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Old 04-10-2013 | 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by andreas500
Yeah - perhaps it is not yet ready for prime time carrying peeps.

Air Force drone crash 4 months ago, $10 million:
Drone crash in Nevada costs US Air Force nearly $10 million | Fox News

Navy drone crash (2012), drone cost $126million:
Navy drone crashes in Maryland - CNN.com

Since widespread use began about ten years ago, the DoD has lost about 50% of the predator fleet to non-combat accidents (also one, maybe two, birds were shot down). That's not a safety record that's ready for 121 just yet.
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