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Blue_Tires

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15. What good would a drone do?

Reply to hack89 (Reply #12)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 08:37 AM

Jun 2012

What if you come across the accident and see a bunch of people who need immediate rescue and medical attention? You're going to radio back to base and tell them to get the helos turnin'? Might as well have sent the helos from the start...

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NJ yacht hoax response cost more than $300,000 [View all] Omaha Steve Jun 2012 OP

$3000 reward if you turn in the culprit... rfranklin Jun 2012 #1

That's an incredibly vicious "prank." Hope they're caught. DirkGently Jun 2012 #2

That guy looks like David Cross ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2012 #3

What hilarity, exactly, is being added to? ret5hd Jun 2012 #18

So we would have saved $300,000 if no one had called? They used that much diesel in 5 hours? jtuck004 Jun 2012 #4

They had 5 choppers in the air. Choppers burn a lot of fuel. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #7

CNN reported 7 helicopters and an unspecified number of boats pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #8

The people are getting paid whether they work or not (military) but I do take your jtuck004 Jun 2012 #9

omg that was a hoax???????????? Marrah_G Jun 2012 #5

Not so sure this should be categorized as a hoax... MANative Jun 2012 #6

might be ThomThom Jun 2012 #10

That's what I was thinking as well Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #14

I don't understand why the authorities didn't go to satellite views no_hypocrisy Jun 2012 #11

Because there would not be any satellites covering that area hack89 Jun 2012 #12

What good would a drone do? Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #15

Drones could be used as mini-satellites hack89 Jun 2012 #16

Romney would call it proof of why we need to cut back on government and help the American people. tanyev Jun 2012 #13

This leads up to privatization of search and rescue.... Evasporque Jun 2012 #17

I hope they get who did it. hrmjustin Jun 2012 #19

Oh horseshit. GeorgeGist Jun 2012 #20

Wouldn't surprise me... harrose Jun 2012 #21