Robert Wolf: Really ‘No Reason’ for Most Drones to Fly at Night

Smith The House Intel ░░░░░░░░ set to get a ░░░░░░░░ door briefing on the ░░░░░░░░ of these drone sightings ░░░░░░░░ now Robert Wolf is ░░░░░░░░ former economic adviser to ░░░░░░░░ Obama founder of 32Advisors ░░░░░░░░ News contributor Also adding ░░░░░░░░ his resume he cofounded ░░░░░░░░ drone company If you ░░░░░░░░ not know that he ░░░░░░░░ here on that for ░░░░░░░░ So Robert we you ░░░░░░░░ I talked this morning ░░░░░░░░ mean our conversation is ░░░░░░░░ very much like the ░░░░░░░░ all over the country ░░░░░░░░ what is going on ░░░░░░░░ happen to have some ░░░░░░░░ in depth knowledge though ░░░░░░░░ these drones And I ░░░░░░░░ the big thing I ░░░░░░░░ away from our conversation ░░░░░░░░ why do they need ░░░░░░░░ be up at night ░░░░░░░░ Yeah So Sandra I ░░░░░░░░ going to make this ░░░░░░░░ easy for your viewership ░░░░░░░░ let s first talk ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ is restricted and controlled ░░░░░░░░ if you are near ░░░░░░░░ airport you have to ░░░░░░░░ not within 5 miles ░░░░░░░░ a waiver You can ░░░░░░░░ be over populated areas ░░░░░░░░ can t be near ░░░░░░░░ stadium like the Meadowlands ░░░░░░░░ a waiver You can ░░░░░░░░ be near military bases ░░░░░░░░ a waiver So first ░░░░░░░░ of these commercial drones ░░░░░░░░ to be getting waivers ░░░░░░░░ you re between Newark ░░░░░░░░ MetLife there s a ░░░░░░░░ going on there Waivers ░░░░░░░░ not easy to get ░░░░░░░░ me just be clear ░░░░░░░░ two let s talk ░░░░░░░░ use cases for drones ░░░░░░░░ solar farms turbines cell ░░░░░░░░ package delivery doing you ░░░░░░░░ disaster recovery You know ░░░░░░░░ inspection and I could ░░░░░░░░ on geo geo mapping ░░░░░░░░ agriculture all of these ░░░░░░░░ cases take place during ░░░░░░░░ day All of that ░░░░░░░░ and imagery and video ░░░░░░░░ during the day So ░░░░░░░░ s talk about night ░░░░░░░░ Nighttime drones have only ░░░░░░░░ legal for a short ░░░░░░░░ less than I think ░░░░░░░░ than two years Most ░░░░░░░░ drones don t fly ░░░░░░░░ night There is really ░░░░░░░░ reason And the only ░░░░░░░░ to do it is ░░░░░░░░ type of inspection that ░░░░░░░░ either thermal imagery or ░░░░░░░░ they ll use something ░░░░░░░░ infrared imagery So the ░░░░░░░░ I thought what was ░░░░░░░░ telling you know John ░░░░░░░░ s an incredibly smart ░░░░░░░░ but he goes from ░░░░░░░░ drones to commercial drones ░░░░░░░░ the middle he puts ░░░░░░░░ enforcement Then he puts ░░░░░░░░ wing drones I mean ░░░░░░░░ wing planes manned planes ░░░░░░░░ on so forth The ░░░░░░░░ base use of law ░░░░░░░░ you know can be ░░░░░░░░ know anywhere from military ░░░░░░░░ police and everything in ░░░░░░░░ This feels to me ░░░░░░░░ there is it s ░░░░░░░░ lawful but my guess ░░░░░░░░ s happening via some ░░░░░░░░ of testing being done ░░░░░░░░ some part of law ░░░░░░░░ possibly military to you ░░░░░░░░ practice thermal imagery or ░░░░░░░░ like that I m ░░░░░░░░ a conspiracy theorist but ░░░░░░░░ doesn t make sense ░░░░░░░░ me crosstalk Smith Okay ░░░░░░░░ you we know So ░░░░░░░░ advise the Pentagon but ░░░░░░░░ are not involved in ░░░░░░░░ discussions about this is ░░░░░░░░ correct WOLF I advise ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon I have security ░░░░░░░░ but nothing to do ░░░░░░░░ this Otherwise I could ░░░░░░░░ talk Smith OK so ░░░░░░░░ in New York Post ░░░░░░░░ we can pop it ░░░░░░░░ for our viewers Trump ░░░░░░░░ a drone to pick ░░░░░░░░ the cover today says ░░░░░░░░ knows what flying objects ░░░░░░░░ why won t he ░░░░░░░░ us Do you believe ░░░░░░░░ to be the case ░░░░░░░░ the president knows but ░░░░░░░░ t tell the American ░░░░░░░░ WOLF I mean it ░░░░░░░░ to me that you ░░░░░░░░ I m glad there ░░░░░░░░ intelligence reports happening today ░░░░░░░░ hope they leak out ░░░░░░░░ I was in New ░░░░░░░░ and I saw you ░░░░░░░░ unmanned objects around my ░░░░░░░░ I know a lot ░░░░░░░░ these are small planes ░░░░░░░░ a lot of these ░░░░░░░░ be you know just ░░░░░░░░ going through the sky ░░░░░░░░ to have hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ forget the idea that ░░░░░░░░ s thousands but even ░░░░░░░░ of drones flying in ░░░░░░░░ area that is likely ░░░░░░░░ controlled and restricted space ░░░░░░░░ they re not able ░░░░░░░░ see the registration number ░░░░░░░░ not make a lot ░░░░░░░░ sense to me because ░░░░░░░░ get a waiver you ░░░░░░░░ to put your license ░░░░░░░░ registration The registration has ░░░░░░░░ be on the drone ░░░░░░░░ you can see it ░░░░░░░░ they should be able ░░░░░░░░ go right to the ░░░░░░░░ Smith Just I think ░░░░░░░░ just made this all ░░░░░░░░ bizarre for all of ░░░░░░░░ WOLF I know I ░░░░░░░░ not helping it Smith ░░░░░░░░ thank you.”