EYE IN THE SKY

USE A DRONE AS A MODERN WATCHDOG TO KEEP YOUR HOMESTEAD SAFE

- RYAN LEE PRICE

warfare has been a boon to the strategic plans of overseas engagements in hostile territory.

With operators and airmen safe at a great distance, a squadron of drones armed with cameras, rockets, or even supplies can scout locations, make contact with lost patrols, observe enemy movements, and strike dangerous targets without putting Americans in harm’s way. It has proven successful by the government for years, and the practice of using drones as your eye in the sky can be used effectively on your land, homestead, farm, and even suburban property.

Using unconventional methods to achieve your goals is an act of creativity and ingenuity. Perhaps your property is too large to keep tabs on it without using up a great deal of time and effort traversing it, or maybe you’d like to be a little more stealthy, sneaking up on a pack of boar that has been ravaging your crops. Maybe you need to get a message (or a small package) to a nearby neighbor or to part of your crew just over the hill. In each case, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can come to the rescue.

WHAT’S A DRONE?

There are dozens of kinds, and believe it or not, the drones the military uses are, in fact, quite impressively large, considering what comes to mind when we think of a drone. For the purposes of this story, a drone is exactly what you think it is: a small, over-the-counter, multi-prop, mostly inexpensive radio-controlled airplane that is only around 18 inches in size and always has video capabilities and some features that keep it safe from getting lost.