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.

That would be really worse than a big brother

Surely, General Jumbo could help! :E

I foresee a future of compulsory mode S, and TRAs popping up all over the place, at short notice.

I have often wondered whether one of the reasons for Mode S is to facilitate the 'mixing' of UAVs and GA in the same airspace?

What a waste of tax payers money. Gits.

Who would see you shoot one down.
Those of you with warbirds step forward.
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Should be possible to take em out with RC model aircraft long live the revolution

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.

[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.

... 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.

I'm sure comrade Brown would like us all microchipped:ok:

I hope all this surveillance ends after the election.

hmm this gives me an idea.....:E:E

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Yeah! Good idea flash. Launch your Spitty and we'll see if we can topple these little fekkers gyros and make 'em splash into the drink.

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

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.

Certification by 2012, implementation by 2015 if the article in Flight is to be believed:European Union expects civil unmanned air vehicles to use general aviation equipment

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.

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 :)

It all sounds great until one goes wrong and comes down in the middle of Southend or Maidstone:ok: