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Old January 12th 11, 05:36 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
jcarlyle
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Default New congress, same old tune, inaccurate

Is there any new information on how these UAVs identify themselves to
other aircraft? Do they carry a transponder that a PCAS could pick up?
Is their position known to ATC? In other words, do we know better now
how they fit in with "see and be seen"?

-John

On Jan 12, 12:13 pm, Mike the Strike wrote:
Compared to a 1,000 lb glider, a 30,000 lb fully-fueled Predator is a
pretty nasty flying bomb. Still, you don't hear folks talking much
about the incident where a stray Predator shut down Tucson airspace
before auguring into someone's back yard near Nogales a year or so
ago. And there have been plenty of other crashes and mishaps.

No, it's us and our dangerous gliders that need more restrictions!