Saw a new fiber drop technique in a Denver suburb last month

The crew was using a small drone to pull the line over a busy street instead of a bucket truck. It looked fast, but I worry about signal loss and wind. Would you trust that method on a regular job?

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elliot_allen655mo ago

Fair enough, worrying about wind and signal is totally reasonable.

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nancyd856mo ago

That drone method is getting pretty common out here. I mean, they've got it down for crossing roads or tricky spots where a truck can't go. Signal loss is a thing, but the good crews use tethered drones with a direct line, so it's not just flying free. Wind would make me nervous too, but maybe they only run it on calm days.

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foster.dylan6mo ago

Yeah but come on... is it really that big of a deal? I see @nancyd85's point about tethered drones, but that's a lot of fancy gear just to pull a line over a road. Seems like a solution looking for a problem half the time. I've watched crews do it the old way with a throw bag for years, and it works fine. Just feels like overcomplicating a simple job to me.

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