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Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jan 2019, 19:36
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Interestingly, the aforementioned Peter Gibson,...

Interestingly, the aforementioned Peter Gibson, in a recent interview (presumably not the one referred to above) stated that about 80% of drones have control systems that embed the drone serial...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2019, 18:00
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

If they had carried on with departures and an...

If they had carried on with departures and an aircraft had hit it, would that have constituted sufficient "proof" ?
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2019, 17:31
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Previous drone sightings at LHR (from the air, so...

Previous drone sightings at LHR (from the air, so classed as airproxes) have involved inbounds on 09L, so in the same area as the 27R departure flightpath.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2019, 17:05
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

But few, if any, departures since 17:15 (50...

But few, if any, departures since 17:15 (50 minutes ago)
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2018, 09:02
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Hmmm. So the attack that paralysed an...

Hmmm. So the attack that paralysed an international airport for more than 24 hours was mounted and controlled by a bloke on a bike, standing by the side of a public road and spotted by an eagle-eyed...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2018, 07:15
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

None of the reports I've seen of the mysterious...

None of the reports I've seen of the mysterious cyclist make any direct link between that sighting and the two arrests. Do you have additional information ?
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2018, 06:44
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

strange comment to make, expecting them to...

strange comment to make, expecting them to announce later a naughty 13 yo boy and girl have been let off with a warning.[/QUOTE]

Now being reported as a man and a woman.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Dec 2018, 22:15
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

A conviction that will almost certainly be...

A conviction that will almost certainly be overturned on appeal, so not really a valid parallel, in fact not one at all.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Dec 2018, 16:15
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

And your source for that is ... ?

And your source for that is ... ?
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Dec 2018, 07:39
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Jamming GPS - anywhere - is likely to have...

Jamming GPS - anywhere - is likely to have massive unintended consequences well beyond aviation.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Dec 2018, 17:14
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

BBC currently reporting that the Government has...

BBC currently reporting that the Government has temporarily lifted the night flight restrictions at the other London airports.
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Dec 2018, 10:02
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Both of the 737 pilots saw it - the Captain...

Both of the 737 pilots saw it - the Captain called "drone" and the F/O identified it as a "dark coloured square.rectangle shaped object".
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Nov 2018, 07:59
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

It's a conviction whether it follows a guilty...

It's a conviction whether it follows a guilty plea or a guilty verdict.

I think the distinction being made here is that the Leamington Spa miscreant was the first to be convicted under the...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Nov 2018, 06:55
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

The "source" appears to be someone who took a...

The "source" appears to be someone who took a photo of a dented radome and then made an assertion (which they declined a request to substantiate) that the pilot had been asked to report it as a...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Feb 2018, 17:07
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Not so. While that may be the usual everyday...

Not so.

While that may be the usual everyday meaning of collision, aviation Occurrence Categories (as defined in ICAO ADREP, ECCAIRS, etc) include several example instances of a collision between...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2018, 10:55
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Quite so. It's all just a little TOO convenient...

Quite so. It's all just a little TOO convenient to be real.
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Feb 2018, 06:36
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Looks fake to me.

Looks fake to me.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2018, 18:08
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

The UKAB's latest report contains details of an...

The UKAB's latest report contains details of an October 2017 incident where a (BA) crew reported a drone passing 5 feet(!) overhead the F/O's window while on final approach to LHR over Kew.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Nov 2017, 13:03
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Drones update, 27 November 2017...

Drones update, 27 November 2017 (https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/drones-update-27-november-2017)
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Nov 2017, 18:37
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

"New measures will also make it mandatory for...

"New measures will also make it mandatory for drone owners to register to improve accountability."

Good luck with that.

An expression involving genies and bottles springs to mind ...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Aug 2017, 16:57
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

I doubt it. Using actual recorded tracks...

I doubt it.

Using actual recorded tracks from the day in question is probably a whole lot easier than fabricating lots of fictitious ones.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jul 2017, 21:07
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

OK, I take your point that giving the good guys...

OK, I take your point that giving the good guys the ability to prove they have only been flying where they should be probably wouldn't need much more in the way of infrastructure than currently...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jul 2017, 06:34
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

You were doing OK until the part where you...

You were doing OK until the part where you described it as a "low cost solution". It sounds anything but.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th May 2017, 15:36
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Hmmm. A drone flies illegally over an airport so...

Hmmm. A drone flies illegally over an airport so you bring it hurtling to the ground.

Let's have a think about that ...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th May 2017, 11:56
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Most, if not all, consumer drones already come...

Most, if not all, consumer drones already come with geo-fencing.
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Apr 2017, 08:54
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

How High Can A Drone Fly? Enthusiast Flies Drone...

How High Can A Drone Fly? Enthusiast Flies Drone To 11,000 Feet (http://www.pprune.org/www.popsci.com/hobbyist-flies-drone-to-11000-feet)

Reportedly an off-the-shelf DJI Phantom with the firmware...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Mar 2017, 17:12
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Ah, I'm with you now. :\ I agree, that one...

Ah, I'm with you now. :\

I agree, that one appears to be the only UKAB airprox report originated by a civilian drone operator in recent years.
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Mar 2017, 16:42
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

I'm confused - wasn't it a reference to an...

I'm confused - wasn't it a reference to an airprox in Chile ?
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2017, 08:12
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Though hardly the archetypal "drone collision". ...

Though hardly the archetypal "drone collision".

A motorglider strayed into a R/C model aircraft flying area and encountered a model glider towing combo. In the resulting collision the wing of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jan 2017, 19:15
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

The Standard, as usual, has jumped the gun - thr...

The Standard, as usual, has jumped the gun - thr UKAB data only covers the period up to early September.

So, for example, the quoted total of 10 Category A events that involved Heathrow traffic...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2016, 19:40
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Yes, they haven't been able to reinvent the laws...

Yes, they haven't been able to reinvent the laws of physics. :O

But the point was that the drones would be in flight idle for most of their mission, with a corresponding increase in range. The...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2016, 14:29
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

The patent was filed more than two years ago, so...

The patent was filed more than two years ago, so I think we'd have heard by now if it was going to lead to anything.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Dec 2016, 06:52
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Zipline - The Future of Healthcare is Out for...

Zipline - The Future of Healthcare is Out for Delivery (http://flyzipline.com/product/)
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jun 2016, 13:52
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Now there's a surprise.

Now there's a surprise.
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jun 2016, 22:44
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,260
Posted By DaveReidUK

Based on the information on their website, DJI's...

Based on the information on their website, DJI's geofencing covers a minute proportion of the world's restricted airspace.
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