December 17, 201014 yr Mexican aerial drone crashes in backyard of El Paso home EL PASO (AP) — An unmanned drone belonging to the Mexican government crash landed Tuesday in El Paso's Lower Valley, officials confirmed today. "I was told that it crashed in somebody's back yard, and that no one was injured. I was paged at 6:28 p.m. on Tuesday, so it happened shortly before that. We were told it was not a police matter," said Detective Mike Baranyay, a spokesman for the El Paso Police Department. The crash occurred at Yarbrough and Loop 375. Police said the U.S. Border Patrol seized the aircraft, which was to be transported back to one of the international bridges so that Mexican officials could recover the drone. Edited December 17, 201014 yr by ClearedHot
December 17, 201014 yr Well hell. Looks like Mexico figured out how to get around the ridiculously restrictive FAA. Just ignore them...they will give ya your plane back!
December 17, 201014 yr U.S. Border Patrol seized the aircraft, which was to be transported back to one of the international bridges so that Mexican officials could recover the drone. Ironic... We won't let the Mexican gov't officials into the country to get it,... they have to wait at the bridge, but we allow every other Mexican national to cross the border, stay, and go to college with US grants/funds.
December 17, 201014 yr Author Ironic... We won't let the Mexican gov't officials into the country to get it,... they have to wait at the bridge, but we allow every other Mexican national to cross the border, stay, and go to college with US grants/funds. Harumpfff
December 17, 201014 yr Mexican aerial drone crashes in backyard of El Paso home EL PASO (AP) — An unmanned drone belonging to the Mexican government crash landed Tuesday in El Paso's Lower Valley, officials confirmed today. "I was told that it crashed in somebody's back yard, and that no one was injured. I was paged at 6:28 p.m. on Tuesday, so it happened shortly before that. We were told it was not a police matter," said Detective Mike Baranyay, a spokesman for the El Paso Police Department. The crash occurred at Yarbrough and Loop 375. Police said the U.S. Border Patrol seized the aircraft, which was to be transported back to one of the international bridges so that Mexican officials could recover the drone. So it's really been Mexico all this time...
December 17, 201014 yr They gave it back? If it crashed in my backyard in the morning, it would be hanging from the ceiling in the den by lunchtime...
December 17, 201014 yr They gave it back? If it crashed in my backyard in the morning, it would be hanging from the ceiling in the den by lunchtime... 2
December 18, 201014 yr Here is a what the drone sounded like right before it crashed. It was taken by an innocent bystander.
December 18, 201014 yr Well hell. Looks like Mexico figured out how to get around the ridiculously restrictive FAA. Just ignore them...they will give ya your plane back! Great, like we need ANOTHER plane for the FAA to "track"... https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g-3h_Flq9Ac07utz5BP3o8d3vCLQ?docId=a62a5815d6954f51bf04174db9309c1b
December 18, 201014 yr Here is a what the drone sounded like right before it crashed. It was taken by an innocent bystander. I started laughing before I even clicked on it.
December 18, 201014 yr They gave it back? If it crashed in my backyard in the morning, it would be hanging from the ceiling in the den by lunchtime... Just think of the poor Mexican AF pilot, stuck in a container watching you from your ceiling as you eat popcorn surf Baseops. Its liable to cause an international incident unless you remove the 2 D cell batteries.
December 19, 201014 yr Just think of the poor Mexican AF pilot, stuck in a container watching you from your ceiling as you eat popcorn surf Baseops. Its liable to cause an international incident unless you remove the 2 D cell batteries. It was actually a mobile command unit operating on the US side...
December 19, 201014 yr It was actually a mobile command unit operating on the US side... here's the covert mobile GCS version
December 19, 201014 yr This thread is brilliant. Allegedly, the one on the left was the UAV pilot, the one on the right the sensor operator.
December 29, 201014 yr This thread is brilliant. Allegedly, the one on the left was the UAV pilot, the one on the right the sensor operator. HAHA Up in Smoke
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