Droning On In New Jersey

David Thornton

David Thornton is a freelance writer and professional pilot who has also lived in Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and Emmanuel College. He is Christian conservative/libertarian who was fortunate enough to have seen Ronald Reagan in person during his formative years. A former contributor to The Resurgent, David now writes for the Racket News with fellow Resurgent alum, Steve Berman, and his personal blog, CaptainKudzu. He currently lives with his wife and daughter near Columbus, Georgia. His son is serving in the US Air Force. You can find him on Twitter @CaptainKudzu and Facebook.

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  1. Jaybird
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    Maryland’s Governor Larry Hogan has started kvetching about the drones now.Report

    • InMD in reply to Jaybird
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      I think they’re US systems. Dover air force base is in an area that seems like it could be the source. The former governor is about a 20 minute drive from Andrew’s air force base.

      Why this is being done in full sight of huge numbers of people is anyone’s guess. Maybe they want to see how the public reacts to whatever it is they are.Report

  2. Michael Cain
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    There were a series of confirmed nighttime drone flights in 2019-20 in NE Colorado and western Nebraska. No one ever publicly identified the operators. Some of the speculation was environmental groups looking for methane leaks, which are much easier to see with IR at night. Or even the gas companies, because leaks are easier to see at night.Report

    • Philip H in reply to Michael Cain
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      There’s been a lot of changes in the FAA’s regulation of drones in the last two years, and as a result a number of companies are now actively working on drone delivery, drone-based mapping of many kinds, and drones as long-term temporary communications nodes. Any of those could be a part of this as well.Report

  3. Jaybird
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    Donald Trump has tweeted out his take on the situation:

    Report

  4. rexknobus
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    A quick story about “firing weapons into the air.” I got a job as an E.R. orderly when I was 17. On my second day of work, I was headed to the restroom when a middle-aged man approached me in the hallway. He was walking, but looked a bit distressed and so, for first time of many over the ensuing years, I said: “Can I help you, sir?” He replied: “I think I’ve been shot.” He opens his shirt and there was a hole in his abdomen, not leaking much, but definitely there. I got a wheelchair and wheeled him into the E.R. His story was that he was actually inside his barn, doing chores, and suddenly got hit by a bullet, perhaps coming through the wall of the barn. To my knowledge he never knew from whence it came and the common judgement was that somebody a long ways away fired into the air. He survived and I was allowed to mask up and watch the lengthy surgery/patch-job on his intestines. Cool. But, drones or not, don’t shoot a rifle into the air, o.k?Report

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