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Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2019, 12:05
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

Also effective against sparrow hawks :rolleyes:

Also effective against sparrow hawks :rolleyes:
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Dec 2018, 09:16
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

ADS-B frequency is already saturated adding more...

ADS-B frequency is already saturated adding more than a million sUAS transponders will make the system useless for all users. And like legislation, geofencing, registration etc etc, will only apply...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Dec 2018, 17:12
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

You obviously have not worked in airspace where...

You obviously have not worked in airspace where unregulated flights IFR,, GAT, OAT and VFR all coexist. If you are happy as a controller to pretend that if an aircraft isn't working with me then I...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Dec 2018, 15:29
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

You need to read about UTM and U-space These are...

You need to read about UTM and U-space These are at implementation stage in the US and Europe respectively - without any systems analysis.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Dec 2018, 10:20
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

To yet again quote 'Hanlon's Razor': "Never...

To yet again quote 'Hanlon's Razor': "Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity."

Unfortunately, we have the heavy handed imposition of 'safety' rules and 'legal...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2018, 13:29
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

And had it been a falcon or similar hawk that...

And had it been a falcon or similar hawk that would explain the difficulty of triangulation on its radio transmissions :rolleyes: and the failure of the associated tracking systems. It would also...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Oct 2018, 13:30
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

You are doing 80mph on the interstate and you...

You are doing 80mph on the interstate and you pass a half brick or road kill in your lane - insufficient time to react but you will usually be able to say what it was you saw. Yes there will be some...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2018, 18:32
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

A bit of a straw man the repeated reference back...

A bit of a straw man the repeated reference back to Mooney performance. There are several small jet GA aircraft that could be impacted by a UAS/Drone that could be traveling at 250kts the legal...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Nov 2017, 13:35
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

If _you_ wanted to be malevolent with a UAS it...

If _you_ wanted to be malevolent with a UAS it may increase the work factor to have legislation changing the software and hardware of the sold UAS. The same for the bureaucrats and politicians who...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Nov 2017, 01:00
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

'They' will not be able to retrospectively...

'They' will not be able to retrospectively enforce these regulations. They also do not apply to 'model aircraft' clubs. Anyone with a malevolent intent can easily build their own remote controlled...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2017, 12:59
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

It all depends who you want to stop. The 'drone'...

It all depends who you want to stop. The 'drone' user with more money than sense whose sole exposure to news is MTV buys a drone then plays with it with no comprehension of any legal limitations or...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Aug 2017, 17:51
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

It is simple to create the video when you have...

It is simple to create the video when you have already built visualization software to create videos from routinely captured recorded data.
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Aug 2017, 16:46
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

A UK NATS video of the impact a drone had on...

A UK NATS video of the impact a drone had on Gatwick traffic in July;

https://vimeo.com/228662010

Just work out the cost of this one incident
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jul 2017, 16:08
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

I would discount any reliance on the software in...

I would discount any reliance on the software in 'drones' as almost all of it is being hacked and I wouldn't be surprised to see totally jailbroken drones on the market.

So soft walls, altitude...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jul 2017, 12:22
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

This is a major issue. ADS-B is already very...

This is a major issue. ADS-B is already very congested with new 'bright ideas' for its use being added almost daily. There is a probability that it will become unusable in the not too distant...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Feb 2017, 10:08
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

Not exactly a new idea - but perhaps first in...

Not exactly a new idea - but perhaps first in commercial use

http://www.army-technology.com/projects/littlebirdhelicopter/

Diamond DA42 Centaur Optionally Piloted Aircraft (OPA) - Airforce...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2016, 15:27
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

So skywall can get to **gasp** 300ft! and of...

So skywall can get to **gasp** 300ft! and of course what happens to the net when it _doesn't_ catch the 'drone' on a windy day? So the airport puts out how many people to do this to cover 100 meters...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jan 2016, 21:39
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

As I posted earlier optionally manned and CASEVAC...

