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(@mapman)
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Just to quiet things down a bit...

 
Posted : June 23, 2014 6:38 am
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Finally a drone use that works in my market; close air support for the field crews 😀

 
Posted : June 23, 2014 7:03 am
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Drone crash pilot quotes unveiled

 
Posted : June 23, 2014 7:22 am
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If I were a pilot when one of those things went down I would have had some pretty severe words too. I try to avoid using them but there are times when it is just 'plane' unavoidable.

I now have a little better understanding of the FAA concerns about the use of drones.

 
Posted : June 23, 2014 7:53 am
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Shortly after the day’s final bell rang and hundreds of youngsters ran outside Lickdale Elementary School with their book bags and lunchboxes, a military drone fell from the sky.

The 375-pound Shadow reconnaissance drone skimmed the treetops as it hurtled toward the school in Jonestown, Pa. It barely missed the building, then cartwheeled through the butterfly garden and past the playground. The aircraft kept rolling like a tumbleweed and collided with a passing car on Fisher Avenue. People called 911. The rescue squad arrived in a hurry. Luckily, no one was hurt.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/2014/06/22/crashes-mount-as-military-flies-more-drones-in-u-s/?tid=pm_world_pop

 
Posted : June 23, 2014 7:57 am
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Claims drone was hacked by smartphone

 
Posted : June 23, 2014 10:12 am
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> Drone crash pilot quotes unveiled

Why is it always funnier when you are "not supposed to laugh"?

 
Posted : June 23, 2014 10:22 am
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“Stop saying ‘uh-oh’ while you’re flying. It’s never good. Like going to the dentist or a doctor. . . ‘Oops? What the f— you mean ‘Oops?’ “

Because of the above. 😉

 
Posted : June 23, 2014 11:07 am
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I'll bet there's going to be ten shotguns sold for every Skunk Drone once they become operational.

 
Posted : June 24, 2014 7:58 am