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Originally Posted by USAFGopherMike
I'm in Castle Pines. I remember when this happened. http://rt.com/usa/drone-plane-colorado-pilot-529/ Read Dan W's comment on the bottom of that page as well.
No. But I actually had to look that one up because I have never seen a Rutan Long EZ before. The Rutans landing gear is bowed and more like a U shape than V. I'm positive what I saw was a drone. I saw the surveillance equipment under the nose.
The Predator B is in use by the DHS. Was it rocking a thick blue stripe on the side?
The DHS could certainly be using Centennial Airport. I have seen DHS "Police" cars crusing around town.
Although people with more experience than me will have to weight in on if a Predator B sounds like you described.
Also, CU has authorization to fly drones from the FAA. Perhaps the aerospace folks there are testing a new aircraft?
And NOAA operates drones as well. I don't know what aircraft they fly but the program is called NOAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program.
I wonder what a Plasma Rifle in the 40 watt range would do....
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Yes military jets frequent Centennial from time to time. Usually it is on training flights as its a great stopover for fuel and food in the area with all the places to eat just a short drive by crew car.
Unless there was some sort of mechanical problem, I don't see any way a drone would land at Centennial. There are not facilities there for stuff like that. What would the drone be doing there? Since Adam bit the dust they don't even do any manufacturing there, and certainly not of drones. Also describing it as low makes no sense either, when they are in a class D or controlled environment they will have to follow the same rules other aircraft do especially at a busy airport like Centennial. Is it possible yeah, but I would say it ranks up there with the chances of an M1 driving down Colfax in the middle of the day.
If I had to guess, I bet you saw a Rutan Long EZ or one of its variants, maybe even a Beech Starship which I actually saw at Centennial several times over the past few weeks. Even Diamond's Twinstar looks different enough where I could see that mistaken for a drone.
Where are these pictures at?
Just what you see on the shelves buddy.
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These are the ones we have down here In Trinidad.
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