Originally Posted by Paradiddle
Originally Posted by Pete E
Originally Posted by Paradiddle
There was never a drone in this story. It's called a quadcopter, or perhaps an RC helecopter if it has 1 main rotor, and they've been around for 50 years.


I think the difference is that todays consumer level "drones" carry camera's, data links, auto pilots, and can essentially fly them selves..

I'm not sure where you draw the line between old fashioned RC models and todays modern "drones" but I think most people would regard them as "different"..

That said, I had a relative who was into RC models and Ham radio ect and he had a RC plane rigged up with a basic TV camera about 25 years ago, so I do get what you are saying..


It's the overuse of the word drone that kills me. And only because I used to fly RC. Those are all quadcopters. Period. It comes from the media wanting to fool the sheep of this national into believe your neighbor has one of these....

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Everything to the liberals is a forking armed preditor...

Wait until some dumbaze shoots down one that belongs to a LE agency. Then they can brag about their felony conviction.