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Old 07-03-2018, 01:25 PM
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Angry Eagles

Angry Birds Are Ripping $80,000 Drones Out of the Sky

https://www.wsj.com/articles/bold-ea...sky-1506701429

Here's a ' you tube ' link to see it happen .... you got to be quick to see the Eagle ' bash ' the drone out of the sky.....go full screen ... its better.




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Old 07-03-2018, 01:51 PM
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This is why RB is painting his drones with Black 2.0 ultra-flat black...so those pesky trained eagles can't protect his voluptuous neighbour from the spying eyes of his drones...
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Old 07-03-2018, 04:58 PM
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Here's a ' you tube ' link to see it happen .... you got to be quick to see the Eagle ' bash ' the drone out of the sky.....go full screen ... its better.
Col ....
Col, can't find your YT link (missing?) and can't view WSJ (not a sub).

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This is why RB is painting his drones with Black 2.0 ultra-flat black...so those pesky trained eagles can't protect his voluptuous neighbour from the spying eyes of his drones...
You make me laugh Lewis.
If you think my neighbour is voluptuous, well ....
I don't want to crack my lens, put it that way ....

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Old 07-03-2018, 05:08 PM
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RB .....here's another link...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg

and another....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E6m252IbiY

Col....

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Old 07-03-2018, 05:13 PM
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I've have some close calls like that.

Awesome, thanks Col.

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Old 07-03-2018, 06:14 PM
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I used to do raptor rehab. Drone V Eagle ZERO CONTEST. half a dozen 3cm claws dropping a ton of punch each is something to be completely avoided... where possible.
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Old 07-03-2018, 09:11 PM
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I guy I knew used to hang glide over tyagarah way the resident wedge tails would often attack the gliders , never see them until they hit he said once one got hold of a sown edge and managed to start tearing it , wouldn't that wreck an afternoon
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Old 08-03-2018, 07:29 AM
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I guy I knew used to hang glide over tyagarah way the resident wedge tails would often attack the gliders , never see them until they hit he said once one got hold of a sown edge and managed to start tearing it , wouldn't that wreck an afternoon
"Houston, we have a problem, the eagle has landed...."

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Old 08-03-2018, 09:19 AM
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"Houston, we have a problem, the eagle has landed...."

More like the eagle has latched
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Old 08-03-2018, 10:15 AM
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Old 10-03-2018, 06:31 PM
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Eagles are like "Hmm, I wonder how this tastes. Plastic! Abort, abort. Yuck."
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