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Drone Caught On Tape Over Austin

 
loudtreez

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03/16/2013 12:22 AM
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Here's my question...since I own the airspace over my land up to flight path level (25,000 ft), wouldn't I have the right to shoot that drone down if I had not been given a warrant signed by a judge?!?!?
 Quoting: Saddletramp


You actually own a lot more than that.. You own your lot of land, all the way up to the stratosphere. But the FAA owns permit to fly through anyone's airspace. Just like if you own water front property.. the beach is yours but anyone can walk on it.. So basically they could fly this right into your backyard legally. Scary shit!
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thanks for reply hf
 Quoting: AtsuiPanda


No prob. I know all this from getting my realtors license.
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03/16/2013 12:27 AM
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OMG an RC with a camera, yeah thats new. *shakes head*
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03/16/2013 12:33 AM
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Now instead of having to only look around every corner for big brother, we have to look to the skys too.
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03/16/2013 12:36 AM
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looks like the one that was seen outside the superbowl also, there was footage of that
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After watching this again I believe it is totally fake. CGI.. Because nobody else is even looking at it.. I guarantee I would be!

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03/16/2013 12:39 AM
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that is some crazy shit. they remind me of the drones in black ops 2, except they shoot at you in the game.
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Don't worry, those ones will shoot at you too.
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03/16/2013 12:40 AM
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After watching this again I believe it is totally fake. CGI.. Because nobody else is even looking at it.. I guarantee I would be!
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03/16/2013 12:54 AM
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I can't beleve people are freaking out from this.
Has it occurred that the battery does not last long?
Or it is a damn camra on a rc helicopter?
Just had one in the paper in michigan... cop shot dead barracaded gunman so they sent this in to make sure it was safe.

My friend has a chopper like it minus the camera...

Not nothing I'm gonna go ape shitt crazy about.
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03/16/2013 01:27 AM
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Lol...this thread is a major fail. The drone in Austin is made by a company in Austin that has used it in filming events such as F1 race events at the new track down there. I believe they want to start/continue selling them to the public and since South by Southwest is going on I'm sure they found a perfect marketing opportunity.

Likewise, the one on Valencia is due to the fact that a company works with many drone manufacturers in that area and tests them there as well. I know, I'm in Valencia for this reason right now.
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03/16/2013 01:43 AM
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I can't beleve people are freaking out from this.
Has it occurred that the battery does not last long?
 Quoting: YEss


technically they could use some plutonium 238 and a thermocouple and power a drone for decades.

they could also use some classified patents...
rhombus will set you free...

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if you can't face the truth it's probably raping you from behind.
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03/16/2013 01:46 AM
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OMG an RC with a camera, yeah thats new. *shakes head*
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34371275


Exactly.

Guys, this isn't a drone. This is a fucking camera rig... My friend has one.

Do some research.
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03/16/2013 02:10 AM
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you guys should buy some queen bee toy helicopters and just crash into them, knock em out of the sky lol that'd be funny to watch
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03/16/2013 02:29 AM
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Well, if there were ever to be a call for Joe Biden's shotgun, I'd say this is it!

On a slightly more serious note, hopefully Republicans get enough courage to StandwithRand. Either that or the general public use this oppurtunity to vote them out and get some true Conservatives in there with a damn backbone. Unfortunately, I don't see either happening. The sheep are too afraid to stray from their predetermined paths.
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03/16/2013 02:46 AM
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I wonder who that drone belonged to. Everyone is assuming it's a government drone but it could have been some electrical engineering students' PHD project or a hobbyist's toy or whatever, some private owner and they were screwing around with it. I've never seen one of them hovery urban drones before but it doesn't look like what I would imagine the government has. Looked like it had rubber bands on it or something.

Maybe I'm just trying to convince myself that we haven't gotten to the point where we have government surveillance drones hovering twenty feet above the sidewalks snapping photos, recording video of people and recording audio of their conversations. I realize they probably do all these things sometimes, but if it's gotten to the point where they're that in-your-face about it, it really shows how arrogant they've become and how secure they are in their power.

But yeah, if more of those show up, no matter who they belong to, it's only a matter of time before someone shoots one down. Maybe not in Austin as the populace would be euphoric at the sight of one of their savior's drones, but elsewhere in United States, people will react differently.
 Quoting: KonspiracyKitty


this is possible and i have thought this too before posting it, its just how recently they have been talking about drones over us and being more bold.. then i found this.. Who knows really :P .. You decide what it is
 Quoting: AtsuiPanda


Drones are available to the general public:

[link to www.khou.com]
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03/16/2013 03:05 AM
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It's a octacopter... used for aerial photography... civil aerial photography... everyone can buy one... heres the site [link to www.mikrokopter.us]

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03/16/2013 03:40 AM
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I remember half-life 2 and whacking these things with crowbars.
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03/16/2013 03:42 AM
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Austin is one of the most liberal cities in TX - most people there wouldn't even blink at seeing a drone. If they ever start paying attention, you can bet the s**** is about to htf!!!
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They're not liberals they're radical control freaks.
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It's a octacopter... used for aerial photography... civil aerial photography... everyone can buy one... heres the site [link to www.mikrokopter.us]

rastabanan
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If everyone can buy one, so can the police/your local governmental terrorist organisation. They were taking surveillance videos and pictures of people in the streets for their databases, probably feeding their face recognition software of whom to shoot from the skies in the near future.

This shit is not Science Fiction anymore. We all know that. It should be clear that these drones, and the people who develop and control them, are your enemy.
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03/16/2013 03:44 AM
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There's nothing to fear with an unarmed drone. All they can see is the top of your head. How many people do you see when flying on a jetliner? The farther away they are, the less they can see. It's all about fear.
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My sister saw one of these in Missouri. It was at a music festival two weeks ago. It was the real deal. Not a toy from a hobby shop.
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03/16/2013 03:53 AM
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There's nothing to fear with an unarmed drone. All they can see is the top of your head. How many people do you see when flying on a jetliner? The farther away they are, the less they can see. It's all about fear.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28215031


That's like saying all you on the ground can ever see of a flying bird is its belly and feet.

A drone doesn't need to be directly over your head to see you. It can already see you from an angle, and then the rest is simply about zooming in on you.
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Austin is one of the most liberal cities in TX - most people there wouldn't even blink at seeing a drone. If they ever start paying attention, you can bet the s**** is about to htf!!!
 Quoting: justanothergranny


You do know the patriot act, rammed in by the republicans, is responsible for this right?

Why make this a "hey liberals like drones" thing out of it? Makes you look dim.
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Chill the eff out, they sell this sh!t at sharper image!
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Chill the eff out, they sell this sh!t at sharper image!
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That doesn't make it less dangerous.
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03/16/2013 04:18 AM
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well it sucks but isnt it basicly like replacing 10 policeman on the street? (in this case id rather see one flying thingy without a gun then loads of police in the street)

im still undecided
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drones will become the most sought after "after the collapse" weapon of choice.

they will be perfect for surveying the post apocalyptic world where life expectancy on the surface will be months to a few years

enjoy
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03/16/2013 04:40 AM
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Police state, those are there to make sure any survivors of the coming war cannot hide.
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03/16/2013 05:07 AM
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Condition the kids at SXSW...

Did it make a noise?
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Locusts are the swarm.
hmmm, A metaphor for resemblance, and not the grasshopper family acrididae little flying bugs.
J.R. McLusky

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Re: Drone Caught On Tape Over Austin
that is some crazy shit. they remind me of the drones in black ops 2, except they shoot at you in the game.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22661000


those little bastards!


 Quoting: AtsuiPanda

That's fuckin terrifying!
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