Looters will be shot on sight

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:24 pm

Not sure I like this idea...

http://www.startribune.com/local/418414 ... anchO7DiUr

Post by **Spike** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:58 pm

I'm not convinced those drones are good for general airspace integration. I really have a hard time believing that the remote operator has true situational awareness regarding the drone's environment.

Spicer

painless · Post by **painless** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:34 pm

I guess my question is why a drone? What is the advantage over a manned aircraft doing the same mission? I can understand if they are being sent into a "hot" environment. Are the Canadians shooting down aircraft along the boarder?? Uff-Da!!

N941WR · Post by **N941WR** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:29 pm

DHS reminds me of the SS. In other words, they frighten the hell out of me!

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:42 pm

Why a drone? Why a drone that's capable of taking out multiple ground targets? To quote Han Solo, "I've got a bad feeling about this..."

It may be that they just want to do some local testing and it's no big deal. But then I'm sure our ancestors thought, "so the British want to house a few troops in Boston, no big deal."

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:48 am

Ok, Scott you started it.

Here's your Tea Party(warning: political statement, hit your back button now...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYscnFpEyA

TomNativeNewYorker · Post by **TomNativeNewYorker** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 6:17 pm

painless wrote:I guess my question is why a drone? What is the advantage over a manned aircraft doing the same mission?

If I were to guess, operational cost, and endurance time aloft.

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:23 am

Is that what it's coming down to? I guess the writing is on the wall. Give up your jet jock dreams kids. The future of combat aviation.

I guess it is nice to have someone else take over the stick while you walk down the hall to grab a cup of coffee, use the restroom, and flirt with the girl from legal. Not necessarily in that order.

Bob Barrett · Post by **Bob Barrett** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:04 am

Since I am orginally from North Dakota, I frequently fly there and with my RV-6A ready for its first flight I have plans to go there this Summer and Fall. The time has to be flown off first of course! There are several MOA areas already and it is spooky sharing the space with F-16's at low altitude but now the F-16's are gone and replaced by drones! I think it just got a lot more dangerous. I want to land at Lance F's strip and see his RV-8 but now I will have worry about the

drones!

lancef53 · Post by **lancef53** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:03 pm

The main TFR around here (for now, our moron senator is pushing for more MOA's) is around the GF air base, and it seems to be hot only once a week or so. It is pretty easy to work around.

Bob--is your test pilot back yet? Tell him to get back and get to work flying that thing!!! I am working on wiring mine, I had no idea how many wires it takes to wire an airplane!!

RVNewsletter · Post by **RVNewsletter** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:14 pm

I was up in the flood area since last Monday. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collec ... ve/floods/). Kept waiting to see one of these drones, but never did.

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:08 pm

Ah yes, but it saw you.

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Looters will be shot on sight

Looters will be shot on sight

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