Let's give all those "mothballed" drones to all those agencies that patrol our borders, chase down drug smugglers and fight crime, put them to GOOD use. Fly one over the Mexican Border, one around the waters around Florida. It just seems like they could be put to good use, and it would create jobs for all of those who would have to be hired to keep them flying, evaluate the information they receive.
Maybe start a new government agency, all the politicians want to CREATE jobs, here is a way. Better idea, no government agency, a private company, "Drones R' Us," experts in aerial surveillance. Could they be converted to crop dusters?
There are twelve of them. Could some state not figure out a way to race them, have wagering under the auspice of the lottery commission. Race them from Cleveland to Cincinnati, paint them all different colors and you could bet on the color to Win, Place or Show. I think that millions could be generated on SPY PLANE RACING. Maybe the company that owns all the casinos would be interested.
The NFL could pay them to fly over the Super Bowl, all major sporting events could hire them for "fly overs." The government could save money by not using their multi million dollar airplanes for fly overs. Get rid of those Goodyear things that fly around. I imagine that computerized advertising could be affixed on the side of the drones. There are hundreds of uses for them, I think a lot of jobs could be created and the government could recoup some of the THREE BILLION they have invested.
I don't think enough thought has been given to this issue. Any suggestions? joedooley@yahoo.com
