Mexican aerial drone crashes in backyard of El Paso home

[ClearedHot]

Mexican aerial drone crashes in backyard of El Paso home

EL PASO (AP) — An unmanned drone belonging to the Mexican government crash landed Tuesday in El Paso's Lower Valley, officials confirmed today.

"I was told that it crashed in somebody's back yard, and that no one was injured. I was paged at 6:28 p.m. on Tuesday, so it happened shortly before that. We were told it was not a police matter," said Detective Mike Baranyay, a spokesman for the El Paso Police Department.

The crash occurred at Yarbrough and Loop 375.

Police said the U.S. Border Patrol seized the aircraft, which was to be transported back to one of the international bridges so that Mexican officials could recover the drone.

Edited December 17, 2010 by ClearedHot

[Boxhead]

Well hell. Looks like Mexico figured out how to get around the ridiculously restrictive FAA. Just ignore them...they will give ya your plane back!

[HuggyU2]

U.S. Border Patrol seized the aircraft, which was to be transported back to one of the international bridges so that Mexican officials could recover the drone.

Ironic... We won't let the Mexican gov't officials into the country to get it,... they have to wait at the bridge, but we allow every other Mexican national to cross the border, stay, and go to college with US grants/funds.

[ClearedHot]

Ironic... We won't let the Mexican gov't officials into the country to get it,... they have to wait at the bridge, but we allow every other Mexican national to cross the border, stay, and go to college with US grants/funds.

Harumpfff

[Truman08]

Mexican aerial drone crashes in backyard of El Paso home

EL PASO (AP) — An unmanned drone belonging to the Mexican government crash landed Tuesday in El Paso's Lower Valley, officials confirmed today.

"I was told that it crashed in somebody's back yard, and that no one was injured. I was paged at 6:28 p.m. on Tuesday, so it happened shortly before that. We were told it was not a police matter," said Detective Mike Baranyay, a spokesman for the El Paso Police Department.

The crash occurred at Yarbrough and Loop 375.

Police said the U.S. Border Patrol seized the aircraft, which was to be transported back to one of the international bridges so that Mexican officials could recover the drone.

So it's really been Mexico all this time...

[MKopack]

They gave it back? If it crashed in my backyard in the morning, it would be hanging from the ceiling in the den by lunchtime...

[Stitch]

They gave it back? If it crashed in my backyard in the morning, it would be hanging from the ceiling in the den by lunchtime...

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[Guest]

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[Fud]

Here is a what the drone sounded like right before it crashed. It was taken by an innocent bystander.

[Learjetter]

You won't believe the profanity....

[BQZip01]

Well hell. Looks like Mexico figured out how to get around the ridiculously restrictive FAA. Just ignore them...they will give ya your plane back!

Great, like we need ANOTHER plane for the FAA to "track"...

https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g-3h_Flq9Ac07utz5BP3o8d3vCLQ?docId=a62a5815d6954f51bf04174db9309c1b

[Skyclops]

Here is a what the drone sounded like right before it crashed. It was taken by an innocent bystander.

I started laughing before I even clicked on it.

[SuperWSO]

They gave it back? If it crashed in my backyard in the morning, it would be hanging from the ceiling in the den by lunchtime...

Just think of the poor Mexican AF pilot, stuck in a container watching you from your ceiling as you eat popcorn surf Baseops. Its liable to cause an international incident unless you remove the 2 D cell batteries.

[AZwildcat]

Just think of the poor Mexican AF pilot, stuck in a container watching you from your ceiling as you eat popcorn surf Baseops. Its liable to cause an international incident unless you remove the 2 D cell batteries.

It was actually a mobile command unit operating on the US side...

[nrodgsxr]

It was actually a mobile command unit operating on the US side...

here's the covert mobile GCS version

[Steve Davies]

This thread is brilliant.

Allegedly, the one on the left was the UAV pilot, the one on the right the sensor operator.

[nrodgsxr]

This thread is brilliant.

Allegedly, the one on the left was the UAV pilot, the one on the right the sensor operator.

HAHA

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