As I posted earlier optionally manned and CASEVAC UAS are already in use. So far they have not been licensed commercially. (Boeing Littlebird for example and Lockheed's K-MAX-CASEVAC UAS. ) I...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jan 2016, 18:39
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

This is actually a very valid question. Much of...

This is actually a very valid question. Much of the safety/certification issues for UAS are based on not having to worry about persons on board. There are several 'optionally piloted vehicles' or...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jan 2016, 11:32
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

As there have been many recorded cases of small...

As there have been many recorded cases of small UAS (aka Drones) flying close to airliners and the UAS 'pilots' have not been caught such proof may be difficult. Even after an incident it will be...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2015, 16:27
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

Already happened: "Kentucky man arrested...

Already happened:

"Kentucky man arrested after shooting down $1,800 drone with shotgun"
"Taking place in a town called Hillview just south of Louisville, Kentucky, 47-year-old William H....
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2015, 08:02
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

The crashes won't happen in the calm sunny days...

The crashes won't happen in the calm sunny days that Amazon show in their advertising and presumably in which all their testing has taken place. It will happen in the bad weather, wind, heavy rain,...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2015, 19:22
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

It is difficult to see how a registration scheme...

It is difficult to see how a registration scheme will ever work. These big toy UAS are bought by MTV watchers who take breaks to play call-of-duty and grand-theft-auto. They will not be aware or...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Dec 2015, 17:57
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

Depends where it hits and the speed of the...

Depends where it hits and the speed of the aircraft. Relatively light weight squashy birds have penetrated cockpits before.

I am not sure that the average 'drone' user who only changes away from...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Oct 2015, 13:37
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

It would appear that no-one has any idea of how...

It would appear that no-one has any idea of how many of these drones/uas/toys are around. Most toy shops have a few dozen assorted radio controlled helicopters of around 2 ozs weight hobbyist model...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Oct 2015, 11:03
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

Unfortunately, the toothpaste is out of the tube....

Unfortunately, the toothpaste is out of the tube. Hundreds of thousands of these things are in the hands of people who only know which way up to hold a newspaper if there are pictures and they only...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Sep 2015, 18:44
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

UK government teams up with NASA to build drone...

UK government teams up with NASA to build drone tracking system
Quote:
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Forum: Rumours & News
1st May 2015, 11:33
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

Probably fixed by adding a small piece of blutak...

Probably fixed by adding a small piece of blutak to the sensor static port. :rolleyes:
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2015, 12:00
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

Not only that but they have to be 'piloted' they...

Not only that but they have to be 'piloted' they are not allowed to automatically fly a trajectory. This approval is meaningless apart confirming that a small UAS can carry a package, and of course...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Nov 2014, 00:08
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

Capot, you are late there have already been...

Capot, you are late there have already been arrests for using 'model aircraft' to attack various targets:

Man, 26, charged in plot to bomb Pentagon using model airplane - CNN.com...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2014, 00:42
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

Well they can try but the regulations down to...

Well they can try but the regulations down to that level will be unenforceable. Will police be stopping 10 year olds with $19 electric helicopters? Once regulations are unenforceable they lapse...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Oct 2014, 15:41
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

cwatters Unfortunately, at the average drunken...

cwatters
Unfortunately, at the average drunken party on the Thames at Richmond, full of 'hooray Henry's' with a great deal more money than sense - it will be a great laugh to fly Marmaduke's new...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Oct 2014, 13:44
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

Which none of them will read. Recently in the US...

Which none of them will read. Recently in the US the FAA attempts to prosecute a similar UAS operator using their policy statements failed because the judge said they had no legal effect. There is...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Oct 2014, 16:23
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,993
Posted By Ian W

Small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are UAS...

Small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are UAS that are 55lbs or less. I would expect a cockpit strike with a 55lb UAS could make your day too exciting. Most aero engines would become rather rough...
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