As a member of a Search & Rescue drone team I get to work with the 30T as an image analyst ( camera operator ) I can confirm that this unit is amazing !
Does this drone auto calculate the GPS offset? More specifically, every drone gives its own GPS in real time, but to shoot a range finder distance and slope and to then have GPS point A (drone's location) and GPS point B (missing person's location). Does the drone auto generate GPS point B?
Here's something you may or may not know regarding drones. Drones fly level & straight-out, they stay at height regardless of distance flown. There's no angle changes had. i.e. there's no rise, no dip, drop or anything else. Drones stay at starting height regardless distance flown. If you force a drone to adjust & correct for claimed globe curvature, it crashes. It crashes no matter how far you extend the distance flown to correct & adjust for claims of physical globe curvature. This is the same for all aircraft.
I'm sure that simply by avoiding the land that the girl clearly wasn't in, you saved officers hours worth of search time ending up in a quicker rescue. Even if you didn't find her, your efforts definetely impacted this directly. Really cool, hope I can get into this eventually after starting up some basic inspection and real-estate services.
This looks like a great drone for search and rescue missions. And this video shows the special skills that the 30 T brings to the table. Great job putting this video together, and thanks for sharing.
When there’s three people standing by the house, getting ready to search the woods and you talk about how good the camera is if you look, there’s two guys to the right and one guy to the left basically there in a triangle. The guy to the left formed the top point of the triangle. If you look at his feet, he’s standing still for 30 seconds. He takes one step forward with his left foot and you can see the grass on the ground has a heat signature and it fades away in like five seconds. That’s a damn good heat imaging camera sensor !!!!
Wow, so happy to hear you were able to aid in the S&R and that the young girl was found. Man, the DJI 30T is truly an animal with these spec! The thermal capabilities and low light imaging is outstanding! Thank you for sharing some real life use for S&R with the 30T👏👏🙏. Also, an excellent first responders interview 👍👍.
In my personal opinion, the Florida legislators have put their citizens' lives at risk by implementing that legislation. I can think of a half dozen people we were able to save because of DJI's products. If we had to use a drone from the Blue UAS list, they probably would have perished.
Still finding all the great features of this drone. The local emergence response group I am with just loves it. However not everyone should just put a drone up and try to find a missing person. It takes experience and training.
Question: Can a contractor for a state or local agency use DJI M30T in providing services? As an example you were called to assist a search and rescue. Not sure if you did this as a volunteer. DJI products are so far and above others. The really strange bit is that everything you touch today is made in China. My wife needed a walker as she has some back issues. The hospital delivers the walker, made in China. Total insanity on the part of the Federal Government to take away life saving products from first responders.
Great video, Billy. Soon (in two months or so), I'd like to hear your review of how the Autel Max compares to the M30T. This field is beginning to get competitive and exciting.
Great video, Billy! Unfortunately, this drone is now on the US BLACK list. NO Government agencies, schools, and universities can only buy or use it. I am an adjunct professor and teach drone flight school. The College used minis 2's to train with; those are all now grounded. Also, we had to go to Skydio or others for search and rescue training and use. In my opinion, this is a real shame, as this is a great drone!
Thankfully, this is not accurate. I have flown with some three-letter agencies that use DJI drones. I also know that many federally funded schools can buy and use drones not on the Blue UAS list.
Been a member of Douglas Co. SAR (Oregon), for 14 years now and impressed with your presentation. What are we talking about price wise for the basic, SAR ready 30 T as of 3-18-23 and what altitudes it can fly at? We just had a rescue where having a drone with these thermo capabilities would have spared our 90 year old subject several hours out in the cold. This looks very promising for our team and myself as I'm turning 74 and can't beat the brush like I used to.
DJI drones are the best performing and have the best bang for the buck right now. It seems like the M30T is around 10-15k depending on the configuration. If this is out of reach, smaller drones still with thermal capabilities can still help! See the Mavic 3 enterprise thermal version (Mavic 3T) (or the Mavic 2 enterprise) - those will be lower cost and more compact
@ 2:00 Bottom Left. Looks like a Rabbit or Cat running! Even though you didnt find her sounds like you saved them valuable time thus helping them find her faster!
