Drones threatening commercial a/c?
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It's time though......how long after a drone appeared overhead would it be before said commercial operator could be on site?
But, maybe a case for having some drones at each airport on 'QRA' and have some of the airside ground staff that do the bird scare duties cross-trained in drone operation, could easily keep one at the ready in the duty vehicles....??
But, maybe a case for having some drones at each airport on 'QRA' and have some of the airside ground staff that do the bird scare duties cross-trained in drone operation, could easily keep one at the ready in the duty vehicles....??
And now the effects are gaining publicity, expect copycat attacks...
Sadly this seems to be a deliberate act, an environmental protest or something else to disrupt a major airport. Attaching the lights was to attract attention.
This incident has infuriated many responsible drones owners whether for business or pleasure who abide by the rules and fly responsibly.
Hopefully, the culprits will be caught, the cost to the airlines and the airports if horrific but if I were a passenger who has been affected I would seek redress via the small claims court against whoever is responsible. A few thousand claims for lost business or inconvenience will make others think twice.
This incident has infuriated many responsible drones owners whether for business or pleasure who abide by the rules and fly responsibly.
Hopefully, the culprits will be caught, the cost to the airlines and the airports if horrific but if I were a passenger who has been affected I would seek redress via the small claims court against whoever is responsible. A few thousand claims for lost business or inconvenience will make others think twice.
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The environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion have a day of protest planned in London for the 18th of December. I wonder if there is a connection?
So a group of say five anarchists could spend about three thousand pounds on "drones" and close Heathrow, Gatwick, Stanstead, Luton and Birmingham for half a day. This would suggest that there is a global market for anti-drone technology.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-t...-technologies/
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-t...-technologies/
When police or military snipers are targeting an active shooter, more risk can be taken because there is a need to balance risk to life of the shooter’s actual/potential targets against that to a possible single distant bystander. The number of potential targets is therefore a consideration, but there is still an imperative to reduce risk to bystanders to an reasonable minimum. In the aviation case, shooting at a drone with a rifle might be justified if an aircraft was on final reserve and needed to land immediately; otherwise diversion is ‘reasonable’ and from that perspective is the most legally defensible option.
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If they catch the culprits for the LGW Drones, a very long custodial sentence should make anyone think twice about doing similar in the future. A minimum of 10 years inside if I were a Judge.
ps: Any attempts by the convicted to fly drones into their prison with drugs, then another 5 years for each conviction.
As a last resort, expel the vagabonds to Garvie Island.
ps: Any attempts by the convicted to fly drones into their prison with drugs, then another 5 years for each conviction.
As a last resort, expel the vagabonds to Garvie Island.
Originally Posted by NAROBS
bearing in mind drones in the military sphere are already the next best thing to sliced-bread for intelligence gathering and asymmetrical threat suppression. No counter-measure already ? Don't believe it.
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Dr Alan McKenna, from the University of Kent, said the drones appeared to be "of an industrial size" not "one you can buy from the shops".
If the staff at Gatwick have seen drones in the last couple of hours, how come NPAS hasn't simply hovered nearby and followed it home using FLIR, or waited for the battery to flatten it falls out the sky.
And the place and its surroundings are now crawling with media, how come there's no video or stills of the errant device(s)...?
And the place and its surroundings are now crawling with media, how come there's no video or stills of the errant device(s)...?
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"All Gatwick flights now cancelled until at least 1900 GMT, coordinated and deliberate drone operations are still ongoing in and around the airfield, multiple police forces and other resources now deployed, do not underestimate the seriousness of this unprecedented and developing situation."
Only photo I could find is below. Eddie Mitchell is a journalist for BBC and also a drone pilot.
https://twitter.com/brightonsnapper/...61518933499904
https://twitter.com/brightonsnapper/...61518933499904