Drones

[skb]

What's going on with the drones in USA ? I have been reading and watching a lot of videos about this. What's your take? What's really going on?

[walkerwally1]

Well, there are, as usual, a lot of theories and some are truly bizarre but I think it is just people having fun and getting together to get the reaction that they have. If it was some kind of foreign threat they would not have lights to show up and the fact that they are lit up shows that they want to be seen. I am sure that on some social media or group site there are people getting together to do this as a prank but it has people upset. It is illegal to fly a drone in some of the places that they are but they are not worried about it and they do not have the required ID transmitter so it is hard to find out who is flying them but  they can be a problem for aircraft flying is the same area.

[bigskygal]

Yeah, what Wally said. Stupidity and looking for "fun/fame". It will probably take a major catastrophe before anything is done to stop.control them. People think it is all fun and games w/out realizing the potential for harm these random drone flights can cause.

[skb]

If it was some kind of foreign threat they would not have lights to show up and the fact that they are lit up shows that they want to be seen.

Agreed. They want to be seen. Otherwise there wouldn't be swarms, sometimes flying low + you can also hear the sounds. Not having a heat signature puzzles me.

Stupidity and looking for "fun/fame".

Don't you think that it is a very costly exercise just for fun/fame, and who would have so many drones just for fun.

One official said "if they aren't ours, that would be scary" and that makes the most sense to me. 

[bigskygal]

Don't you think that it is a very costly exercise just for fun/fame, and who would have so many drones just for fun.

I didn't realize/know about a huge swarm type situation, I thought it was just random flights in places they weren't supposed to go.

Could it possibly be a manufacturer of drones showing them off to get business? Thus the reason they can be seen? Guess I'll look for an article on this story and educate myself.

[skb]