Who Would Have Thought?

[JacaRanda]

El Centro Men Plead Guilty to Smuggling Heroin with Drones Across Border NBC Southern California

What would Trump do?

 

[vintagesnaps]

I dunno, offend more groups of people?? at the rate he's going, it's like, what now did he say?

(Hey, is this a trick question? )

I kinda did a double take because there was a story not too long ago about someone trying to smuggle drugs into a prison with a drone. Didn't work...

Gee I'm glad the latest technology is helping out the criminals.

 

[Derrel]

I read somewhere not too long ago that drugs were smuggled into a prison yard aboard a drone, and I thought, "Pure genius!" Too bad there wasn't some Kentuckian there with a shotgun, to shoot the drone out of the sky!

 

[JacaRanda]

I dunno, offend more groups of people?? at the rate he's going, it's like, what now did he say?

(Hey, is this a trick question? )

I kinda did a double take because there was a story not too long ago about someone trying to smuggle drugs into a prison with a drone. Didn't work...

Gee I'm glad the latest technology is helping out the criminals.

I know right? The bad guys always think of ways to use the cool technology.

 

[vintagesnaps]

You better stop watching the news! lol Wasn't the full moon like a couple of weeks ago?? I know, it's the meteor shower! has people wacky.

 

[JacaRanda]

Wacky is generous. For some STUPID reason, I read a facebook post about Hillary and her handing over the computer.
Reading some of the posts, I get the feeling that there is a mob of people about to take to the streets. It's kinda scary.

 

[table1349]

El Centro Men Plead Guilty to Smuggling Heroin with Drones Across Border NBC Southern California

What would Trump do?

Throw his toupee in the air entangling the propeller bringing it down. Then get arrested for unlawful discharge of a hair piece while the drone owner was claiming a "friend of his" who is out of town wanted a photo of his place to look at and somehow and illegal sparrow dropped the drugs onto the drone.

 

[Derrel]

Did anybody see the video earlier this week from I wanna say San Diego, of the fisherman on the pier making one cast toward an airborne drone, and entangling its props with his fishing line? Yup, I just checked...San diego, and Crystal Pier. The drone was technically not "over" the pier, but off to the side of it.


Fisherman hooks drone flying over Crystal Pier FOX5 San Diego San Diego news weather traffic sports from KSWB

 

[snerd]

Gotta love how the media is able to manipulate just about everything. Too bad more folks aren't scared shitless over it. Although, it's easy to manipulate the low-information electorate. The media sets the narrative on pretty much "everything" in society. I wonder how they're going to spin it when the drone explosion hits? There is no way it's going to be stopped................... companies are already moving ahead, while waiting on the new regulations from the FAA next year. Once they're codified, the dam is going to break and there will be a flood of commercial drone use. You ain't seen nuttin' yet!

 

[DarkShadow]

Or this drone rigged with a Glock 40 Cal by a teenager.

 

[weepete]

Did anybody see the video earlier this week from I wanna say San Diego, of the fisherman on the pier making one cast toward an airborne drone, and entangling its props with his fishing line? Yup, I just checked...San diego, and Crystal Pier. The drone was technically not "over" the pier, but off to the side of it.


Fisherman hooks drone flying over Crystal Pier FOX5 San Diego San Diego news weather traffic sports from KSWB

Lol, dunno what was funnier, the drone being caught or the dudes casting style!

 

[480sparky]

Did anybody see the video earlier this week from I wanna say San Diego, of the fisherman on the pier making one cast toward an airborne drone, and entangling its props with his fishing line? Yup, I just checked...San diego, and Crystal Pier. The drone was technically not "over" the pier, but off to the side of it.


Fisherman hooks drone flying over Crystal Pier FOX5 San Diego San Diego news weather traffic sports from KSWB

 

[waday]

What would Trump do?

Probably make a sexist comment, then a racist comment, and then claim he didn't say what he said, and then make some extremely generic, baseless comment on America today.

Isn't that his modus operandi? Offend pretty much everyone (except bigots) and then claim he's American and can run this country better than everyone else without actually having a plan.

I'm tired of Donald. I wish actual issues would trump his bid for attention.

