Drone News #56: new Anafi Thermal. Mavic Pro vs Rifle. Gatwick incident update. Drones for Good story
This week in Drone News. Rumors of a Parrot Anafi Thermal rugged version. A DJI Mavic Pro was shot in the air by a riffle and survived the encounter. An update on the 2018 alleged Gatwick Drone incident. And finally, a drone helps rescue a father and daughter from drowning.
\nTimeline
\n0:00 Intro
\n0:45 Parrot Anafi Thermal rugged version rumored
\n2:07 Mavic Pro shot and kept flying
\n3:45 Update on the Gatwick Incident
\n5:39 Drone helps with father/daughter river rescue
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\nAnafi Thermal Rumors
\nImages surfaced on DroneXL this week of a rugged version of the Parrot Anafi Thermal drone.
\nThe current model is popular with first responders so an outdoor tactical version would make sense.
\nIt shows larger motors with serrated blades, a built-in bright screen.
\nIt is equipped with a triple camera setup with a FLIR thermal cam and a 32x optical zoom.
\nParrot, a french company, is expected to build the drone in the US and will not include any Chinese-made part.
\nMavic Pro shot
\nInstagram user @vandy007 posted images of his Mavic Pro after it was shot at with a rifle.
\nThe user reported that he was flying close to 400 feet and adjusting the settings on his camera and he heard a shot.
\nHe didn\u2019t think anything of it and just landed only to see the damage.
\nThe damage was mostly to the battery but it\u2019s amazing that the drone survived.
\nYes, it is a federal crime to shoot at an aircraft, including a drone\u2026
\nUpdate on the Gatwick incident
\nRemember the Gatwick alleged drone incident in 2018?
\nA couple had been falsely arrested in conjunction with the alleged incident.
\nTheir house was assaulted by police and they were held for 36 hours in December 2018.
\nThey sued and just settled $250,000
\nThere was never any confirmed drone sighting and with hundreds of journalists and government official, no proof has been provided to date.
\nGatwick did however spend $6 million to install Anti-UAV Defense system.
\nOver a $1 million has been spent investigating the supposed incident.
\nDrone helps father/daughter in the river
\nA drone was used to locate a father and his daughter whose canoe had capsized in the San Joaquin River in California.
\nThe drone followed a citizen who rescued the daughter and brought her back to land.
\nThe drone helped the fire department located the father who had stayed behind.
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