On Jan 12, 11:13*am, Mike the Strike wrote:
Compared to a 1,000 lb glider, a 30,000 lb fully-fueled Predator is a
pretty nasty flying bomb. *

Actual max gross weight of the MQ-1 Predator is 2300lbs. The bigger
MQ-9 Reaper is up to 10,000 lbs.

Both are pretty sure to carry transponders, so military jets can avoid
them in combat areas.

The UAV operators are probably talking to ATC when they are not in
restricted areas (UHF/VHF in the UAV with a SATCOM relay).

The military users of UAVs are just as concerned about midairs (well,
maybe slighly less concerned, since it's only money to them...).

Still not something you want to run into, but PowerFLARM should help.

Kirk