 

[table1349]

Gotta love how the media is able to manipulate just about everything. Too bad more folks aren't scared shitless over it. Although, it's easy to manipulate the low-information electorate. The media sets the narrative on pretty much "everything" in society. I wonder how they're going to spin it when the drone explosion hits? There is no way it's going to be stopped................... companies are already moving ahead, while waiting on the new regulations from the FAA next year. Once they're codified, the dam is going to break and there will be a flood of commercial drone use. You ain't seen nuttin' yet!

Here is some media manipulation for you.



FAA: Pilot reports of drones doubled

BY JOAN LOWY ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Pilot reports of drone sightings so far this year are more than double last year, government regulators say, raising concern about the potential for a deadly collision.

This year through Aug. 9, there have been more than 650 pilot reports of drones flying near manned aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement Thursday. There were 238 unmanned aircraft sightings in all of 2014.

The reports come from pilots of a variety of aircraft, including many large airliners. The concern is that if a drone collides with an aircraft engine, it could disable the engine much like birds do sometimes when they get chewed up by engines. Also, a high-speed collision with a drone might damage the surface of a plane, changing the airflows in a way that makes the plane difficult to maneuver.

There were 16 drone sightings reported in June 2014, and 36 the following month. This year, there were 138 reports from pilots flying up to 10,000 feet in altitude in June, and 137 reports in July.

Earlier this week, crews on four commercial flights spotted a drone while preparing to land at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. None of the pilots were required to make evasive maneuvers as a result of the sightings. The planes were between 2,000 and 3,000 feet in the air and 8 to 13 miles away from the airport.

The FAA generally restricts drone flights to beneath 400 feet and at least 5 miles from an airport.

Flying a drone “anywhere near” an airplane can bring criminal charges and fines up to $25,000, according to the FAA.

Firefighters battling wildfires in the West have been forced to ground their operations on several occasions after drones were spotted.

Suspected drones interfered with aircraft fighting at least 13 wildfires so far this year, up from four fires last year and only scattered incidents before, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Last month, crews were grounded for 20 minutes as flames spread in a wildfire that closed Interstate 15 in Southern California and destroyed numerous vehicles after five drones were sighted.

Firefighting agencies have introduced public service announcements to warn drone hobbyists, while lawmakers are seeking stiffer penalties for interfering.

The FAA said it is working closely with law enforcement to identify and investigate unauthorized drone operations. The agency has levied civil penalties for several unauthorized flights around the country, and has dozens of open enforcement cases.

“The FAA encourages the public to report unauthorized drone operations to local law enforcement and to help discourage this dangerous, illegal activity,” the statement said.

Rules simple for hobbyists

Hobbyists are allowed to fly small drones, which are hardly different from model aircraft, for non-commercial purposes as long as they abide by a few rules, including keeping the aircraft within the line of sight of the operator at all times.

The FAA and the Academy of Model Aeronautics, an association for hobbyists, as well as other organizations representing the drone industry, have a publicity campaign called “Know Before You Fly” to educate drone operators on the rules.

The FAA recently passed a milestone of 1,000 permits granted to businesses to fly drones for aerial photography, to monitor pipelines and electrical transmission towers, and to inspect smokestacks, crops and the undersides of bridges, among other uses.

Congress has directed the FAA to develop rules that allow drones widespread access to U.S. skies while maintaining safety. The agency proposed rules for small drones earlier this year, and officials are optimistic they may be able to issue final rules before the end of the year.

Brian Wynee, president of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, said “the proliferation of irresponsible (drone) flights” underscores the need for the FAA to finalize rules “and more aggressively enforce existing regulations.”

But pilot and other unions have urged the agency not to move too quickly to expand drone flights.

“While there hasn’t been a serious injury in any reported drone incident, there is little doubt that we should not open the skies to widespread commercial and recreational drone use – oh, and whatever those drones were doing hovering over brush fires – until we understand the challenge and fully implement enforceable safety rules,” Ed Wytkind, head of the AFLCIO’s Transportation Trades Department, said in a recent statement.


FAA Pilot reports of drones doubled

 

[snerd]

And yet not ONE pic. Zero. Nada. In the age of even toenails having their 15 minutes of fame, not one photo of a drone near a plane. Funny, that. Talk about manipulation. I'm sure it's happened, but it's the exception more than the rule. I can't imagine taking the media at its word, no proof presented. But it happens every day, 24/7.


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