UAVs over Essex and Kent
Thread Starter
UAVs over Essex and Kent
Motorists and fly tippers could be targeted by police spy planes - Telegraph
Police proposing to use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles over Essex and Kent. The last time, it was Strathclyde police who were involved. Nothing much came of it, but their site plans were very different from what the CAA said they had authorised.
Police proposing to use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles over Essex and Kent. The last time, it was Strathclyde police who were involved. Nothing much came of it, but their site plans were very different from what the CAA said they had authorised.
Avoid imitations
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Wandering the FIR and cyberspace often at highly unsociable times
Posts: 14,576
Received 433 Likes
on
228 Posts
Surely, General Jumbo could help! 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 433
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Seem to recall one of the stated objectives in the CAA Mode-S (lack of) consultation exercise was to enable the "interoperability" of all aircraft, including UAV's.
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: in the mist
Posts: 563
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
[QUOTE] Those of you with warbirds step forward./QUOTE]
Reckon I could do it with a Cub and a shotgun.
But then the mangled UAV would only be replaced using more of my hard earned, taxed money.
Mode S is a pants idea. Just look at the Dutch example. Waste of time and money. I too have an excellent idea for avoiding air-to-air collisions, but it doesn't involve unscrupulous money making scandals so it's of no use to anyone. Just fly around with your eyes open..... And remember to scan across the sky.... Frequently.
Reckon I could do it with a Cub and a shotgun.
But then the mangled UAV would only be replaced using more of my hard earned, taxed money.
Mode S is a pants idea. Just look at the Dutch example. Waste of time and money. I too have an excellent idea for avoiding air-to-air collisions, but it doesn't involve unscrupulous money making scandals so it's of no use to anyone. Just fly around with your eyes open..... And remember to scan across the sky.... Frequently.
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Not a million miles from EGTF
Age: 68
Posts: 1,579
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
... all it would take is for one of these nice new toys to fall out of the sky on to a puppy farm for them to be put out of service.
Or, the government could close all puppy farms. You never can tell with this bunch.
Or, the government could close all puppy farms. You never can tell with this bunch.
Mess Your Passage
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Temporarily Unaware......
Age: 25
Posts: 313
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
According to CAA rules UAV's can only be operated outside controlled airspace if they can sense other traffic and be sensed by other traffic.
I have always believed that this is what Mode S is really all about.
Light UAVs can only be operated up to 50M from the operator and must remain in sight, just like model aeroplanes.
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1416/srg_s...-01-180604.pdf
I have always believed that this is what Mode S is really all about.
Light UAVs can only be operated up to 50M from the operator and must remain in sight, just like model aeroplanes.
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1416/srg_s...-01-180604.pdf
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: West Britain
Age: 74
Posts: 207
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
UAVs aren't able to operate outside of notified danger areas at the present time. It's a legislative minefield so it won't happen anytime soon, but it will eventually.
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 433
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: north of barlu
Posts: 6,207
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I don't think that a UAV is likely to be any more of a danger to me than a Cesna 172 being flown by the new breed of magenta line cowboys, both have next to no time for "lookout".
At least the UAV is going to continue on track if you see it at the last moment rather than turning unpredictably.
At least the UAV is going to continue on track if you see it at the last moment rather than turning unpredictably.
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: EuroGA.org
Posts: 13,787
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
An autonomous UAV will certainly have active TCAS so will avoid you - assuming you are transponding, and if you are not transponding then nobody (like, for example, Farnborough Radar) will see you anyway; well not in a manner that is actually useful to anybody being provided with their service 