On Jan 13, 3:28*pm, Ferstlesque wrote:
Mike, I could not agree with you more on the cost-benefit of the
present type of UAV's along our borders. I am sure it has to do with
the higher ups' obsession with "the newest thing", even if it does the
job more poorly than previous solutions. It's very common in my career
field too, unfortunately.

Also agree. Hard to see how in most situations a couple of Huskies
with a semi-retired old fart in the FCP and a young eagle eyed border
patrol kid in the back seat couldn't do the job of a Predator. Less
sexy, I guess (of course, that depends on the kid in the back seat...)

Kirk
Semi-Retired old fart (well, from the first career at least...)