Nice terrain to search, but try that in mid-summer at night in rocky terrain where every rock is holding heat from the day! Still though, the Matrice series drones are second to none!
Yes, environments that are solar loaded are harder to search. However, learning the strengths and weaknesses’ of thermal tech helps a lot. Especially understanding the concept of emissivity
Some pieces of kit on show here. These drones look as if they’re regulars at the drone gym. The 30 and the 300’s are on my ‘want to fly’ list some day. In the meantime i’ll have climb the qualification ladder and win the lottery. Would love to use these drones for there intended use. 🤔🥴.
I just have a question. I've had DJI drones from the Phantom 2 to the Magic Series. I just got this M30T and I'm am not sure how to get the images download to any of my devices. Can you help me with that please? I'd greatly appreciate any help you can offer!
bunny/rabbit spotted with the thermal view at 8:36 on the left side of the screen lol. All jokes aside, great video showing the capabilities of this drone!
Curious about best practices and real world of drone pilot and fixed wing/helicopter pilot, SAR real time communication. What kit should be considered? How to deal with keeping workload manageable?
We fly UAVs with Helos all the time. A communication protocol brief is always a prerequisite prior to the op. Each agency will operate on different frequencies, so its best to use whatever they are used to
Long time follower @Billy, thanks for the great content! Are there any good drone training schools you recommend in the US? Thinking in person training, not online.
How do these thermal drones work in a jungle environment ? Did the Colombia SAR teams use a thermal drone to help find the four lost children (13, 9, 4 and 1 year old) from the small plane crash. Thankfully they were rescued this week after 40 days about three miles from the crash site. Is the jungle with its higher heat more difficult for thermal imaging to find a human than mountain terrain. How about telling apart humans from dog-size live animals? thanks.
Question: The comments about the laser range finder, does this drone auto generate the GPS offset? The drone is constantly giving its GPS location, but does the rangefinder auto calculate the new GPS location of the injured party? He mentioned how helpful the laser range finder was, but never explained exactly what it is that the ground crew are given. Is the ground crew given the GPS location of the drone, and then the distance, & slope of the person found? Does the drone auto provide the GPS of the results of the range finder calculations? I'm in the process of doing these calculations and didn't know a drone may have this as a built-in feature. I may need to download the owner's manual to get the answer.
@@northfallshere's a little tidbit of information regarding drones for you & others, my friend & friends. Drones fly level & straight-out, they stay at height regardless of distance flown. There's no angle changes had. There's no rise, no dip, drop or anything else. Drones stay at starting height regardless distance flown. If you force a drone to adjust & correct for claimed globe curvature, it crashes. It crashes no matter how far you extend the distance flown to correct & adjust for claims of physical globe curvature. This is the same for all aircraft. Do enjoy this tidbit. You, yours & everyone have a very good day my friend. Be Well & God Bless you & everyone out there
@@timothyp.southwick6542 Lol.. if Im understanding your reply correctly, science wasn't a strength for you in school.. As someone who flies aircraft, and has done so around the planet, the Earth is very much a globe.
Are you referring to the thermal? Unlike in Hollywood, thermal cameras do not "penetrate" anything, but rather sense the Delta T of surface items. (In very lame man's terms)
@@wreckinball11 Yes, it absolutely reduces the indications. If someone is under complete tree canopy coverage, we will not see them on the thermal. Thermal cameras do not see through glass either. They are only sensing the thermal energy being released from the surface of the object its looking at.
I believe you are thinking of lidar. Northfalls is 100% correct. There are a ton of limitations to identifying a person with thermal. Thermal contrast is your best friend here, but that will not always be a given. For instance, say you are trying to find someone and they are wearing a jacket, pants, facemask, and a beanie. The thermal energy emitted by the human body will be masked by the clothing making it difficult to find them.
Kyle is local to where I live and I know *of* him from my Dad's connections in search and rescue. He's an Alaska Pilot, has been for a while if memory serves.
Hi, Billy, I have a question that I hope You will answer. In my line of work I use thermal and RGB imaging for facade inspections. I would like to know if in manual mode and auto mode (for example in a orthomosaic map) You could shoot an image from the RGB and Thermal camera simultaneously. That would be very cool, one flight = two separate inspections and orthomosaics. Thanks for the answer!
