Sooo drone enthusiast's
 

Are these sightings in New Jersey just hobbyist's playing around, or is this the beginning of the alien invasion?

Neither

Read an article yesterday (can't recall the source) to the effect that one of these drones crashed into a back yard. Turned out that it was a pretty common hobbyist's drone.

But--like everything else these days--media plays up such stories to the hilt. Four or five hobbyist drones buzzing around after sundown after maybe a week or so ends up being a prelude to a full-scale invasion of the Lizard Folk from the Epsilon Eridani system.

Some people see drones flying where they don't belong, and others see apostrophes flying where they are not expected. Both kinds of people are making too much of a big nothing burger.

Definitely aliens! Abductions and probings are sure to follow.

Joe

It's China

Aliens for sure, my wife is acting strange this morning so she might be under their control

Aliens - their advanced civilization is obviously smart enough to enable interplanetary travel while disguising their craft as a drone of our earthly design.

What I don't understand is Remote ID is now a requirement and if these drones are broadcasting it should be easy to find the controller flying them. If they are not broadcasting Remote ID then they are violating the law and should be investigated. I saw an article that they were violating restricted airspace in NJ so at this point you can't say they are not a concern.

^ This. Or Iran, supported by Chine-nah.

Why not just shoot them down?

Just Look up
 

Tonight around dusk take a look for yourselves right here in the Villages. There are drones up every night in almost the same positions. New Jersey isn’t unique.

For those alien extremists, ask yourself why are they lit up every night if they were trying to hide? The drones are property of the US government.

With my dear wife, "strange" I can handle, it is reasonable and logical that always puts me on my guard!

Also, The FAA recently opened military airspace across the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico to ease pressure on commercial airline routes.

Maybe part of this is commercial aircraft operating in areas not previously seen.

According to the totally unbiased Breitbart, substantiated in an interview on OANN, here's the truth:

It's the Jewish space aliens from the Interplanetary Galactic Laser Corps. They became refugees and are hosted by China and Mexico, allied with the Haitians For Dalmatians Cooperative Gourmet Club in Ohio.

They were flying over New Jersey because they were informed about an offer they shouldn't refuse, and they're checking to find out who "the guy" is, who was referred to in the dossier.

Damn, the Lizard Folk's are the ones who abducted me last year....mean little bastards.

Funny....That's what she said about you!

It’s Santa. He’s using technology now to see who’s naughty or nice.

If they are planes flying at night they are IFR and need to file a flight plan..

I read a piece where the Govenor of New York claims that there was a slow down at one of the airports in her state because of drones. Right now, everyone is joking about it, but if one of these drones ends up responsible for taking down a plane and people die the joking will stop.

It's going to get to the point where owners of these types of drones are going to have to be licensed, drones will have to have vin numbers and if they are flown in a restricted area the owners will be fined to the max.

According to the Jewish Liberal Independent newspaper, it was Larry David in search of relevant material in touch with the majority of Americans.

Red Lectroids escaped from the eighth dimension! Call Buckaroo Banzai, quick! (If you like livin on your planet, mon)

Night VFR is legal

But....did they try to sell you insurance?

Just shoot'um down and sort'um out on the ground.

Aliens playing with their Christmas toys early?

As is flying without a filing a Flight Plan.


Why do people without a clue, have the need to throw their 2¢ in?

The FAA had to shut down an airport in NY last night for a hour due to commercial drones (size of an SUV). These are the drones they are talking about, not small hobbyists drones. They shoot these down and it crashes into your home it will wipe it out. NY governor says “Enough is enough!” and now pressuring Congress to pass a safety bill so local law enforcement can take action (presently illegal to shoot down a drone) that could cause harm since these commercial drones are so large. They are calling them drones to not scare the public, but from what I’ve seen in many videos these things are not “drones”, but technically UAP’s (formerly known as UFO’s). Many are reported as large metal balls glowing red moving at odd speeds and direction. A Medivac crew in Oregon on Dec 8 was repeatedly “monitored “ by one and it at times flew at supersonic speeds. The dialog between the Medivac pilot and tower is posted on YouTube. Several commercial pilots saw it. I think the government is being truthful in that they don’t know what they are and they send out DOD drones (and at times helicopters) to try and track them. So citizens are seeing our DOD drones along with the UFO’s.

Here in NJ the uncertainty is running way too high of what these things are or where they are coming from. There are many many planes in the air due to our state’s location near airports but I have several personal friends who witnessed giant Cessna sized drones, just hovering, thinking they are foreign entities gathering information on our infrastructure or it’s our government testing new technology. My hope it’s the ladder. I’ve yet to see one myself but I don’t go hunting for them.

This thread wins the award for the most entertaining thread this year..... thanks for the laughs.

Here is your answer!

Nooo, but they did lower my credit card interest rate.

Could it be the DOD messing with us before they are kicked out in January?

This has been a funny thread!

Remote ID is required but there are at least 3 problems:

1) there's no way to enforce it - no requirement to and no manpower or money to

2) most newer aircraft now have it built in but older drones require an add on module that can cost between $30 and $200 or more, and availability of these has been cyclic and scares. Over half my drones don't have it and require a module to legally fly and I can't use just one and share it, the FAA requires each to have their own serialized module.

3) most drone pilots don't like the system because it can make their location information known to the public making them vulnerable to confrontations, attack, and thefts. Few have issues with law enforcement or the FAA having this information, but the general public is a real show stopper for most and have resulting in many ignoring the requirement for their own safety.

And of course, the biggie on the whole remote ID issue – it basically doesn’t work and when it does it works poorly. It was a nice idea but was rushed and poorly implemented. It was rushed and is generally a total waste of time and money.

While picking my Granddaughter, 9, while we’re at our home at Annapolis. 9 year old boy across the street was flying a Drone. Asked him where it was.? He said im looking at people at the Annapolis Mall about a half mile away. My Granddad is a pilot. I said do you understand it is against FAA rules to fly close to people and buildings? Never heard of that, I'm not taking pictures.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was the police flying them and tracking a suspect. Shooting one down in a populated area is illegal and irresponsible. Shooting one down in a rural area is a different situation.
The videos that I've seen online are ridiculous ..... one had a video of Jupiter or Venus in the evening sky and thought it was a drone.

Don, since you’re a very knowledgeable and experienced drone pilot, I’m curious what the thoughts are with you and your fellow pilots regarding the trade offs between necessary regulations and not being overly restrictive to pilots. Drones have evolved rapidly and necessary regulations haven’t appeared to be put into place addressing their ever growing presence and potential applications. I think a lot of the general population is uncomfortable having their privacy potentially invaded by the presence of high definition cameras flying over their property and images being posted on social media. Additionally, with all the wack jobs out there, drones can be used to carry very dangerous payloads. Drones obviously also have several beneficial applications and are generally used responsibly, which shouldn’t be limited. Just curious how the experienced and educated drone pilot community views this?

Sooo drone enthusiat's
 

Travel some 10,000 light years and use drones to spy on us seems like it's those darn North Koreans or the those pesky Chinese Aliens !!!!!

I’m assuming you’re referring to the Haitians from Haitia, not the Haitians from Haiti? 😬

Lights
 

Lol, ya. That’s why they are lit up and marked while they are in the sky.