[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]

Voice Source

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/stories/nevada/2006/mar/04/030410568.html

 

[Geico266]

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

 

[the_other_dougreeves]

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

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

TODR

 

[az_gila]

Border Patrol

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/stories/nevada/2006/mar/04/030410568.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/archives/official_predator_uav_crash_report.php

gil A

 

[kentb]

Next year....

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/archives/official_predator_uav_crash_report.php

gil A

They may be out-sourced to India or Mexico.

Now wouldn't that make sense.

Kent