@@billykyle Awesome, thanks. If You can set it to capture images from all cameras than surely You could automate to do so in an orthomosaic, as it's about the trigger and bandwith of the cameras to memory. Thanks, DJI doesn't inform on that option anywhere. Cheers!
@@michaheinrich9919you can, we use one for forestry inspection, and that's what we do. I'm not the one flying it so can't tell you exact settings, but it is capable of it.
I know this may sound trite but I have a question. I want to get into S&R but wanted to know if it is typical for agencies to pay for your S&R drone services? Do you usually get paid for these jobs or is this strictly volunteer? I am considering getting into S&R but wanted to know if is is standard to get paid or most of the time its volunteer only
DJI website will not let me purchase this drone. Where and how can I buy this drone? I found websites, but don't trust them. I do own a DJI mini 4 pro. I need to upgrade. I do have a business, this drone that will help out me a lot at work. Plus I would like to help the police, and Fire Department if they need me, like you did. I
I don’t know if I’m understanding your question. Are you asking will a little kid be visible under sheet metal in the thermal camera? No, the thermal camera cannot penetrate anything. It only reads the thermal energy of the object it’s looking at.
@@northfalls yes that was my question so the child’s heat would have to somewhat heat the metal to give off some heat signal. Ok so what was being said is that you can clear a large area at a time by using the drone thermal?. Do the rescue workers just not search the area then? I guess I’m asking if there is no heat signature it’s not 100%that the child isn’t there, correct? They could be inside a sewer or water pipe. Just asking.
Kyle- thanks for the great videos. Do you know if there is any concern by the Drone community on RUclips after the spy balloon from China is also linked to DJI Drones doing the same thing?
I deleted this three times... but "linked to DJI drones doing the same thing?" is somewhat infuriating to me. Quoting you: "DJI is a Chinese company". You nailed it! Because that is all you are saying. I don't see anything about DJI being convicted of any spying, but yes there's a lot of suspicion, I suspect some fueled by DJI competitors. You can control your data though, and where it goes, so I'm not sure why some people feel they are being spied upon, or exploited as it were. We have to take responsibility for our own actions (or lack thereof) and how we share data anywhere. I had a very high clearance in the military, and yet it took me awhile to realize the significance of that clearance. I was trusted by my country. When flying a drone nothing is transmitted or recorded unless you allow it to be, which is totally under user control. If the drone was doing anything someone would have detected it by now and wrote about it. But your question is common, unfortunately. Sorry Kyle to write so much here.
I didn’t say DJI is a Chinese company. So if you are going to quote me please be correct. Secondly, my question was directed to Mr Kyle and not to anyone else. Since I don’t have an email address for Mr. Kyle I wrote my question here. My advice to just keep scrolling if questions like mine bother you. After all it’s a question. Don’t sweat the small stuff and it is all small stuff.
Best rescue drone ever....uhhh, uhh, no the drone didn't find the girl. My Mini 3 Pro would have been just as effective. Dude, it's just a drone, your level of excitement is creepy!
@@billykyle The rescue drone wasn't able to find the girl. My Mini 3Pro would not have found the girl. That makes them equally effective/ineffective in this particular scenario. Was my comment written above your grade level? Go back to playing with your toys...
Kyle - would you be able to share a document that shows SAR best practices using a drone? If you can, I’ll give you my email ti send to. I am looking at getting into this and would love some guidance on the operational aspect, specifically flight profiles and search techniques
Pilot institute will be releasing a SAR course soon with all that info. I don’t have a single document with all the best practices of both aviation and SAR. However, you should always use Lost Person Behavior before flying. Flying grids is the slowest and least effective way to search.
Damn man you didn't breath once ahah This sounded more like a product placement than a review, but it's one DAMN FINE PIECE of drone. However, 10.000 dollars is a bit too much for the average consumer.
Two questions What is total flight time on one single battery charg? Does have two batteries on board affect the flight time or performance at all? Thanks in advance.
41 minutes flight time. My understanding is that 2 batteries are required for takeoff but having 2 batteries allows for hotswap so the drone remains on and connected to your remote when you swap batteries and provides some level of redundancy if a battery fails mid flight from my limited understanding.
