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Mystery drone lands in family's backyard
wxyz ^ | Sep 11, 2014 | Jonathan Carlson

Posted on 09/12/2014 7:33:35 AM PDT by Brother Cracker

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To: Brother Cracker

they are looking for sharia compliance..submit..aww jeeez really?


41 posted on 09/12/2014 8:29:14 AM PDT by aces (Jesus Saves not Society)
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To: Brother Cracker

Ah, privacy. Remember growing up with NO fenced yards. It was fun.


42 posted on 09/12/2014 8:32:12 AM PDT by huldah1776
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To: Brother Cracker

It should also include power management that calculates a safe return relative to remaining power and overrides the controller in the event the fail-safe point is near breach.


43 posted on 09/12/2014 8:41:23 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (A half-truth is a complete lie)
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To: Sacajaweau

Did they decipher the message with a decoder ring?


44 posted on 09/12/2014 8:59:46 AM PDT by Big Red Badger ( - William Diamonds Drum - can You Hear it G man?)
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To: Brother Cracker

I would say the owner is very lucky. If it landed in my back yard, it probably wouldn’t leave. Since I live near a small airport, I would hold onto it and advise the FAA that an aircraft that put general aviation in danger is being held, pending the owner identifying himself for further prosecution.


45 posted on 09/12/2014 9:00:15 AM PDT by Pecos (That government governs best which governs least..)
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To: Brother Cracker

I think eventually we’ll see signs on telephone poles (with photos): Lost drone. 9/11/14. Answers to “Fluffy”. Call ###-####,


46 posted on 09/12/2014 9:06:15 AM PDT by married21 ( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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47 posted on 09/12/2014 9:10:30 AM PDT by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box then 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: Brother Cracker

The LAST thing I would do is call the police. It would simply become my drone.


48 posted on 09/12/2014 9:15:51 AM PDT by SW6906 (6 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, horsepower, guns and ammunition.)
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49 posted on 09/12/2014 9:20:42 AM PDT by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box then 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: Brother Cracker
The owner has been found:


50 posted on 09/12/2014 10:34:52 AM PDT by Oatka (This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
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To: gr8eman
I’d be thinking “Target Practice”!

Thought someone would have posted this by now:

51 posted on 09/12/2014 10:37:58 AM PDT by Oatka (This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
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To: Big Red Badger

Superman emerged, grabbed the ring and flew back to the farm. They didn’t even see him? Yeh...that’s how fast he is!!


52 posted on 09/12/2014 10:40:49 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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53 posted on 09/12/2014 11:20:04 AM PDT by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box then 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: Brother Cracker

I have one of these, the vision 2+ version. Had it since July and it’s fun as heck to fly. The video is awesome and pics incredible. http://www.dji.com

Battery life is 20-30 minutes so two batteries are goo, four best!! I am still a rookie with RC flying but have done up to 800 ft altitude and quarter mile away.

GPS positioning with return home feature if you lose contact
http://www.phantompilots.com is a great forum.

UAV hobbies tsa don’t like using “ drone for obvious reasons.
Almost all the stuff I read online from pilots shoes great respect for privacy. You can see tons of quad copter vid on YouTube .


54 posted on 09/12/2014 3:18:48 PM PDT by GRRRRR (He'll NEVER be my President, FUBO! Treason is the Reason! Impeach the Kenyan)
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To: GRRRRR

iPad totally responsible for typos.

Happy Friday


55 posted on 09/12/2014 3:20:10 PM PDT by GRRRRR (He'll NEVER be my President, FUBO! Treason is the Reason! Impeach the Kenyan)
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To: Brother Cracker
"If I lived in the neighborhood, I would be a little concerned," said Lt. Dave Williams with the Allen Park Police Department.
I'd be more concerned about dumb cops, Lt.
56 posted on 09/12/2014 3:25:06 PM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy (Settled science.)
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To: GRRRRR

Cool! How loud is that sucker?


57 posted on 09/12/2014 3:30:47 PM PDT by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box then 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: skyman
These things are like RC airplanes of the past. The tech is so good now you get some very capable and fun ones for a hundred dollars. They are sold everywhere The world is not ending

True but you did leave out one small but critical detail. The typical hobby RC planes of the past {I remember seeing them as far back as the early 1960's BTW} did not have the capabilities to take pictures nor record sound and as such threatened no ones privacy. Right?

58 posted on 09/12/2014 4:09:00 PM PDT by cva66snipe ((Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?))
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To: pepsionice
These things can actually take some truly amazing video.
59 posted on 09/12/2014 4:35:15 PM PDT by DigitalVideoDude (It's amazing what you can accomplish when you don't care who gets the credit. -Ronald Reagan)
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To: DigitalVideoDude
This is the one that I meant to post. Spectacular.
60 posted on 09/12/2014 4:39:57 PM PDT by DigitalVideoDude (It's amazing what you can accomplish when you don't care who gets the credit. -Ronald Reagan)
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