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ISIS fighter killed by his own drone
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Important to understand the operational capabilities of your equipment.  A recent article from an older battle.  The link to the entire article is below.  I guess this is yet another reason not to buy DJI stuff. Big Grin

 
ISIS fighter killed by drone bomb he was operating after it ran low on battery and flew back




AN ISIS terrorist blew himself up when the drone bomb he was operating ran low on battery — and flew back.
The killer was targeting allied forces after the Battle for Mosul in northern Iraq.

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An Isis terrorist blew himself up when the drone bomb he was operating ran low on battery — and flew back.
He had customized his weapon to carry plastic explosive and planned to detonate it by troops based in the City.
But his plan backfired because he had forgotten to sufficiently charge the device.

Civilian drones — as weaponized by Isis automatically 'boomerang' back to their point of launch when they start to run out of power.
They are programmed to return to prevent owners losing their machines



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#2
lol well I shouldn't laugh really as it is pretty bad.

I wonder if he did a Youtube video on his RTH setup. At least you know it is a working setup Smile
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#3
WTF...
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#4
It's not even funny that they are using such devices to do such things! But the backfire was deserved.
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(27-Aug-2019, 12:09 AM)brnmd Wrote: It's not even funny that they are using such devices to do such things! But the backfire was deserved.

They're learning from the best. Failing cuz they're the worst xD
'Ignore' is the route word of Ignorant. 
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