BKCSG
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Really? Were you really worried about getting caught by a chopper with 4 t5's? I get paranoid sometimes when i'm high too... but I think you're gonna be just fine : )
How a Police IR helicopter functions?
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Gwarthegreat
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no i wasnt worried i was just makin sure you know its better to be safe then sorry and im plantsitting for a couple weeks cause my buddy got kicked out of his place and hes movin april 1st so i gotta set up 25 plants with all his lights and shit to so i wanna make sure im good for that little bit but once there gone im fine i only got like 4 plants in a well vented closet
stop the paranoia with the choppers.
they only work for really big grows. and with IR blocking technology, the use of the helicopters to spot grows is becoming obsolete.
the future lies with "smart meter" technology, digital readers placed at your house that can alert the power company of any funny business going on.
in a report i saw yesterday the lady said: " the smart meters will help prevent fraud, by alerting the power company of any spikes in electric consumption." sort of like saying that they'll tell you if your neighbor decides to plug in his fridge from your house without telling you.... yeah right, it's to tell the cops if they think something's happening.....
i think the smell is more of an issue than IR......
they only work for really big grows. and with IR blocking technology, the use of the helicopters to spot grows is becoming obsolete.
the future lies with "smart meter" technology, digital readers placed at your house that can alert the power company of any funny business going on.
in a report i saw yesterday the lady said: " the smart meters will help prevent fraud, by alerting the power company of any spikes in electric consumption." sort of like saying that they'll tell you if your neighbor decides to plug in his fridge from your house without telling you.... yeah right, it's to tell the cops if they think something's happening.....
i think the smell is more of an issue than IR......
doc111
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Agreed. There are a lot of other things growers should be concerned about other than FLIR and police choppers. Of course it is good to ask these types of questions because there is a ton of disinformation out there. FLIR is more of a deterrent than an effective tool at catching indoor growers. Small grows have virtually nothing to worry about when it comes to FLIR.
brett7
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So would bording up a window with plywood stop heat escaping?
Gwarthegreat
Member
thats probably just baiting out your scene unless your house already looks like no ones lives in it?
doc111
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A little bit but proper insulation is better.
WheyToGrow
Member
I know this may just be adding to the 'Paranoid Brigade' but 300w of CFL's in a closet venting into the main room. Will this be alright to keep me safe from the nerve-Bringin choppers?
Also room has curtains closed 24-7 will that add some suspicion to my room? Whats the best advice on this?
Also room has curtains closed 24-7 will that add some suspicion to my room? Whats the best advice on this?
FOAM
Active Member
I have one question, I understand how all of this works but what type of helicopter would be scanning homes for grow ops exactly. I have been having Coast Guards flying around at night & I know they have thermal imaging on there helicopters. Could they possibly be scanning homes or would it be a police helicopter?
m23mark
Active Member
I agree i spend much more time worrying about snitches on the ground than helicopters in the air!
potpimp
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I would not doubt for a minute that the CG helps out when they can but I don't think they run regular drug interdiction with their assets; it costs a LOT of money to run a J-Hawk helo.
sublimed
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possibly one of the most enlightening threads i've read on riu...
only thing that's still a bit fuzzy in my mind is the capacity that some choppers have to spot outdoor grows as a result of the actual plants " unique heat signature "
might have just been a friend stirring shit.. but i was told that weed will figuratively "glow" when viewed directly with some sort of imaging device..
anyone know a bit more about this?
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only thing that's still a bit fuzzy in my mind is the capacity that some choppers have to spot outdoor grows as a result of the actual plants " unique heat signature "
might have just been a friend stirring shit.. but i was told that weed will figuratively "glow" when viewed directly with some sort of imaging device..
anyone know a bit more about this?
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mindphuk
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This is true. It has to do with the reflectance and absorption of various wavelengths of light that is specific to cannabis. Some people also have this ability to distinguish it from background vegetation. If I'm not mistaken, certain types of color blindness helps them and LE agencies recruit officers that can do this.
awhile back i use to keep lots of reptiles in my room cause i was into them alot but not so much anymore no more time on my hands to tend to all of them, i would use lots of heat lamps in my room and it get about 90 degrees or more in the room alone at night sumtimes, mornings id have a fan running all day and never had any suspisions of growing weed, and of course this was bfore i even started growing. Now im keeping my grow area in my closet at like 84-86 degrees and the room itself its at like 80 or less most times.
sally tucker
Member
There have been recent court cases that deemed air space as public property and aerial observation has been deemed public therefore not violating the 4th amendment . Of course, there are others where this is a big controversey. It never occured to me or did I ever even think about how much does my deed protect my rights straight up. Kind of crazy to think we may eventually have to write legal descriptions and have recorded mortgages reflect the distance in the sky your property line goes. Ha being a little sarcastic here. But did any of you think about the property line in the sky?
On the other hand to deter a hot spot on any kind of image. Just wire your whole house to run grow lights as normal lighting if you can afford the light bill...after all some of them are relatively pretty.
Then your whole house will be a big ball of fire on a police radar.SableZen - Thank you very much for explaining that, I am also a first time grower and was worried about the copters seeing my grow with the IR or TI but after reading you're post I now fully understand the way these things work. A major weight has been lifted off my shoulders
Thanks again.
Happy Growing.
Peace
supersillybilly
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To all the UK'ers - the only time(last 6 months.lol) choppers have been used to obtain a warrent is due to our asian friends going mental and lighting up full neighbourhoods with 15,000 wats of light(also industrial estates). Good bless the recession. Be safe, be careful
stuarty212
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very helpfull thanks are u in uk or over the pond am in uk