Gatwick Drones

[Oldjohnw]

It is generally understood that it is not the severity of a sentence that is the deterrent but the likelihood of being caught.

[mjr]

And now, in return for his failure to prepare for this threat, anyone living near airports gets a coal-shaped Christmas present from Failing Grayling: sleepless nights as the night flying restrictions are lifted! https://www.reuters.com/article/britain ... B?rpc=401&
(Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 - yes, I'm surprised that smug smirk is an officially-shared photo, too.)

[softlips]

Flights suspended again due to possible drone!

[Debs]

Brexit voters in action. What lovely people....

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What relevance does this have in any way whatsoever to Drones over Gatwick?

[661-Pete]

As I thought. Good find!

Now this gives me an idea. How can I get hold of one of these things, and programme it to make an incursion into Downing St.? Carrying a suitable payload of course....

....and before I get the MI5 heavies descending on me en masse, let me point out that I'm of the "non-violence" persuasion. A battery of stink-bombs or similar, are more what I had in mind...

[[XAP]Bob]

Who needs a drone?

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[pete75]

As I thought. Good find!

Now this gives me an idea. How can I get hold of one of these things, and programme it to make an incursion into Downing St.? Carrying a suitable payload of course....

....and before I get the MI5 heavies descending on me en masse, let me point out that I'm of the "non-violence" persuasion. A battery of stink-bombs or similar, are more what I had in mind...

Somehow I don't think that would put them off in the unlikely event they wanted to talk to you about it.

[mercalia]

Who needs a drone?

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eh stealing my video thread

https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=126970

[Cunobelin]

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[Lance Dopestrong]

Grayling is an utter tool. The moment he doored a cyclist he utterly and irrevocably undermined any tiny shred of credibility as Transport Secretary.

As for Gatwick, they were offered a new RPAS Area Denial system earlier this year, but turned it down saying they "didnt need it", which roughly translates as "we aint spending forty grand!" Well, their reluctance to spend a few quid earlier in the year has cost individuals, businesses and the country tens if millions.

[pwa]

This story has done one good thing. It has highlighted the treat posed by drone technology. We must now consider how this could be used by terrorists to deliver bombs or chemical weapons at major public events. They are already delivering drugs and phones to prisoners.

My own personal view is that we cannot hope to get to grips with that threat while drones are on sale as toys. If they were banned there would be an illegal market, but at least people could then be arrested for possession. If you are caught loitering near a prison wall with a drone at the moment you cannot have it taken off you unless you are seen using it.

[cycleruk]

[thirdcrank]

I suspect that the technology is already there - these things have some for of radio control - but the authorities are behind the curve, in the lingo.

At the very least, it must be easy to transmit a stronger signal which would disable the operator's control and beyond that, to locate the operator, perhaps by some form of triangulation. As pwa implies, this should concentrate some minds. I don't think they are bothered much about prisons, but air travel is a biggy.

[mercalia]

we need a anti-drone killer drone?

[pwa]

I suspect that the technology is already there - these things have some for of radio control - but the authorities are behind the curve, in the lingo.

At the very least, it must be easy to transmit a stronger signal which would disable the operator's control and beyond that, to locate the operator, perhaps by some form of triangulation. As pwa implies, this should concentrate some minds. I don't think they are bothered much about prisons, but air travel is a biggy.

They don't have to be radio controlled. They can be pre-programmed and fly with no signal.