As a member of a Search & Rescue drone team I get to work with the 30T as an image analyst ( camera operator ) I can confirm that this unit is amazing !
Hey man, that’s really cool, how you become? Is it volunteering or business? Sorry for asking, just wonder for myself
@@egorchorniy346 Volunteer
Does this drone auto calculate the GPS offset? More specifically, every drone gives its own GPS in real time, but to shoot a range finder distance and slope and to then have GPS point A (drone's location) and GPS point B (missing person's location). Does the drone auto generate GPS point B?
Thank you & everyone for yalls service my friend. You, yours & everyone Be Well & God Bless
Here's something you may or may not know regarding drones. Drones fly level & straight-out, they stay at height regardless of distance flown. There's no angle changes had. i.e. there's no rise, no dip, drop or anything else. Drones stay at starting height regardless distance flown. If you force a drone to adjust & correct for claimed globe curvature, it crashes. It crashes no matter how far you extend the distance flown to correct & adjust for claims of physical globe curvature. This is the same for all aircraft.
I'm sure that simply by avoiding the land that the girl clearly wasn't in, you saved officers hours worth of search time ending up in a quicker rescue. Even if you didn't find her, your efforts definetely impacted this directly.
Really cool, hope I can get into this eventually after starting up some basic inspection and real-estate services.
This looks like a great drone for search and rescue missions. And this video shows the special skills that the 30 T brings to the table. Great job putting this video together, and thanks for sharing.
This is the best all round drone holidays,emergencies, rescue etc
When there’s three people standing by the house, getting ready to search the woods and you talk about how good the camera is if you look, there’s two guys to the right and one guy to the left basically there in a triangle. The guy to the left formed the top point of the triangle. If you look at his feet, he’s standing still for 30 seconds. He takes one step forward with his left foot and you can see the grass on the ground has a heat signature and it fades away in like five seconds. That’s a damn good heat imaging camera sensor !!!!
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A absolutely great drone for search and rescue!
100% Agree
Wow, so happy to hear you were able to aid in the S&R and that the young girl was found. Man, the DJI 30T is truly an animal with these spec! The thermal capabilities and low light imaging is outstanding! Thank you for sharing some real life use for S&R with the 30T👏👏🙏. Also, an excellent first responders interview 👍👍.
This drone is sick. Bring it to the next meet.
So is a tricked out F-150. Same price. :)
I honestly thought that was some clickbait thumbnail image and was very surprised to see it was real! What an absolutely incredible piece of kit
I've got a mavic air2 and a cinelog35V2 and they are my sweet little beasts but today I finally found a drone job AND I AM FLYING THIS BEAST!!!
As a new drone hobbyist I had no idea such powerful things existed! Great video!
youre the best billy love from south africa
Thank you!
Awesome video and information Billy! Thank you!
Excellent drone! Well done DJI
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How is this going to hurt Police departments like here inn florida were they Banned DJI there not looking at the big Picture its a shame
In my personal opinion, the Florida legislators have put their citizens' lives at risk by implementing that legislation. I can think of a half dozen people we were able to save because of DJI's products. If we had to use a drone from the Blue UAS list, they probably would have perished.
Skydio is paying lobbyists to get DJI banned because otherwise nobody would ever buy their junk.
You would think Tesla started making drones.
Still finding all the great features of this drone. The local emergence response group I am with just loves it. However not everyone should just put a drone up and try to find a missing person. It takes experience and training.
Guess my interview didn't make the cut compared to Weaver County Rescue guy!!
Question: Can a contractor for a state or local agency use DJI M30T in providing services? As an example you were called to assist a search and rescue. Not sure if you did this as a volunteer. DJI products are so far and above others. The really strange bit is that everything you touch today is made in China. My wife needed a walker as she has some back issues. The hospital delivers the walker, made in China. Total insanity on the part of the Federal Government to take away life saving products from first responders.
Simple answer, yes. Very few agencies are forced to follow the Blue UAS guidelines. Our state and local agencies all use DJI and Autel products.
DJI is not only just made in China like iPhone and others. It's a 100% Chinese company, so everything about it is Chinese.
@@bltzcstrnx what is your point? We all know that.
