{"id":4435,"date":"2015-01-06T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=4435"},"modified":"2017-09-24T18:37:39","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T14:37:39","slug":"helicopter-nicht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/helicopter-nicht\/4435\/","title":{"rendered":"What about drones?"},"content":{"rendered":"

My fellow editors entrusted me with the task of covering drones in this article. Drones fly here and there, without consent. Do they shoot videos? They do! More than that, check out some interesting cartoons they now can make.<\/a><\/p>\n

But are drones as scary as they seem?<\/p>\n

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Drones, or, more officially, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), might violate someone\u2019s privacy, unwittingly or not, but we\u2019ve yet to discover and unleash their full potential. Of course, this disregards drones that are used for intelligence by the military \u2013 they have arsenals capable of stealthy mischief on a much larger scale.<\/p>\n

Amateur aero-modeling dates back decades. What has changed since then? We have seen relatively cheap tri-, quadri-, and hexacopters emerging on the mass market<\/div>\n

The most obvious concern is unauthorized footage of photo and video. However, amateur aero-modeling dates back decades, and attaching a means of recording to a drone is fairly simple. Such models are easily operated via radio connection.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what\u2019s changed since the early days of drones: We have seen relatively cheap tri-, quadri-, and hexa-copters emerging on the mass market. These airborne vehicles are equipped by three, four, or eight equally spaced axis bearing electrical rotors and propellers. The key advantage they bring to a drone is better maneuverability and the ability to hover in a stabilized position. That\u2019s why drones are increasingly used for shooting videos of extreme sports, panoramic scenes, and other beautiful sceneries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sounds awesome, right? Maybe not.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s analyze technical specifications of a common civil drone like 3DR<\/a>, DJI<\/a>, Parrot<\/a> or even Lehmann<\/a>. The majority of them are GoPro, smartphone, and camera mountable. All of the cameras, judging by their focal characteristics, cannot possibly be considered professional long-range equipment. Also, the flight time is limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. Higher end models which can carry at least a DIL camera or a DSRL camera with a modestly-weighted lens are able to remain airborne for as little as 15 minutes.<\/p>\n