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[-] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 135 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The military doesn't like airspace violations much...

Doesn't really matter which country.

[-] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 34 points 1 year ago

It happened to a friend (with a pilot license I precise).

He was flying a small two seat aircraft and got contacted through the radio and for asked if he was ok to do a exercice with military aircraft.

He agreed so soon after two fighter jet arrived on his left and right. To be able to fly at the same speed as him they were almost standing vertically. They directed him for a bit without any radio contact, then thanked him through the radio and left.

They were doing a exercise to direct someone with no radio contact.

[-] intelati@programming.dev 12 points 1 year ago

Even if I knew the jets were exercising, I'd still be making diamonds.

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[-] limelight79@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

I'm reminded of Mathias Rust. The guy is very lucky he wasn't shot down.

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[-] jasondj@ttrpg.network 84 points 1 year ago

You ever see those “Speed limit enforced by aircraft” signs? That’s the guy you gotta worry about.

[-] lugal@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 year ago

That's what "©" means. In most states you are by natural law not allowed to be faster than the speed of light

[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago
[-] lugal@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 year ago

I don't know of any where it's allowed but I didn't want to generalize since generalizations are always wrong. Always.

[-] jasondj@ttrpg.network 7 points 1 year ago

Physics is full of woke librul propaganda like “conservation of energy”.

In my state we obey the laws of alchemy.

[-] droans@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Some states haven't adopted the most recent version of the laws of physics.

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[-] moistclump@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I never actually understood those. Do they actually have, like… a drone? Is it snapping a photo? How’s it all work?

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So you'll occasionally see two white lines perpendicular to the road at a set internal. A helicopter, drone, or plane can time when a car passes both of these lines and can calculate the average speed of the car.

This info is then relayed to a police car on the ground who then pulls over the driver.

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[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 59 points 1 year ago

what are they going to do pull you over

Yes. With missiles.

[-] STUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

in reality I think ATC will just wait 2 hours for you to run out of fuel and notify the local police for wherever you land

if you're headed towards the pentagon though they'll probably shoot you down

[-] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Me when I launch my paddleboard without my permit. Who's gonna stop me? The water cops? (Yes, yes they will 😞)

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 year ago

Where do you live that you need a permit to paddleboard?

[-] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

PA, as with kayaks I need a launch permit for the lakes and rivers.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago

Good grief.

[-] krellor@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

I don't know where op is from but a lot of states, especially in the western US require invasive species tags on any craft over a certain length, like 10 ft. Some also require state registration decals. Idaho is an example of one that takes the invasive species decals and water craft checkpoints very seriously.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Certain locales in CA are pretty big on it too. My local lake is huge on the decontamination thing and require certification on even small kayaks. They also like money too.

[-] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

yep. got a warning once for not having purchased a permit on my paddle board.

[-] youstolemyname@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago

What goes up most come down

[-] affiliate@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

depends on how far up you go

[-] brianorca@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Depends on how ~~far up~~ fast you go. Reaching space doesn't mean you can stay there. You need orbital velocity.

[-] affiliate@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

if i’m half a light year from earth i’m not going to be falling back down

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[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 41 points 1 year ago

That thing is not gonna fly forever!

[-] SternburgExport@feddit.de 28 points 1 year ago

Not with that mindset

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Shoot the gas tank, I'm sure it'll come down sooner or later..

[-] Alto@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If a cop managed shoot the gas tank on a flying plane, I wouldn't even be mad if I died in that crash

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

The fuel tanks are in the wings on most planes, they're not that hard to hit.

[-] Sylver@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I would love to see you hit a flying plane, anywhere on the body at all, with a 9mm

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Did you know, other people have planes as well?

True story, I even found one out in the woods hunting blackberries.

[-] Sylver@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

And they make very difficult targets when they are flying over 80m/s and half a kilometer in the air

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[-] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

no man you don't get it, I could totally do it with a 22

[-] seathru@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

22plinkster has entered the chat

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[-] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

That's why I drink and fly. Who's ever heard of a FUI?

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[-] kingludd@lemmy.basedcount.com 18 points 1 year ago

I mean, it's legal under faa part 103...

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Yes, because nobody can make a thing that stabs the already volatile battery or anything like that...

https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/22640

[-] troybot@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

FAA still references the original policy document written 40 years ago on a word processor. Just wow.

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[-] Afrazzle@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

All fun and games until tower gives you a number to call.

[-] macisr@unilem.org 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They can pull you over to the next airport lr runway though, and not complying would result in the same situation as with a car lol.

[-] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

I hear pit maneuvers on aircraft are a little more aggressive than a car.

[-] avapa@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

“ According to 49 U.S. Code § 46317, you cannot fly, or attempt to fly, an aircraft without the proper licensure. The penalty for violating this code can be substantial, with a maximum punishment of 3 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.”

https://www.skytough.com/post/fly-without-pilots-license

That’s a lot worse than getting pulled over with no driver’s license.

[-] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

They'll shootcha down.

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