sensor like that. Um, They're flying at night also because the winds are down. They're not as aggressive as they are during the day.
So, you know, you would get a much more accurate reading at night when you're trying to smell chemicals or some type of gas.
So, you know, you would get a much more accurate reading at night when you're trying to smell chemicals or some type of gas.
Most of the videos that I have seen are not – really very helpful in trying to determine who the very specific manufacturer is. There are some photographs and videos out there of drones flying that it's like, yeah, well, we know who that is, right? But I couldn't really give a definitive answer on who specifically is the manufacturer of that aircraft.
Most of the videos that I have seen are not – really very helpful in trying to determine who the very specific manufacturer is. There are some photographs and videos out there of drones flying that it's like, yeah, well, we know who that is, right? But I couldn't really give a definitive answer on who specifically is the manufacturer of that aircraft.
I just couldn't give you a very accurate assessment on that. But I do very firmly believe that these are absolutely not nefarious and from another country without us knowing the reason behind those aircraft. And there's a lot of them. It's an FAA monumental event for the FAA to give authorization to all of these.
I just couldn't give you a very accurate assessment on that. But I do very firmly believe that these are absolutely not nefarious and from another country without us knowing the reason behind those aircraft. And there's a lot of them. It's an FAA monumental event for the FAA to give authorization to all of these.
The videos that I'm seeing, I'm seeing dozens. So that would be, again, a monumental event to authorize that many aircraft to fly over a populated area. That's just not something the FAA typically allows. Is it possible that most of these are manned aircraft? I do believe there's a mix. I believe that some folks are out there.
The videos that I'm seeing, I'm seeing dozens. So that would be, again, a monumental event to authorize that many aircraft to fly over a populated area. That's just not something the FAA typically allows. Is it possible that most of these are manned aircraft? I do believe there's a mix. I believe that some folks are out there.