• WilshireOP
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      It helps to get lower, but they were screwed regardless.

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      It might have been for flare or it might have been to guarantee avoiding the roof/getting closer to the ground. I’m not claiming either but at those speeds it can be hard to drop without slowing down a lot

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      Honestly, with drone operators running with soon to be years of experience with these kamikaze drones, I imagine it just might be nothing but straight up flexing for the videos at this point