You want scary and poorly reported - here's another one for
you........

"The crash of a remote-controlled MQ-1 Predator on Aug. 3 at Creech
Air Force Base, Nev., resulted from a civilian contract pilot pushing
the wrong button, an Air Force accident investigation board concluded
in a report issued Thursday. The aircraft was assigned the Predator
formal training unit, the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron at Creech.

As the aircraft flew near the base at an altitude of about 500 feet,
the pilot pressed the button he thought would retract the airplane's
landing gear. Instead, the button shut down the engine.

The pilot couldn't restart the motor. He tried to steer the powerless
plane to a runway, but the propeller-driven plane crashed. The total
cost of the damage was pegged at $1.4 million."

Pushing the wrong button seems to be a bit of a problem with this
particular aircraft control system.

Maybe that's why over 25% of Predators in the Iraq and Afghan theaters
are lost to pilot error? That's about double the rate for enemy fire.

Mike

PS: I'm all for keeping dangerous folks out of the USA. I just think
they are more likely to legally fly in from Saudi Arabia on a
scheduled airline flight like the last lot did.

Most Mexicans walking into Arizona just want to pick fruit, milk cows
or mow lawns. And I haven't noticed any spectacular decrease in their
numbers since the UAVs were deployed.