Gold Member BOHICA Posted February 16, 2023 Gold Member Share Posted February 16, 2023 Hobbiest lost coms with their balloons.  Suspect issue is the US Air Force blowing them out of the shy.  😂  https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/hobby-clubs-missing-balloon-feared-shot-down-usaf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted February 16, 2023 Author Gold Member Share Posted February 16, 2023 😂.   $12 balloon owned by the Northern Illinois bottle cap Balloon Brigade was the balloon shot down by the f22’s in Canada.  Spy balloons got our republicans all in a fucking fit and it got democrats to shoot them down with $ million missles! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 I think Brandon just admitted they shot down 3 weather balloons. What a moron. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted February 16, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 16, 2023 You're telling me nobody was coming forward saying hey our balloon got loose.  "Hello FBI....I think that's my balloon over lake Huron."  These last ones were much lower and we couldn't take a much slower flyby and get good pictures with the likes of A-10 or slower military/civilian aircraft?  Jesus our military is more inept than I thought. People who do those balloon releases might want to inform NORAD first.   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Crappie Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 I'm afraid to fly my drone. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted February 16, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Highmark said: You're telling me nobody was coming forward saying hey our balloon got loose.  "Hello FBI....I think that's my balloon over lake Huron."  These last ones were much lower and we couldn't take a much slower flyby and get good pictures with the likes of A-10 or slower military/civilian aircraft?  Jesus our military is more inept than I thought. People who do those balloon releases might want to inform NORAD first.   We are too busy laughing at russia's military to notice our own flaws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted February 17, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 17, 2023 (edited) 18 hours ago, steve from amherst said: We are too busy laughing at russia's military to notice our own flaws Whatever the reason this has made us look totally inept.  The spy balloon and whatever else these other things are.  WTF floating around 20,000 feet and we can get a close enough look to determine what they are.  Edited February 17, 2023 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 18 hours ago, steve from amherst said: We are too busy laughing at russia's military to notice our own flaws Russia doesn’t have the capability to shoot down a balloon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted February 17, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 17, 2023 56 minutes ago, spin_dry said: Russia doesn’t have the capability to shoot down a balloon. You keep telling yourself that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted February 17, 2023 Author Gold Member Share Posted February 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Highmark said: Whatever the reason this has made us look totally inept.  The spy balloon and whatever else these other things are.  WTF floating around 20,000 feet and we can get a close enough look to determine what they are.  I would say getting our ass kicked over Middle East oil for a couple decades makes us look more inept then successfully shoot down 4 balloons in our air space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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