Drone News #56: new Anafi Thermal. Mavic Pro vs Rifle. Gatwick incident update. Drones for Good story

This week in Drone News. Rumors of a Parrot Anafi Thermal rugged
version. A DJI Mavic Pro was shot in the air by a riffle and
survived the encounter. An update on the 2018 alleged Gatwick
Drone incident. And finally, a drone helps rescue a father and
daughter from drowning. 


Timeline
0:00 Intro
0:45 Parrot Anafi Thermal rugged version rumored
2:07 Mavic Pro shot and kept flying
3:45 Update on the Gatwick Incident
5:39 Drone helps with father/daughter river rescue





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Anafi Thermal Rumors


Images surfaced on DroneXL this week of a rugged version of the
Parrot Anafi Thermal drone. 


The current model is popular with first responders so an outdoor
tactical version would make sense. 


It shows larger motors with serrated blades, a built-in bright
screen.


It is equipped with a triple camera setup with a FLIR thermal cam
and a 32x optical zoom. 


Parrot, a french company, is expected to build the drone in the
US and will not include any Chinese-made part. 





Mavic Pro shot


Instagram user @vandy007 posted images of his Mavic Pro after it
was shot at with a rifle. 


The user reported that he was flying close to 400 feet and
adjusting the settings on his camera and he heard a shot. 


He didn’t think anything of it and just landed only to see the
damage.  


The damage was mostly to the battery but it’s amazing that the
drone survived. 


Yes, it is a federal crime to shoot at an aircraft, including a
drone… 





Update on the Gatwick incident


Remember the Gatwick alleged drone incident in 2018? 


A couple had been falsely arrested in conjunction with the
alleged incident. 


Their house was assaulted by police and they were held for 36
hours in December 2018. 


They sued and just settled $250,000 


There was never any confirmed drone sighting and with hundreds of
journalists and government official, no proof has been provided
to date. 


Gatwick did however spend $6 million to install Anti-UAV Defense
system. 


Over a $1 million has been spent investigating the supposed
incident. 





Drone helps father/daughter in the river


A drone was used to locate a father and his daughter whose canoe
had capsized in the San Joaquin River in California. 


The drone followed a citizen who rescued the daughter and brought
her back to land. 


The drone helped the fire department located the father who had
stayed behind. 


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