Drone Update
The highway was re-opened on Thursday as was promised, but the article also provided a clarification on what happened to the QF-4 that was destroyed on July 11th.
It turns out that the problem was an illiterate loose nut on a ‘personal watercraft’ who was racing around in the restricted zone that includes the approach to the drone landing strip. Rather than improving the gene pool by possibly dropping the drone on the trespasser, they turned it back out to the Gulf and blew it up.
There are a number of restricted areas on the Gulf that are all clearly marked on local charts, and have buoys with signs posted around them. Those in the deep Gulf feature cannon rounds, missiles, and metallic debris falling from the sky, so it is not a good idea to ignore them.
4 comments
Too bad most of these yahoos reproduce before their virulent stupidity removes them from the face of this Earth. Siiiiiigh!
We have clown who think they have a right to walk on the part of the local barrier island that is fenced off and patrolled by M-4 toting AF Security Police. They should just let them, and it will locate a lot of the unexploded ordnance that was dumped by aircraft coming in to land at Hurlburt Field. They have EOD out there after every hurricane collecting or detonating in place bombs exposed by the storm surge.
There is a limit to how much you should have to do to protect these people from themselves.
WTF?? The USAF wasted a perfectly good opportunity for free target practice? And cost the taxpayers million destroying an expensive piece of equipment over a worthless garbage bag?
And here I though the USA was totally with the whole “Trespassers WILL be shot!!” theory of justice. 🙄
Seriously. I dunno what the World is coming to any more. *sigh*
If they had just had a local Neighborhood Watch …. 👿