Question about Drones

[Saved7]

Tonight I was out walking my dog one more time before bed when I suddenly decided to turn back in the direction I came. As I turned I saw what at first appeared to be a shooting star in burn out phase. I saw where it came from and where it burned out at. But I thought it curious that it was as red as the light on airplanes and it seemed quite close. Close enough that I thought maybe it wasn't a shooting star after all. As I stood pondering this i saw it again. Only this time it was just one red blink like a firefly and entirely too high to be a firefly. Plus the bigger issue was it had made a hard left and was completely in line with the last place I saw it. It was like it turned on the very corner of a piece of paper and followed that straight line.
Then I saw it blink again. Then I saw a plane fly overhead and though it was dark out the plane was low enough for me to see its shadow in the moon light.Yet this object I was watching was so silent and absent. yet there, like a shooting star that I can't even imagine that a non military drone could be capable of this. And I honestly couldn't tell how high it was. Though it must not have been much higher than the tree line given how I was able to track it.

So my question to you all is this, are drones able to make hair pin turns and are they that stealthy?

[Jude]

Maybe yes maybe no..watch this..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ByQW6HSmQQ


Jude

[Pbminimum]

Some are quick and can turn on a dime.

[Saved7]

They must have had one that was silent because I didn't even hear it.

[Pbminimum]

They must have had one that was silent because I didn't even hear it.

Possibly higher than you thought ? Sometimes our depth perception at night can play tricks on us. I would think that was the case before I started thinking it could be extra-terrestrial.

[Sonajero]

Tonight I was out walking my dog one more time before bed when I suddenly decided to turn back in the direction I came. As I turned I saw what at first appeared to be a shooting star in burn out phase. I saw where it came from and where it burned out at. But I thought it curious that it was as red as the light on airplanes and it seemed quite close. Close enough that I thought maybe it wasn't a shooting star after all. As I stood pondering this i saw it again. Only this time it was just one red blink like a firefly and entirely too high to be a firefly. Plus the bigger issue was it had made a hard left and was completely in line with the last place I saw it. It was like it turned on the very corner of a piece of paper and followed that straight line.
Then I saw it blink again. Then I saw a plane fly overhead and though it was dark out the plane was low enough for me to see its shadow in the moon light.Yet this object I was watching was so silent and absent. yet there, like a shooting star that I can't even imagine that a non military drone could be capable of this. And I honestly couldn't tell how high it was. Though it must not have been much higher than the tree line given how I was able to track it.

So my question to you all is this, are drones able to make hair pin turns and are they that stealthy?

From what I can see civilian drones cost anything from pocket change to the price of a cheap car (and maybe higher still) so I wouldn't have trouble believing that the more expensive ones can turn fast and be fairly quiet. If it's dark it's hard to tell where a single point of light is because there aren't any points of reference. If you're looking at a car you can gauge distance by the distance between the lights, or by some other reference point it's illuminating. If you've just got a point of light somewhere in the dark it could be just above the treeline or somewhere higher.

I think some of the more advanced ones (and maybe cheaper ones too, I don't know) require some form of licensing to operate and are technically considered registered aircraft. It would be cool to play with one but the price is a bit much for a toy.

[keck553]

My friend's drone cost nearly $2000.00.

It can do amazing things.

[FreedMan]

My friend's drone cost nearly $2000.00.

It can do amazing things.

My 12 gauge cost $175.00. You ought to see what it could do to a $2000 drone! ha!

[keck553]

My 12 gauge cost $175.00. You ought to see what it could do to a $2000 drone! ha!

Some hunters in Wyoming shot one down spying on a duck shoot. Some kind of animal rights group was operating it.