pilotless plane takes off

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unexpected takeoff

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Well this thread will definitely catch some air.

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Have you never heard of drones?

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No, please elaborate.

Well you see, there are little brown kids in the Middle East, and the politicians like to watch them go kablooey...

Better step up that AI research.

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It’s unclear why the plane unexpectedly took to the skies.

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Someone wanted to use it for a gender reveal and it said

I bet the pilot tried to manually start the plane by spinning the prop on the runway. Usually when you do that you have the throttle forward to start the engine, but you keep the tail wheel tied down so that the plane doesn’t go off without you jumping in and downing the throttle after the engine starts. Doubt the tail wheel was tied down or a wheel chock was used.