Great video, Billy. Soon (in two months or so), I'd like to hear your review of how the Autel Max compares to the M30T. This field is beginning to get competitive and exciting.
I hope Autel gives good competition to M30T. DJI needs to improve the nits on this RC.
I’m looking forward to trying the Max 4T
Excellent Billy! Always interesting and well spoken.
Great video, Billy! Unfortunately, this drone is now on the US BLACK list. NO Government agencies, schools, and universities can only buy or use it. I am an adjunct professor and teach drone flight school. The College used minis 2's to train with; those are all now grounded. Also, we had to go to Skydio or others for search and rescue training and use. In my opinion, this is a real shame, as this is a great drone!
Not true at all
To clarify, we receive Federal money for our drone program. We can no longer use this money to purchase DJI drones. Therefore we can't use them.
Thankfully, this is not accurate. I have flown with some three-letter agencies that use DJI drones. I also know that many federally funded schools can buy and use drones not on the Blue UAS list.
@@northfalls can you share a link that validates what you were saying? I would love to share it with administration.
I love the drone. Thing is I’ll be bidding on Fed jobs and I think I stick to one on the blue list
Amazing video!
Great dron and performance T30,,from Bangladesh
Sweet drone !!!
Been a member of Douglas Co. SAR (Oregon), for 14 years now and impressed with your presentation. What are we talking about price wise for the basic, SAR ready 30 T as of 3-18-23 and what altitudes it can fly at? We just had a rescue where having a drone with these thermo capabilities would have spared our 90 year old subject several hours out in the cold. This looks very promising for our team and myself as I'm turning 74 and can't beat the brush like I used to.
they're about 13k for drone + controller. probably 15k when you budget for enough batteries/accessories
Is your SAR team part of the MRA? We have several MRA teams in Oregon. The M30T performs beautifully in the Utah Mtns..
DJI drones are the best performing and have the best bang for the buck right now. It seems like the M30T is around 10-15k depending on the configuration. If this is out of reach, smaller drones still with thermal capabilities can still help! See the Mavic 3 enterprise thermal version (Mavic 3T) (or the Mavic 2 enterprise) - those will be lower cost and more compact
@ 2:00 Bottom Left. Looks like a Rabbit or Cat running!
Even though you didnt find her sounds like you saved them valuable time thus helping them find her faster!
Nice terrain to search, but try that in mid-summer at night in rocky terrain where every rock is holding heat from the day! Still though, the Matrice series drones are second to none!
Yes, environments that are solar loaded are harder to search. However, learning the strengths and weaknesses’ of thermal tech helps a lot. Especially understanding the concept of emissivity
great video!
When in thermal mode, I think of Call of Duty
Excellent, as always. Do you know when DJI will be adding the Mavic 3 Enterprise series to their RC plus radio? Thank you Billy
The Mavic 3T and Matrice 30T have the exact same thermal camera. The Matrice 300 and 350 have the upgraded thermal camera.
Some pieces of kit on show here. These drones look as if they’re regulars at the drone gym. The 30 and the 300’s are on my ‘want to fly’ list some day. In the meantime i’ll have climb the qualification ladder and win the lottery. Would love to use these drones for there intended use. 🤔🥴.
I absolutely agree about the remote. I just want the goggles for viewing benefits on sunny days
Saw guys finding Pythons at night using night vision thermal equipped drone in South Florida
they are cold blooded animals so good luck with that.
@@12vibaba It was the telly and looked real enough , maybe it was Trump supporters it was finding as it was in a swamp .
Our agency was forced to buy the Skydio x2e due to the dji ban. It's no comparison
There is no DJI ban. There’s just a Blue UAS list that DJI is not on. The Blue UAS list allows agencies to choose whether or not they’ll follow it.
Wow this guy can certainly talk !!!
Glad they found the girl tho
what are the major difference in this versus the smaller version M3TE?!? Thanks!👨🌾
Many.. biggest of which are the zoom camera, laser range finder, and awesome IP rating.
I just have a question. I've had DJI drones from the Phantom 2 to the Magic Series. I just got this M30T and I'm am not sure how to get the images download to any of my devices. Can you help me with that please? I'd greatly appreciate any help you can offer!
bunny/rabbit spotted with the thermal view at 8:36 on the left side of the screen lol. All jokes aside, great video showing the capabilities of this drone!
