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Speaking of E-2s, there was one circling Manhattan today at low level. Definitely got my attention.
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Speaking of E-2s, there was one circling Manhattan today at low level. Definitely got my attention. Great, now we get a bunch of news stories about people freaking out thinking it was 9/11 2: 9/12 like after the Air Force 1 photo op.
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Dec 20, 2018 01:21
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Mortabis posted:At 5'6" every airline seat is comfortable to me. I’m 5’6” and this post is a lie
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Dec 20, 2018 01:53
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Cursed image.
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Dec 20, 2018 04:35
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I'm getting sciactic back spasms just looking at that.
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Dec 20, 2018 05:20
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That model really earned her money smiling at that poo poo.
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Dec 20, 2018 05:28
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That's what I see right before my DM says "roll initiative."
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Dec 20, 2018 05:37
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All the US carries adopting sine form of “basic economy” is the first step to poo poo like that.
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I appreciate they labeled passengers' political affiliations. This is how we bridge the divide in America.
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Dec 20, 2018 07:45
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Now evacuate the aircraft.
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Dec 20, 2018 07:46
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Platystemon posted:Now evacuate the aircraft. If by that you mean to dump the pressure and put everyone out of their misery, then yes.
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Platystemon posted:Now evacuate the aircraft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kVhurg5b9U
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Speaking of E-2s, there was one circling Manhattan today at low level. Definitely got my attention. That must be relatively common. I was in Manhattan for meetings at 1WTC last month and an E-2 flew past at roughly eye level one morning.
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Dec 20, 2018 09:23
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Don't hold me to it but I think this might be my favorite Dahir Insaat. The airplane exploding in the background while survivor man proudly leans on his new home is the best thing since 150% of the USAF inventory was taken out by a shipment of fresh fruit.
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drgitlin posted:That must be relatively common. I was in Manhattan for meetings at 1WTC last month and an E-2 flew past at roughly eye level one morning. Yeah, it's a popular destination for training flights. Also apropos, this just got posted on The Drive: Confessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar Operator
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Dec 20, 2018 14:59
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"We tortured some folks", March 27th 2024, United CEO
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Love to see fat people try and get into those seats at the back.
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https://twitter.com/NYCAviation/status/1075757929079468032 Gatwick is *still* closed
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Spaced God posted:https://twitter.com/NYCAviation/status/1075757929079468032 How thick is is this drone activity that its still not cleared the next day? Is there an army of drone flying Trolls specifically targeting this airport?
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Spaced God posted:https://twitter.com/NYCAviation/status/1075757929079468032 In isolation having been to Gatwick I'd say "good" but the alternative is Heathrow so
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Dec 20, 2018 16:39
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It’s an RAF gunnery training opportunity.
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Wingnut Ninja posted:Yeah, it's a popular destination for training flights. lmao 
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Zhanism posted:How thick is is this drone activity that its still not cleared the next day? Is there an army of drone flying Trolls specifically targeting this airport? That's actually what seems to be happening https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754
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The police at Gatwick have now formally asked the military to get involved. I'd assume the EW folks in the RAF and Army Intelligence corp could do stuff but no idea how fine-grained their response can be. Maybe we'll get an RAF RC-135W Joint Rivet overhead and good old cold-war signal triangulation on the ground.
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I’m not saying it’s Russia, but if anyone has a single likelier perp, I’d like to hear it.
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Platystemon posted:I’m not saying it’s Russia, but if anyone has a single likelier perp, I’d like to hear it. Unaffiliated internet trolls?
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FrozenVent posted:Unaffiliated internet trolls? I'd even put the loving IRA above Russia
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Goodsquad got bored of virtual universes
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Platystemon posted:I’m not saying it’s Russia, but if anyone has a single likelier perp, I’d like to hear it. After killing dissidents on British soil, foul villain Putin has moved on to a new scheme... ruining Christmas!
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I forgot about Dahir Insaat. Straight to the top of the list he goes.
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Don’t most consumer drones only have a 10-15 minute flight time? For someone to be flying drones continuously for this long they must be launching multiple sorties as they recharge the batteries, so how the gently caress have local authorities not found them yet?
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Jealous Cow posted:Don’t most consumer drones only have a 10-15 minute flight time? For someone to be flying drones continuously for this long they must be launching multiple sorties as they recharge the batteries, so how the gently caress have local authorities not found them yet? Here, have a twitter thread linked elsewhere on the forum: https://twitter.com/brad3d/status/1075748568382619648 Note that you can bypass these restrictions with some effort and a lot of effort likely went into this.
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^^^ Yeah, I was implying it’s a professional operations.FrozenVent posted:They move around? So they have some sort of platform that allows them to quickly launch and land drones before packing up and moving again, before being caught? And this is not noticeable by any locals who might be looking for such a thing?
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I'd take it with a pinch of salt but some website are reporting its not a consumer level drone(s).
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Suggestions from the wild: eco-terrorists helicopter pilots in a false flag operation stock market manipulation Platystemon fucked around with this message at 18:04 on Dec 20, 2018 |
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Much like the mysterious rifle attack on that substation in CA a few years ago, my best guess is that it's a provider of security solutions making a very public but deniable marketing demo. High risk but high reward, those t-shirt gun net cannons are gonna be flying off the shelves after this.
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It sounds like the drones will disappear for just long enough that they consider re-opening the airport, then re-appear again. To whit: cnn posted:The usual practice (when a drone is spotted) is to suspend flights for half-an-hour, which is the usual battery lifespan for drones," explained Parker, a former Royal Airforce fighter pilot and head of drone training company Flyby Technology. If you know the operational rules they work under, it seems pretty easy to manipulate. Nuclear solution: turn on GPS encryption. Jonny Nox fucked around with this message at 18:10 on Dec 20, 2018 |
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