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Posted: 10/5/2014 1:13:38 PM EDT

Are they supposed to be flying over the conus??

Has anyone ever spotted one???

gd

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:18:52 PM EDT

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Has anyone ever spotted one???

gd

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Listen, and understand. That Predator drone is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are in a FEMA camp.

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:20:04 PM EDT

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Well, they regularly operate in restricted airspace on a very few military ranges for training. Also, DHS uses the Predator B (MQ-9 Reaper) for border surveillance.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/03/05/Homeland-Security-Drones-Designed-To-Identify-Civilians-Carrying-Guns

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:20:34 PM EDT

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Are they supposed to be flying over the conus??

Has anyone ever spotted one???

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Listen, and understand. That Predator drone is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are in a FEMA camp.

Is that a YES ???

I spotted one today.

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:22:21 PM EDT

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More details would be helpful.

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:22:43 PM EDT

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I spotted one today.

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Are they supposed to be flying over the conus??

Has anyone ever spotted one???

gd

Listen, and understand. That Predator drone is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are in a FEMA camp.

Is that a YES ???

I spotted one today.

You sure it was a Predator? There are many flavors of UAVs

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:23:04 PM EDT

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Yeah, I've seen shitloads of them at AFB's all over the country.

Did you think they only trained with them over other countries?

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:26:00 PM EDT

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That was a weather balloon full of swamp gas.

Your blood sugar was low when you saw it.

You're irrational, you don't know what you're talking about.

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:26:50 PM EDT

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Listen, and understand. That Predator drone is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are in a FEMA camp.

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Are they supposed to be flying over the conus??

Has anyone ever spotted one???

gd

Listen, and understand. That Predator drone is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are in a FEMA camp.

It's a machine, Skroeder. It doesn't get pissed off. It doesn't get happy, it doesn't get sad, it doesn't laugh at your jokes.

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:28:32 PM EDT

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You sure it was a Predator? There are many flavors of UAVs

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Are they supposed to be flying over the conus??

Has anyone ever spotted one???

gd

Listen, and understand. That Predator drone is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are in a FEMA camp.

Is that a YES ???

I spotted one today.

You sure it was a Predator? There are many flavors of UAVs

I saw the craft at about 12 noon today. Path was from north west to south east. Near Fort Gordon .

I googled the craft while it was still fresh in my mind.

No windows. Also ,could not see any outward weapons. Flight was surprisingly low and slow.

Just happened to have binoculars handy. ( watching birds in the yard )

Did not even want to post this. Don't want to be arfcom resident kook.

gd

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:28:46 PM EDT

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Probably a P-D

Predator-drones. Patrol machines built in automated factories. Made to round you up, put you in camps for orderly disposal.

[Pulls up his right sleeve, exposing a mark]

This is burned in by laser scan. Some of us will be kept alive... to work... loading bodies. The disposal units will ran night and day.

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:31:08 PM EDT

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Probably a P-D
Predator-drones. Patrol machines built in automated factories. Made to round you up, put you in camps for orderly disposal.

[Pulls up his right sleeve, exposing a mark]

This is burned in by laser scan. Some of us will be kept alive... to work... loading bodies. The disposal units will ran night and day.

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Is that a YES ???

I spotted one today.

Probably a P-D
Predator-drones. Patrol machines built in automated factories. Made to round you up, put you in camps for orderly disposal.

[Pulls up his right sleeve, exposing a mark]

This is burned in by laser scan. Some of us will be kept alive... to work... loading bodies. The disposal units will ran night and day.

Well Son of a Bitch

. Thanks RustedAce .

gd

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:32:00 PM EDT

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The .mil and other agencies run a number of different UAVs/RPVs. There is nothing that says they have to keep them in other countries.

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:32:36 PM EDT

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I saw the craft at about 12 noon today. Path was from north west to south east. Near Fort Gordon .

I googled the craft while it was still fresh in my mind.

No windows. Also ,could not see any outward weapons. Flight was surprisingly low and slow.

Just happened to have binoculars handy. ( watching birds in the yard )

Did not even want to post this. Don't want to be arfcom resident kook.

gd

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Could it be the Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle ?

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:34:31 PM EDT

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Could it be the Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle ?

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I saw the craft at about 12 noon today. Path was from north west to south east. Near Fort Gordon .

I googled the craft while it was still fresh in my mind.

No windows. Also ,could not see any outward weapons. Flight was surprisingly low and slow.

