Reading to Coventry Drone Superhighway
Completed by 2024.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-67521014 |
Why don't they just call it a Low Level Airway?
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Think I might have spotted a problem..
The drones will stay below 328ft (100m) altitude, |
Originally Posted by ETOPS
(Post 11547518)
Think I might have spotted a problem..
Notwithstanding they mean "height" these routes are right through the open airspace currently used by myriad forms of aviation. How are current aviators going to protect themselves from the sudden appearance of these small aircraft when say lifting off in a helicopter, landing out in a glider or operating from a private airstrip? Nearby manned aviation and even other non-participating drones are mapped in real-time so safe distances are maintained, and appropriate avoidance actions can be taken if they are predicted to be breached. If a conflict is detected, drones involved will be automatically given appropriate avoidance instructions, such as an instruction to change flight path, hold, return or land. A remote pilot will also be alerted, and manual control of the drone can be taken at any time. |
Seeing as how good we are at ‘mapping’ other forms of aviation within the small, low, slow (and other adjectives) GA community, I wonder which miraculous system is going to provide this information…? 😉 Surely not the Mk.1 eyeball…
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ETOPS, you voiced the question that popped into my mind. Is there a bit of "big sky, little aircraft" thinking going on here?
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Originally Posted by ETOPS
(Post 11547518)
Think I might have spotted a problem..
Notwithstanding they mean "height" these routes are right through the open airspace currently used by myriad forms of aviation. How are current aviators going to protect themselves from the sudden appearance of these small aircraft when say lifting off in a helicopter, landing out in a glider or operating from a private airstrip? |
Is there a bit of "big sky, little aircraft" thinking going on here? The near miss statistics will be interesting… |
Would be interesting to know who would be at fault. Scenario, just about to land a balloon on a suitable piece of land when a drone comes through and causes an amount of damage to the balloon and probably the drone.
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Erm, is there not a rule that states that no aircraft should be flown closer than 500ft to person, vessel, vehicle or structure?
If something is flying at the height of a clay pigeon, can we shoot it down? Just wondering. Rans6....... |
Many other routes coming...
The UK is set to become home to the world's largest automated drone superhighway within the next two years.The drones will be used on the 164-mile Skyway project connecting towns and cities, including Cambridge and Rugby. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-62177614 |
I imagine that the nice, non-competitive, delightfully agreeable GA types from High Wycomber will have fun with this.
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I have my air rifle at the ready 😊
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Originally Posted by rans6andrew
(Post 11547712)
Erm, is there not a rule that states that no aircraft should be flown closer than 500ft to person, vessel, vehicle or structure?
If something is flying at the height of a clay pigeon, can we shoot it down? Just wondering. Rans6....... :p |
Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen to me.
The 500ft rule only applies when en-route, not when taking off or landing as helos, balloons and gliders and farmstrip aircraft regularly do, and in any case is not applicable in open countryside where there are no persons, vehicles, vessels or structures. |
Originally Posted by meleagertoo
(Post 11548686)
Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen to me.
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As long as they are silent, surely no nimby can complain!
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Originally Posted by ETOPS
(Post 11547518)
Think I might have spotted a problem..
Notwithstanding they mean "height" these routes are right through the open airspace currently used by myriad forms of aviation. How are current aviators going to protect themselves from the sudden appearance of these small aircraft when say lifting off in a helicopter, landing out in a glider or operating from a private airstrip? |
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