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[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

An RC plane could do the same. How often in history did someone drop a bio weapon with an RC plane?

[-] OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

How many times have multiple billion-dollar businesses had a fleet of RC planes at their disposal?

We're all in uncharted waters here. And if the people responsible for ensuring an environmental disaster doesn't strike after a train derails can't be trusted to protect the environment or accurately disclose shipments, I don't have faith the #1 food stamps employer is going to be much more scrupulous with their transportation safety.

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

You ever try to fly an RC plane?

Let alone one with enough payload to do anything?

How about an RC helicopter, which is a better comparison. They're a real bitch, way harder than RC planes.

The RC world has been somewhat exclusive for a long time - these things weren't cheap, and not easy to fly.

Any idiot today can fly a drone and hover where they want - just direct it where you want to go, with a camera on board. Just look at the number of drones in the last 10 years - I frequently hear them around the city, while I've never seen an RC plane flying around the city.

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