Just happened to have binoculars handy. ( watching birds in the yard )

Did not even want to post this. Don't want to be arfcom resident kook.

gd

Could it be the Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle ?

It sure looks like it.

gd

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:39:45 PM EDT

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Calling a UAV a "drone" is comparable to calling a magazine a clip...or an AR-15 an assault weapon. It's just plain dumb.

Posted: 10/5/2014 1:48:36 PM EDT

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Was it "aware"?

Posted: 10/5/2014 2:15:48 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/5/2014 2:21:05 PM EDT

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Since it was low could you hear it?

Did it sound like a 35hp Norton motocycle engine? If so, since you are near Gordon it might be a Shadow UAV running retrans.

Posted: 10/5/2014 2:23:31 PM EDT

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See them all the time around here.

Posted: 10/5/2014 2:31:06 PM EDT

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Did it sound like a 35hp Norton motocycle engine? If so, since you are near Gordon it might be a Shadow UAV running retrans.

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My guess is a Gray Eagle, since it was Fort Gordon.

Posted: 10/5/2014 2:34:19 PM EDT

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It has your DNA now... and two years of your tax returns...

Trust me. I am a drone pilot.

Fatkid

Posted: 10/5/2014 2:37:40 PM EDT

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Calling a UAV a "drone" is comparable to calling a magazine a clip...or an AR-15 an assault weapon. It's just plain dumb.

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Posted: 10/5/2014 2:38:07 PM EDT

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Well, if you saw one that means that it WANTED you to see it. These things don't happen by accident. I think the fact that it was unarmed should be particularly alarming; almost as to say "look, I just fucking bombed some other dude, don't make me come for you next".

They are always armed and never return to base with ordnance. Drones are the honey badgers of the automaton world.

Posted: 10/5/2014 2:40:38 PM EDT

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Go to 1:14

Or just wait for 1:14

Posted: 10/5/2014 2:46:19 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/5/2014 2:48:16 PM EDT

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Listen, and understand. That Predator drone is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are in a FEMA camp.

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Are they supposed to be flying over the conus??

Has anyone ever spotted one???

gd

Listen, and understand. That Predator drone is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are in a FEMA camp.

It camps you. That's what it does. That's all it does.
It'll wade through you, reach down her throat and pull her fucking heart out!
...Let...go...of...me!

Posted: 10/5/2014 2:50:32 PM EDT

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Wouldn't have that problem, if they hadn't fired Steve Wosniak

Posted: 10/5/2014 2:51:36 PM EDT

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It sure looks like it.

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I saw the craft at about 12 noon today. Path was from north west to south east. Near Fort Gordon .

I googled the craft while it was still fresh in my mind.

No windows. Also ,could not see any outward weapons. Flight was surprisingly low and slow.

Just happened to have binoculars handy. ( watching birds in the yard )

Did not even want to post this. Don't want to be arfcom resident kook.

gd

Could it be the Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle ?

It sure looks like it.

gd

Ft. Gordon doesn't have a runway. the Predator and consequently the Gray Eagle require a fullsize runway. They also require a chase plane to fly in civilian airspace due to their size.

If it was from Ft. Gordon, it was probably an RQ-7 Shadow.

Posted: 10/5/2014 2:53:31 PM EDT

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Only the ones with missiles under their wings.

Posted: 10/5/2014 3:31:40 PM EDT

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Ft. Gordon doesn't have a runway. the Predator and consequently the Gray Eagle require a fullsize runway. They also require a chase plane to fly in civilian airspace due to their size.

If it was from Ft. Gordon, it was probably an RQ-7 Shadow.

http://images.gizmag.com/inline/shadow-hawk-munition-launched-from-shadow-uas-22.png

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I saw the craft at about 12 noon today. Path was from north west to south east. Near Fort Gordon .

I googled the craft while it was still fresh in my mind.

No windows. Also ,could not see any outward weapons. Flight was surprisingly low and slow.

Just happened to have binoculars handy. ( watching birds in the yard )

Did not even want to post this. Don't want to be arfcom resident kook.

gd

Could it be the Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle ?

It sure looks like it.

gd

Ft. Gordon doesn't have a runway. the Predator and consequently the Gray Eagle require a fullsize runway. They also require a chase plane to fly in civilian airspace due to their size.

If it was from Ft. Gordon, it was probably an RQ-7 Shadow.

http://images.gizmag.com/inline/shadow-hawk-munition-launched-from-shadow-uas-22.png

Nope. Not that .

gd