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Thread: Helicopter Game Census.
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24-06-2020, 15:36 #11
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24-06-2020, 15:46 #12
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Re: Helicopter Game Census.
I've heard of drones operating in large areas with "charging stations" along the way. Drone flies a set path, and once battery starts going down it makes it's way to a station, docks, and charges. Next one takes off, and so on. Makes the whole thing a lot easier to manage.
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24-06-2020, 15:57 #13
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Re: Helicopter Game Census.
OK right, I missed the part about putting it on a light aircraft. That would make sense. I also know of places using bantams/bathawks/savannahs for game counts, although that's mostly just large game...
But yes, a good idea that maybe someone with some extra cash lying around could pilot
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26-06-2020, 10:14 #14
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Re: Helicopter Game Census.
Someone has just done it
This was flighted 17 hours ago
Seems I have an ideas twin ...
Really kewl guy I actually follow him but this video was so recent I missed it
Perfecting this and getting it working properly is going to completely BLOW AWAY the helicopter and other guys .. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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26-06-2020, 11:04 #15
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Re: Helicopter Game Census.
It still can't do a lot of the things we really need to be able to do during a census.
You do not have 3 - 4 pairs of human eyes scanning in different directions. Human eyes trained to find hiding animals.
You do not have the ability to hover over thick brush to flush animals below you and to see stationary animals directly below you.
You do not have the ability to actually maneuver a herd of springbok into a position you want them for a photo of the whole herd. Or to be able to cut a large herd in two, count a group then drive it back into the counted area before doing the same with the other group.
I really do not think that you will be able to fly a fixed wing into some of the ravines and holes we need to get into.
I do use a drone and we do occasionally use a Foxbat fixed wing for certain tasks, neither can replace a helicopter with a good pilot and crew when it comes to counting game in difficult terrain.
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26-06-2020, 14:49 #16
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Re: Helicopter Game Census.
I have nothing of value to add to this thread other than to say it must have been fun
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26-06-2020, 15:08 #17
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26-06-2020, 16:58 #18
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Re: Helicopter Game Census.
One would have to see the technology developed and then do a shootout
Your R44 does not have a camera / video setup ?
Such a system can be used for a lot of other things -- game fence inspection / poacher patrol / veld inspection / game inspection etc etc
The big drawcard is price!
Ezemvelo KZN use a Cessna 182R Skylane fixed wing if I am not mistaken - ZS-KZN
They do counts in the Drakensberg
I know the pilot
As well as the person that runs the drone section
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26-06-2020, 22:27 #19
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