Very cool. I’d love to just fly that for an hr or so!
I’d like to see how effective the thermal is when the trees have canopy. Thermal needs line of sight.
This is true. Thermal radiation does not penetrate so it cannot see “through” tree canopies.
thermal camera + AI for generating color = the result is amazing 😳😳😳😳
No AI here
@@billykyleI mean just imagine
Billy, can you fly any of the dji thermal drones with the integra goggles and motion controller 2?
Great video, thanks. Two questions: Can it fly in the rain? Can the thermal camera detect people in the ocean?
Yes and yes!
Curious about best practices and real world of drone pilot and fixed wing/helicopter pilot, SAR real time communication. What kit should be considered? How to deal with keeping workload manageable?
We fly UAVs with Helos all the time. A communication protocol brief is always a prerequisite prior to the op. Each agency will operate on different frequencies, so its best to use whatever they are used to
Great vid billy. I have one of these and think its amazing….could you do a more in depth vid on the low light camera pls
Good idea! Thanks!
Hi Billy,
Great video.
Weren't you doing a colab with someone for the Agras T40
I would love to have this drone😅
So does this drone also have to ask permission from the dji server whether it can take off that day at that location?
Long time follower @Billy, thanks for the great content! Are there any good drone training schools you recommend in the US? Thinking in person training, not online.
Do you need some type of certificate to do search and rescue? The fact you can see a chicken from that far is wild
You need the FAA Part 107 Cert
How did you approach law enforcement in terms of offering your services?
How do these thermal drones work in a jungle environment ? Did the Colombia SAR teams use a thermal drone to help find the four lost children (13, 9, 4 and 1 year old) from the small plane crash. Thankfully they were rescued this week after 40 days about three miles from the crash site. Is the jungle with its higher heat more difficult for thermal imaging to find a human than mountain terrain. How about telling apart humans from dog-size live animals? thanks.
Thermal cameras do not detect temperature, but rather the difference in the radiation emitted. Yes, thermal drones do work in Colombia.
On the M300 we have zenmuse H20T cam, what’s the name of the cam on M30T? The capabilities of the cam on M30T is really great.
Virtually the same specs as the H20T on the M30T, but the optical zoom on the H20T is much better
Thermal drones are perfect for preppers.
So does the 30t require 2 batteries feeding it to achieve the 40 min flight time. Can it run off 1 battery?
Requires two batteries for each flight. You need to think of the two batteries being an inseparable pair.
How would someone charge out these S&R operations? By the assignment? By the hour?
SAR drone pilots do not charge. It’s volunteer.
Question: The comments about the laser range finder, does this drone auto generate the GPS offset? The drone is constantly giving its GPS location, but does the rangefinder auto calculate the new GPS location of the injured party? He mentioned how helpful the laser range finder was, but never explained exactly what it is that the ground crew are given. Is the ground crew given the GPS location of the drone, and then the distance, & slope of the person found? Does the drone auto provide the GPS of the results of the range finder calculations? I'm in the process of doing these calculations and didn't know a drone may have this as a built-in feature. I may need to download the owner's manual to get the answer.
The LRF gives the lat/long and altitude of the location it’s aimed at.
@@northfalls As it should, thanks for the reply.
@@northfallshere's a little tidbit of information regarding drones for you & others, my friend & friends. Drones fly level & straight-out, they stay at height regardless of distance flown. There's no angle changes had. There's no rise, no dip, drop or anything else. Drones stay at starting height regardless distance flown. If you force a drone to adjust & correct for claimed globe curvature, it crashes. It crashes no matter how far you extend the distance flown to correct & adjust for claims of physical globe curvature. This is the same for all aircraft. Do enjoy this tidbit. You, yours & everyone have a very good day my friend. Be Well & God Bless you & everyone out there
@@timothyp.southwick6542 Lol.. if Im understanding your reply correctly, science wasn't a strength for you in school.. As someone who flies aircraft, and has done so around the planet, the Earth is very much a globe.
@@northfalls nice words my friend now go attempt to correct for claimed globe curvature
I would like to see how it penetrates the tree canopy during summer when leaves are thick. I would like to scan my property for security purposes.
