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I was at work. Overheard someone saying a plane had hit a building in NY. Thought, nah, couldnt be that. Then heard more people talking and figured it was a small private plane or something. Then folks got real excited saying it was an airliner so I found someone on the internet and stood staring in disbelief at pictures over their shoulder. Within a couple minutes, all the traffic killed our internet service except for our customer line. So spent the next little while watching over the shoulder of one of our supplier reps who was from England. His connection locked up shortly thereafter as well. I distinctly remember him saying "I guess this means I'm not going home this week...". At some point I called my wife who was at home. Her grandparents, who lived 2 hrs away, were out just driving around and decided to stop by for an unannounced visit. They got to the house just before the first tower fell. I was grateful they were there and my wife didn't have to watch it alone. We left work fairly early that day and I recall standing with my wife on our deck that evening and noting how eerily quiet it was. Only the occasional car passing by and no contrails overhead.

Dang. I knew they decided to quit touring recently, but I didn't know his health was that poor. They'll never catch the midnight rider.

While none are perfect, I'm happy with how all of them do what I want/need them to do.

Once would be one too many. I slipped on a patch of ice I didn't see years ago and landed flat on my back. I was carrying SOB because I was young and didn't know any better. I wish I'd taken a pic of the bruise. Thankfully it only hurt when I was breathing. Generally, SOB holsters don't have much in the way of a body shield or any sort of padding, and neither does a person's lower back. I can't speak for everyone, but I've got lots more padding on my hips. It's also one of the slowest locations to draw from and you're likely to point the muzzle at any one/thing standing on your strong side while in motion.

Absolutely not small of the back. If you fall on it, it'll hurt. A lot.

This. Mount a holster on the tractor.

I wish I had time to get into home brewing/distilling. I think I'd make a really good drunk.

Too much? Did you ask her why she needs 12 bottles of wine or 37 pairs of shoes? And if you did, how fast did you have to duck? Honestly, I only have 1 or 2 bottles at a time unless I've happened across a really good deal. Between the beer, wine, vodka, rum, and various chocolaty/fruity stuff she likes, I don't have room for a proper "library".

I've gotten a few AK & SKS odds and ends from them in the past. It'll all been fine.

Sheesh... you guys need to lighten up. They're only kids once. It's summer so there's plenty of time for her to have fun with it and dye it back to a normal color when school starts.

I got my wife a shield 9 back when they were $400. I carry it as much as she does. I'm really tempted to get another, given the current prices.

Woohoo!

Atta boy!

I agree that the arguements follow similar lines, and with what you're saying. Lasers above 5mW are regulated here and in many other places. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_pointer

I'll bet you'll have a hard time getting that solder hot enough with a heat gun. It'll heat a big area and perhaps also weaken the solder that's holding the sight on. You might be able to remove it with a soldering iron and wick. Otherwise you could polish it off with some fine sandpaper or they make chemical solder removers.

Owning a gun is a Constitutional right. Flying a drone isn't. I'm sure jammers are among many options being evaluated (I'd guess transponders are too). But again, what does the drone do when the frequency is interfered with? If it goes back "home", where is home? What if it's on the other side of the airport? If it just lands where ever it loses signal, what if that's over a busy road? One of the biggest problems is there's no standard protocol for how drones are programmed, just like autonomous cars. The technology has advanced well beyond any sort of standardization, so you've got a wide variety of people developing their product more or less in a vacuum. Different models can react very differently to the same scenario. Everyone is trying to prove their product is best and there's no integration across platforms because profits are at stake.

It can fly itself. It can change course, climb, descend, or proceed to a predefined location entirely on its own regardless of what might be between here and there. Prior to quadrotors with cameras, instances of RC aircraft interfering with real aircraft was effectively zero. I'd guess that's because years ago, RC aircraft capable of flying high and far enough to cause problems were only operated by folks with lots of experience. It took a lot of time and money to work up to planes or helicopters that nice. Generally they were only flown from purpose made fields well away from any sort of normal air traffic. Now any kid with a couple hundred bucks can buy a drone big enough to cause serious damage to a light aircraft and fly it from practically anywhere. They take minimal skill or experience to fly and the folks don't realize how fast they can get away from you. Its a concern. I agree that the act should be punished. Registering users is one way of determining who to punish. Maybe not the best way, but it's a start.

It's the same as many other things, a few idiots ruin it for everyone. Though since yours is capable of autonomous flight, I'd argue that it's not a model aircraft in the traditional sense and does need some level of oversight/training beyond line-of-sight type model aircraft.

Yep, let her choose and then supply a way to lock it up.

Good for the D.C. Appeals court. I doubt that'll stick given the threat misused drones pose to private and commercial aircraft. If quadrotor users would abide by the long established rules for model aircraft operation, this wouldn't have been an issue. I suspect the FAA will redefine the rule to only apply to true drones, those capable of autonomous flight.

A coworkers daughter is in ME at UAH at the moment. I can see why....

Goose, it's time to buzz the tower.

Congrats! I'll be there in a few years myself. Good choice in TTU, though I'm biased.