poadeleted3
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SkyHog said:I dunno, I'm trying to think of something witty to say, and I can't think of it.
**Insert Nickism here**
fgcason said:Penny Pincher Pilotless Airlines:
Len Lanetti said:I just did a little math...using 172s you could probably launch 4 squadrons (at 30 planes each) and have 10 spares all with nice avioncs and a new engine for the price of just one of these drones.
Len
Len Lanetti said:Penny Pinching...you are kidding right...
Len Lanetti said:jeez you can probably get a bunch of pilots that would fly the planes for free just to build hours....why you could put so many faded orange, green & brown Skyhawks in the air that it would blot out the sun at noon for 6.5 million dollars.
Len Lanetti said:Penny Pinching...you are kidding right...look at the price tag on one of those things...$6.5 million dollars...do you know how many 500 hour commerical pilots flying Cessna 172's you can get for that....jeez you can probably get a bunch of pilots that would fly the planes for free just to build hours....why you could put so many faded orange, green & brown Skyhawks in the air that it would blot out the sun at noon for 6.5 million dollars.
Len