Well, Shoot

I noticed this headline over at Drudge today: Police Drone Plan Draws Fire In Florida.

Mistakenly adding a final "e" to "plan," I thought it might be a story about Floridians taking shots at police recon drones, but it turns out that the story is really about a squabble between the local cops and the FAA over whether or not the things can be deployed.

Pity, because it reminded me of a story about my dad. When he was in college at Ohio U., he used to fly fire patrols for the Forest Service in a little Piper Cub. Nipping about the hills of southeast Ohio, he would sometimes fly over illegal still sites. [Ed. - as opposed to the licensed ones?] On more than one occasion, he was shot at by the proprietors, and would sometimes return to the airport with buckshot lodged in wing or fusilage.

'Course, this was back in the 50's. I expect the Mountainy Men are much better armed these days.

UPDATE: So how is it that we turn up as the top hit on an MSN search for llama civil air patrol article?