Are you referring to the thermal? Unlike in Hollywood, thermal cameras do not "penetrate" anything, but rather sense the Delta T of surface items. (In very lame man's terms)
@@northfalls yes, thermal. So thick canopy will not reduce indications?
@@wreckinball11 Yes, it absolutely reduces the indications. If someone is under complete tree canopy coverage, we will not see them on the thermal. Thermal cameras do not see through glass either. They are only sensing the thermal energy being released from the surface of the object its looking at.
I believe you are thinking of lidar. Northfalls is 100% correct. There are a ton of limitations to identifying a person with thermal.
Thermal contrast is your best friend here, but that will not always be a given. For instance, say you are trying to find someone and they are wearing a jacket, pants, facemask, and a beanie. The thermal energy emitted by the human body will be masked by the clothing making it difficult to find them.
That thing looks like a sentinel from the matrix
Hi Billy. Have you compared the Autel Evo 2 640T Enterprise with the DJI M30T?
I have.. M30T > Evo II (Not even a fair comparison. Autel has a new addition that is a fair comparison tho)
Hey Kyle has an Alaska Airlines jacket. I work for Alaska, what is his connection?
I too work for Alaska! SFO B737 CA. You?
@@northfalls mechanic Prudhoe Bay Deadhorse.
@@wreckinball11 Awesome!! Maybe we'll see ya around!
Kyle is local to where I live and I know *of* him from my Dad's connections in search and rescue. He's an Alaska Pilot, has been for a while if memory serves.
Hi, Billy, I have a question that I hope You will answer. In my line of work I use thermal and RGB imaging for facade inspections. I would like to know if in manual mode and auto mode (for example in a orthomosaic map) You could shoot an image from the RGB and Thermal camera simultaneously. That would be very cool, one flight = two separate inspections and orthomosaics. Thanks for the answer!
Orthomosaic, I’m not sure, but when you capture photos and videos it will save images captured from all cameras you tell it to in the settings.
@@billykyle Awesome, thanks. If You can set it to capture images from all cameras than surely You could automate to do so in an orthomosaic, as it's about the trigger and bandwith of the cameras to memory. Thanks, DJI doesn't inform on that option anywhere. Cheers!
@@michaheinrich9919you can, we use one for forestry inspection, and that's what we do. I'm not the one flying it so can't tell you exact settings, but it is capable of it.
Was this search and rescue opportunity compensated (if so how much ) or did you volunteer your services
SAR is volunteer
Can I make a living as a SAR drone pilot? (with a license)
While it’s a possibility, most (~98%) SAR groups are volunteer in the USA. I cannot speak for other countries.
I know this may sound trite but I have a question. I want to get into S&R but wanted to know if it is typical for agencies to pay for your S&R drone services? Do you usually get paid for these jobs or is this strictly volunteer? I am considering getting into S&R but wanted to know if is is standard to get paid or most of the time its volunteer only
No, it isn’t standard to get paid. Most SAR groups are volunteer. Rescue services are provided free of charge to those being rescued.
I don’t understand? So I’m looking into buying 2- Matrice 30Ts and I’m a private small drone business I’m I allowed to buy it?
Yes! Only government and universities or anything that receives Federal money are restricted.
Previous commenter isn’t accurate. However, as a private citizen you can buy and operate this drone. Many federal and state agencies use it.
DJI website will not let me purchase this drone. Where and how can I buy this drone? I found websites, but don't trust them. I do own a DJI mini 4 pro. I need to upgrade. I do have a business, this drone that will help out me a lot at work. Plus I would like to help the police, and Fire Department if they need me, like you did. I
Enterprise drones are best purchased by third party dealers.
@@billykyle Thank you!!
Can anyone buy the matrice m30?
Yes, anyone can buy this beast.
Is there nfz's on this drone ?
Cant find no information about that
Yes there is
@@billykyle Thank you Billy that you replied appreciate it!!Have an nice day .....and thank you for all the great videos
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Ok let’s say a little kid is hiding under some wood or sheet metal to keep out of the rain, woukd it show enough to make it a search point JIC ??
