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[baddog]

There was a guy in Florida that aimed his laser pen at a commercial airline jet trying to “blind” the pilot. They were able to track him down and arrest him. Then there was another guy who tried to hack a government defense computer. They tracked him down to a shack in the jungles of (enter country) and arrested him. Funny how no one can track down the mysterious drones over NJ and NY. Did our technology suddenly fail us? Also, notice these drones are being flown over states with strict gun possession laws. Fly those suckers over Texas and they would be shot down quicker than a duck. Lmao

[tvc184]

4 hours ago, baddog said:

There was a guy in Florida that aimed his laser pen at a commercial airline jet trying to “blind” the pilot. They were able to track him down and arrest him. Then there was another guy who tried to hack a government defense computer. They tracked him down to a shack in the jungles of (enter country) and arrested him. Funny how no one can track down the mysterious drones over NJ and NY. Did our technology suddenly fail us? Also, notice these drones are being flown over states with strict gun possession laws. Fly those suckers over Texas and they would be shot down quicker than a duck. Lmao

How do you know that the drones aren’t being tracked?

I suspect that if you shoot one down, you will be tracked…..

[baddog]

1 hour ago, tvc184 said:

How do you know that the drones aren’t being tracked?

I suspect that if you shoot one down, you will be tracked…..

I haven’t seen where any have been tracked on the news. Everybody screaming for help. 

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21 hours ago, baddog said:

There was a guy in Florida that aimed his laser pen at a commercial airline jet trying to “blind” the pilot. They were able to track him down and arrest him. Then there was another guy who tried to hack a government defense computer. They tracked him down to a shack in the jungles of (enter country) and arrested him. Funny how no one can track down the mysterious drones over NJ and NY. Did our technology suddenly fail us? Also, notice these drones are being flown over states with strict gun possession laws. Fly those suckers over Texas and they would be shot down quicker than a duck. Lmao

Well so much for that theory.

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33 minutes ago, mat said:

Well so much for that theory.

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Well, it was a theory. I’m willing to bet governor Abbott deals with it. Watching the news this morning, their main concern in NJ is the size of some of the drones, some as big as an SUV. For this reason, they said they’re not going to shoot them down. They are going to try and get the best photos they can. 

[tvc184]

Here is a problem.

I have not seen this take from anyone yet and it might be completely nonsense. 

But…

Drones are easily bought on the commercial market including some with some pretty hefty lifting ability. Drones can be purchased online or at local stores like Best Buy that will fly 70mph or more.

 In a huge metro area, how many copycats might there be? There might be over a couple of thousands drones in the immediate Golden Triangle area alone  

How hard would it be to have 30 - 40 people flying those things around at one time? Imagine an area like Houston. There might be over 1,000 airborne at one time.

What if there is actually something to this like maybe a real spy drone or two but then toss in 50 private citizens just flying around to stir up the news. A person could walk into Walmart or Best Buy this afternoon and be flying around the area tonight.

 Then….

Consider that shooting down a drone is a felony under federal law about shooting down aircraft. So while some teenager flies a drone just to join in on all the hoopla, if a person gets caught shooting it down, he may end up in prison with a $250,000 fine.

 On the other hand maybe it is something way more sinister than copycats. Maybe there is some kind of serious national security threat.

Or it can be 30 high school kids wanting to get in on the show……

[mat]

TVC, all possible scenarios. I have questions and thoughts as well. First, we might be able to shoot one down. After all, our president elect said shoot’em down. I find it odd there’s not a single comment from Musk on X. If they’re foreign spy drone, why do they need lights? They could fly dark.

[tvc184]

2 hours ago, mat said:

TVC, all possible scenarios. I have questions and thoughts as well. First, we might be able to shoot one down. After all, our president elect said shoot’em down. I find it odd there’s not a single comment from Musk on X. If they’re foreign spy drone, why do they need lights? They could fly dark.

I saw a comment that they have red and green lights so it proves that it is a government drone.

NEWSFLASH: Drones come with red and green navigation lights just like boats and planes.

Trump was using somewhat serious but somewhat hyperbolic speech like always. Even the government cannot legally shoot down lawfully flying aircraft. If any aircraft including drones violate restricted airspace and cause a direct threat, it is probably lawful. Have a guy flying a hang glider toward the White House and see what happens. I am fairly certain that on 9-11, had an aircraft of any type flown toward the White House, Capitol, etc., it would have been eliminated.

Anyone with a commercial drone license (I have both pilot and commercial drone licenses) can fly at night. That’s why I think a lot of this may be copycats. Once the story went out, people are flying their drones, either to be part of the show or maybe even to take video of the other drones.

Also, it is unlawful for a recreational drone pilot to fly at night however, when do laws stop people from doing something?

[baddog]

Back to my original post…..is technology failing us? I guess I’m not the only one who thinks this.

 

[thetragichippy]

On 12/15/2024 at 12:50 AM, tvc184 said:

Anyone with a commercial drone license (I have both pilot and commercial drone licenses) can fly at night.

Did you get that to start a business using a drone? I understand refinery's pay pretty well for inspections using drones.  

[tvc184]

26 minutes ago, thetragichippy said:

Did you get that to start a business using a drone? I understand refinery's pay pretty well for inspections using drones.  

No. I was actually offered a fairly significant job after a chemical spill but it was too close to the airport and I needed FFA clearance which took some time but the access to the accident site was limited in time. It was something like, there is a court order to inspect the site for a limited number of hours. It was potentially a multimillion dollar suit so I likely would have been awarded nicely for my time.

I am still a commercial pilot license active but covid put a huge damper on many of of my plans. 

[bullets13]

On 12/14/2024 at 12:16 PM, tvc184 said:

Here is a problem.

I have not seen this take from anyone yet and it might be completely nonsense. 

But…

Drones are easily bought on the commercial market including some with some pretty hefty lifting ability. Drones can be purchased online or at local stores like Best Buy that will fly 70mph or more.

 In a huge metro area, how many copycats might there be? There might be over a couple of thousands drones in the immediate Golden Triangle area alone  

How hard would it be to have 30 - 40 people flying those things around at one time? Imagine an area like Houston. There might be over 1,000 airborne at one time.

What if there is actually something to this like maybe a real spy drone or two but then toss in 50 private citizens just flying around to stir up the news. A person could walk into Walmart or Best Buy this afternoon and be flying around the area tonight.

 Then….

Consider that shooting down a drone is a felony under federal law about shooting down aircraft. So while some teenager flies a drone just to join in on all the hoopla, if a person gets caught shooting it down, he may end up in prison with a $250,000 fine.

 On the other hand maybe it is something way more sinister than copycats. Maybe there is some kind of serious national security threat.

Or it can be 30 high school kids wanting to get in on the show……

this has been my thought from the get go. 

[mat]

Behind closed doors in the government, rumors are they are government drones looking for signs of radiation. Possible bomb in the states. I’ve heard crazier theories.. 

[tvc184]

6 hours ago, mat said:

Behind closed doors in the government, rumors are they are government drones looking for signs of radiation. Possible bomb in the states. I’ve heard crazier theories.. 

Trump as president elect if getting briefings just as if he was the president. So whatever their daily briefing is about what’s happening, he’s getting all the information. Trump said that the government knows what is going on.

He also said that he’s not going to New Jersey.

 This was after the NRC confirmed that radioactive material was missing as of a couple of weeks ago 

 

 

 

[baddog]