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I'm a cop and need help making a drone, as well as some info

Posted by Will on February 11, 2014 at 11:55pm

Hello all,

I am a Deputy Sheriff in TN and I want to make a drone I can use on duty, to search for people who run. I would like to use a small FLIR cam on it. Any advice?

 

I also hear alot about FAA this and FAA that, my question is why and how can FAA say anything at all?

When I was a kid I use to fly R/C model aircraft and FAA did say anything. Never heard anything, what's the diffrence??

 

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    • Bill Patterson > twk February 28, 2014 at 6:11am

      Wow. All negative FAA propaganda espousing their "turf grab". 

      These guys are our employee's, not our overlords.

      We need to engage who ever oversees the FAA and petition them to get this "stance" corrected. 

      So, who is above the FAA? 

      • T3
        Ted Van Slyck > Bill Patterson February 28, 2014 at 8:07am

        The DOT, write a letter to Anthony Foxx. 

        • Bill Patterson > Ted Van Slyck February 28, 2014 at 9:58am
          I'll draft something up.
  • Josh Bascii February 26, 2014 at 2:59am
    Will you absolutely should get one for the department. I sent you a friend request to get in touch with you. Most members here are hobbyists. You want professional help including the AUVSI. they should have a chapter in Tennessee.
  • Tom February 25, 2014 at 5:33am

    This is an excellent thread...so many great resources to follow up on.

    I'm building a DIY quadcopter (no experience flying yet) and I appreciate the "flying lawn mower" comment posted earlier. Just how dangeroous are these to operate? Should I be concerned about losing a finger...? Keep the children away, etc.?

    I am also looking for a good flight simulator for practicing with my DX6i transmitter, for Macintosh, so any recommendations are welcome.

    There is an abandoned airfield near my house with lots of concrete-paved open space, so I have that going for me.

    • Emery c. Chandler > Tom February 25, 2014 at 9:29am

      they can be, for sure dont fly over large crowds, you can get cut up, but thats the norm in all rc or drone vehicles.

  • Patch Thompson February 24, 2014 at 3:21pm

    Contact Jeff Jackson at InfiniteJib.com. He has exactly what you're looking for, and carries the new FLIR A series HD cameras.  Tell him Patrick sent you, he'll take good care of your needs.

    Best,

    Patrick Thompson

  • Martin Baker February 23, 2014 at 3:57pm

    Thanks for serving and being willing to stand in front, we will all need courage to continue standing as we learn about the coming wave of aerial robotics.

    Keep learning about these machine and their capabilities by building your own platform.  It would be doubtful that a civilian diy version would be acceptable to the numerous oversights and bureaucratic roadblocks, however when it comes time for recommendations to be made they will turn to the local subject matter expert and the person who has one working when the moment arises when such capabilities are required.  Just wait for the moment when one of of the machines becomes Lassie and leads to the safe recovery of a child or the apprehension of an escaped convict, things will change.

    As far as regulations go, there seems to be a pretty good split; there are people that say the FAA does not have regulations in place and then there are those that behave like they do.  Most cases boil down to responsible-safe use and asking forgiveness rather than permission.

    As Deputy Sheriff, you have access to emergency and disaster plans, identify instances in them where life, limb, and property will be protected and funding through an understanding equipment manager could probably be arranged with a nod from higher as long as you have your safety and contingency flight/communications plans worked out.  Here is a step that Seattle PD made with their draft UAS operations manual.

    Again, thanks.

    MCB

    http://info.publicintelligence.net/WA-SeattlePoliceUAS.pdf
  • Brent February 22, 2014 at 10:19am
    Time and money would be better spent on a Deputy and dog. Unless your looking for Tickels still?
  • JB3 February 21, 2014 at 1:09pm

    FYI - CBP uses drones, but it's a multi-million dollar operation.

    http://www.c4isrnet.com/article/M5/20140210/C4ISRNET08/302100040/CB...

    -J

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