I don’t know if I’m understanding your question. Are you asking will a little kid be visible under sheet metal in the thermal camera? No, the thermal camera cannot penetrate anything. It only reads the thermal energy of the object it’s looking at.
@@northfalls yes that was my question so the child’s heat would have to somewhat heat the metal to give off some heat signal. Ok so what was being said is that you can clear a large area at a time by using the drone thermal?. Do the rescue workers just not search the area then? I guess I’m asking if there is no heat signature it’s not 100%that the child isn’t there, correct? They could be inside a sewer or water pipe. Just asking.
Kyle- thanks for the great videos. Do you know if there is any concern by the Drone community on RUclips after the spy balloon from China is also linked to DJI Drones doing the same thing?
I deleted this three times... but "linked to DJI drones doing the same thing?" is somewhat infuriating to me. Quoting you: "DJI is a Chinese company". You nailed it! Because that is all you are saying. I don't see anything about DJI being convicted of any spying, but yes there's a lot of suspicion, I suspect some fueled by DJI competitors. You can control your data though, and where it goes, so I'm not sure why some people feel they are being spied upon, or exploited as it were. We have to take responsibility for our own actions (or lack thereof) and how we share data anywhere. I had a very high clearance in the military, and yet it took me awhile to realize the significance of that clearance. I was trusted by my country. When flying a drone nothing is transmitted or recorded unless you allow it to be, which is totally under user control. If the drone was doing anything someone would have detected it by now and wrote about it. But your question is common, unfortunately. Sorry Kyle to write so much here.
I didn’t say DJI is a Chinese company. So if you are going to quote me please be correct. Secondly, my question was directed to Mr Kyle and not to anyone else. Since I don’t have an email address for Mr. Kyle I wrote my question here. My advice to just keep scrolling if questions like mine bother you. After all it’s a question. Don’t sweat the small stuff and it is all small stuff.
@@joedevaney1145 Sorry. Sorry also that you did not know that DJI is a Chinese company. Meanwhile, don't sweat it.
Best rescue drone ever....uhhh, uhh, no the drone didn't find the girl. My Mini 3 Pro would have been just as effective. Dude, it's just a drone, your level of excitement is creepy!
You’re a complete idiot if you think the Mini 3 Pro would have been just as effective.
Hahaha! This comment made me laugh. Good one!
@@billykyle The rescue drone wasn't able to find the girl. My Mini 3Pro would not have found the girl. That makes them equally effective/ineffective in this particular scenario. Was my comment written above your grade level? Go back to playing with your toys...
You're Creepy!
Kyle - would you be able to share a document that shows SAR best practices using a drone? If you can, I’ll give you my email ti send to. I am looking at getting into this and would love some guidance on the operational aspect, specifically flight profiles and search techniques
Pilot institute will be releasing a SAR course soon with all that info. I don’t have a single document with all the best practices of both aviation and SAR. However, you should always use Lost Person Behavior before flying. Flying grids is the slowest and least effective way to search.
@@northfalls thanks. Greg and his team are awesome, can’t wait to see it.
How much did DJI pay you for this ad?
now we're getting close to a matrix squid look 🦾
Go Billy Nice Video Great Drone Go Dji
Damn man you didn't breath once ahah
This sounded more like a product placement than a review, but it's one DAMN FINE PIECE of drone.
However, 10.000 dollars is a bit too much for the average consumer.
This one isn’t for a consumer! It’s a commercial drone.
Two questions
What is total flight time on one single battery charg?
Does have two batteries on board affect the flight time or performance at all?
Thanks in advance.
41 minutes flight time. My understanding is that 2 batteries are required for takeoff but having 2 batteries allows for hotswap so the drone remains on and connected to your remote when you swap batteries and provides some level of redundancy if a battery fails mid flight from my limited understanding.
Do the police officers use drones themselves?
Yes, I train and work with many officers that use drones daily.
I'm curious if this drone has the return home gps function?
Yes, it absolutely does..
Great job & thanks for such another amazing video
Finding this young girl is a good news!! Do you get paid when doing this kind of mission?
SAR missions are almost always volunteer for civilians.
@@northfalls oh! right! makes very much sense!! thanks for your answer
Yup. Volunteer. But, happy to help
@@billykyle of course! helping people is the pay here!