Everyone saying "fake" or "staged"... just shut up. This is amazing technology that needs to be supported. Do you have any idea how long it takes to get a boat or jet ski in the water, or a helicopter, or how dangerous this is for a lifeguard? No... you don't, because "fake"... maybe try to think about the larger idea here before expressing yourself you derps.
The 'larger idea' is that people really don't like being deceived and saying this is a 'rescue' when it's a training exercise is deceptive, not to mention disrespectful. This organization relies heavily on public support, respect goes both ways, at least it should.
This is great technology and there may be uses for it in the future, but it would be better if they didn't treat us like idiots. This is clearly a training exercise, not a 'rescue', a blind dog with a note in it's mouth could swim out and 'save' these experiences swimmers in these easy conditions.
Poor blind dog wouldn’t get far, I think you’re one of the many ones that end up on our Bondi rescue for under estimating the ocean here in Australia. Even on a calm flat day it can be dangerous. And FYI, I was with this company at the time of the rescue and can 100% confirm it was a legitimate rescue, in fact, CASA law states you are not allowed to fly a drone over someone’s head unless for an emergency situation such as this one. This exact company who I won’t name got their arses kicked by CASA for doing the same thing in a promo with major TV station here in Australia not long after this.
Also FYI you’re probably wondering how us pilots did the training, we go to an approved training area such as football fields or the beach and use cones on the beach as a drop point, or sometimes they put a dummy in the surf and you do it by that.
@@cspace1234nz UAV Pilot is a pilot mate, still though, that blind dog you’re talking about wouldnt of made it through the shoreys that day! Lennox Head beach is where this took place which can get dangerous at the best of times
@@MiahBudoehy …all beaches can be dangerous, as we know an inexperienced swimmer is at all times just 15 seconds away from drowning. I’m just having you on a bit, anyone who helps with surf safety is a hero in my books
Cool! This is just the beginning. When they invented the touchscreen in the 1960s, they only found good civilian use for this in the smartsphones 40 years later! ;)
The drone wouldn't be able to pull the rescuees, but maybe a rope attached to the floatation device, long enough to reach the shore so that the humans can take over. You'd need quite a long rope, though, and that stuff gets heavy when it gets wet... A bigger drone (those that can actually lift a grown person) would be able to handle this, but i don't think that there are that many of those out there - or that they'd have the budget for a couple of them.
Something smells fishy (maritime pun intended). They float there, patiently waiting for the drone to arrive, not even trying to get towards the shore, but suddenly start swimming once they "got rescued". Doesn't look staged at all!
Also, you know, the description says that the swimmers were in trouble ;) I don't think you'd describe somebody as actually "in trouble" if it was only a trial, would you? The news article that brought me here specified that the (still running) trial mentioned above is about using drones for this purpose in general, and that this was (supposedly) not part of the trial, so it would have been an actual rescue mission using tools that are not officially approved yet. But hey, the manufacturer doesn't care, as long as he gets the publicity and the agency in charge will have to answer for using it... if, you know, it wouldn't be all staged anyways.
respect from morocco to australian rescuers
Everyone saying "fake" or "staged"... just shut up. This is amazing technology that needs to be supported. Do you have any idea how long it takes to get a boat or jet ski in the water, or a helicopter, or how dangerous this is for a lifeguard? No... you don't, because "fake"... maybe try to think about the larger idea here before expressing yourself you derps.
The 'larger idea' is that people really don't like being deceived and saying this is a 'rescue' when it's a training exercise is deceptive, not to mention disrespectful. This organization relies heavily on public support, respect goes both ways, at least it should.
This is great technology and there may be uses for it in the future, but it would be better if they didn't treat us like idiots. This is clearly a training exercise, not a 'rescue', a blind dog with a note in it's mouth could swim out and 'save' these experiences swimmers in these easy conditions.
Poor blind dog wouldn’t get far, I think you’re one of the many ones that end up on our Bondi rescue for under estimating the ocean here in Australia. Even on a calm flat day it can be dangerous. And FYI, I was with this company at the time of the rescue and can 100% confirm it was a legitimate rescue, in fact, CASA law states you are not allowed to fly a drone over someone’s head unless for an emergency situation such as this one. This exact company who I won’t name got their arses kicked by CASA for doing the same thing in a promo with major TV station here in Australia not long after this.
Also FYI you’re probably wondering how us pilots did the training, we go to an approved training area such as football fields or the beach and use cones on the beach as a drop point, or sometimes they put a dummy in the surf and you do it by that.
@@MiahBudoehy …you’re not a “pilot”….Lol !
I live in Australia and am a very experienced ocean swimmer.
@@cspace1234nz UAV Pilot is a pilot mate, still though, that blind dog you’re talking about wouldnt of made it through the shoreys that day! Lennox Head beach is where this took place which can get dangerous at the best of times
@@MiahBudoehy …all beaches can be dangerous, as we know an inexperienced swimmer is at all times just 15 seconds away from drowning.
I’m just having you on a bit, anyone who helps with surf safety is a hero in my books
Cool! This is just the beginning. When they invented the touchscreen in the 1960s, they only found good civilian use for this in the smartsphones 40 years later! ;)
Drones dropping toys to play with, I like it
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I think it would be more convenient if drone can also pull the floating stuff with some kind of a rope back to the shore.
The drone wouldn't be able to pull the rescuees, but maybe a rope attached to the floatation device, long enough to reach the shore so that the humans can take over. You'd need quite a long rope, though, and that stuff gets heavy when it gets wet... A bigger drone (those that can actually lift a grown person) would be able to handle this, but i don't think that there are that many of those out there - or that they'd have the budget for a couple of them.
Que tal um helicóptero de plantão?
Bem pensado!
The future is now!
The Future was 4 years ago when i designed this for my HSC... check my video lol.
Absolutely awesome!
cool
yeah
Yo... Fund this shit!
How convenient...
Fake.
hm yah and where is the "rescue"? - it is just throwing something to them and is looking after them!
Something smells fishy (maritime pun intended). They float there, patiently waiting for the drone to arrive, not even trying to get towards the shore, but suddenly start swimming once they "got rescued". Doesn't look staged at all!
I'd also add that one of them (the guy on top of the video) is wearing a pair of fins, so... Yeah, something smells fishy... Maybe it was only a test
It's a conspiracy by our new drone overlords!
I just checked my schedule and also asked my colleagues, no conspiracies currently in the pipeline.
Also, you know, the description says that it's footage from a trial ;)
Also, you know, the description says that the swimmers were in trouble ;)
I don't think you'd describe somebody as actually "in trouble" if it was only a trial, would you?
The news article that brought me here specified that the (still running) trial mentioned above is about using drones for this purpose in general, and that this was (supposedly) not part of the trial, so it would have been an actual rescue mission using tools that are not officially approved yet. But hey, the manufacturer doesn't care, as long as he gets the publicity and the agency in charge will have to answer for using it... if, you know, it wouldn't be all staged anyways.
That's cheating! 😠😠😠
That's clearly staged...