Tue Aug 18 05:14:29 2020
<9e126bf3> I was doing some research on equipment and it occurred to me- how do military drone operators overcome latency? <https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/21352/how-do-drones-overcome-latency>
— How do drones overcome latency?
— The US Military’s use of drones has become commonplace, and widely known at this point. Although these vehicles are operated from nearby bases during these attacks, it seems like the latency (time of
<9e126bf3> once it’s in the air it’s not a big deal. But takeoff and landing requires low latency, and that is done by local crews communicating directly. After it’s in the air, they hand off to Nevada or North Dakota or wherever. Looking at 300ms to 2000ms over satellite comms… damn speed of light is too slow 😥
