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global1

(25,960 posts) Sat Dec 7, 2024, 07:18 PM Dec 7

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What Is The Thinking On These Large Drones That Are Being....

seen around the country. I hear some of the drones are as big as a small car.

Who is sending them up and why?

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What Is The Thinking On These Large Drones That Are Being.... (Original Post) global1 Dec 7 OP

Air taxi Beachnutt Dec 7 #1

Cool!!!....nt global1 Dec 7 #6

I suspect anybody and any entity that can afford them. These craft allow such a massive capability to see beyond the SWBTATTReg Dec 7 #2

I know there's a LOT going on, but I'm shocked it's gotten so little coverage nationally. Nt Maru Kitteh Dec 7 #3

Weather balloons? JoseBalow Dec 7 #4

Is the orange slime Jilly_in_VA Dec 7 #5

Russian drones looking for Ukrainian soldiers buried in NJ lakes. Wonder Why Dec 7 #7

Any links? TY nt intrepidity Dec 8 #8

Beachnutt

(8,179 posts)

1. Air taxi

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Sat Dec 7, 2024, 07:21 PM

Dec 7

https://archer.com/

global1

(25,960 posts)

6. Cool!!!....nt

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Sat Dec 7, 2024, 09:08 PM

Dec 7

SWBTATTReg

(24,337 posts)

2. I suspect anybody and any entity that can afford them. These craft allow such a massive capability to see beyond the

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Sat Dec 7, 2024, 07:23 PM

Dec 7

normal view of the world that we never had before. But, as we all know, there are negative sides to this too. Perhaps now some have nosier neighbors than they want. Perhaps privacy to some (it would be to me) is being invaded. The list goes on. But some uses do go beyond the pale, e.g., finally getting a view of my old property from above. I've always wondered what it looks like, and climbing a tree wasn't my thing. Neither hiring a pilot at the local airport 20 miles away to fly over my property and get me some pics.

Maru Kitteh

(29,233 posts)

3. I know there's a LOT going on, but I'm shocked it's gotten so little coverage nationally. Nt

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Sat Dec 7, 2024, 07:26 PM

Dec 7

JoseBalow

(5,655 posts)

4. Weather balloons?

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Sat Dec 7, 2024, 07:34 PM

Dec 7

Jilly_in_VA

(11,112 posts)

5. Is the orange slime

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Sat Dec 7, 2024, 07:41 PM

Dec 7

spying on us already? His term hasn't even started.

Wonder Why

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7. Russian drones looking for Ukrainian soldiers buried in NJ lakes.

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Sat Dec 7, 2024, 09:48 PM

Dec 7

intrepidity

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8. Any links? TY nt

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Sun Dec 8, 2024, 01:40 PM

Dec 8

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