A sign of things to come?

[az_gila]

Yesterday, I played "travelling mechanic" to a S. Calif. friends RV-10 (see brake pad comment in the RV-10 forum if you have a flying one...)

This involved a trip deep into the restricted areas near the border....

On approach to Sierra Vista (aka Libby Army Airfield) the tower told an aircraft to hold since I was on final...

A voice acknowledged...

I then looked over to the taxiway and the "plane" was a Predator drone...

Who knows where the "pilot's" voice came from?....

gil in Tucson

[PCHunt]

The "voice" likely came from Nellis AFB.

[woxofswa]

Kind of, but not exactly. The predators are operated from Creech Air base in Indian Springs which is considered a "sister" base to Nellis.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/st...030410568.html

[Geico266]

Flying next to an unmanned aircraft has got to be unnerving.

[the_other_dougreeves]

Originally Posted by Geico266

Flying next to an unmanned aircraft has got to be unnerving.

"Too close for missiles .... switching to guns!"

TODR

[az_gila]

Originally Posted by woxofswa

Kind of, but not exactly. The predators are operated from Creech Air base in Indian Springs which is considered a "sister" base to Nellis.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/st...030410568.html

This may have been one of the "out-sourced" non-military ones operated locally from Sierra Vista for the Border Patrol... they did make the news this year... but who knows...

http://www.livingroom.org.au/uavblog...ash_report.php

gil A

[kentb]

Originally Posted by az_gila

This may have been one of the "out-sourced" non-military ones operated locally from Sierra Vista for the Border Patrol... they did make the news this year... but who knows...

http://www.livingroom.org.au/uavblog...ash_report.php

gil A

They may be out-sourced to India or Mexico.

Now wouldn't that make sense.

Kent