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Old 15th Sep 2013, 16:45
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3000m runway an advantage? Irrelevant for drones, so this must mean they anticipate drones being flown in on board large cargo aircraft. But when they actually start flying drones it'll mean banning all other aircraft movements for miles around. And if the big attraction is proximity to the D064 complex, that's about 20nm away from Newquay, currently used for air combat manoeuvring and normally only available above 10,000ft (occasionally 5000). If they're going to use that they'll have to add a huge swathe of airspace below that and between it and Newquay to accommodate the drones. Then the next thing'll be they'll want to fly the drones between Newquay and Aberporth - more big swathes of prohibited airspace.
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