Drones over gatwick..

LOAM · 20 Dec 2018 at 20:55

There was a paper released today that highlights a 24% increase in homeless deaths in the last 5 years and the average lifespan of someone homeless is 44 years. It's likely a conservative MP trying to bomb the news with something less embarrassing.

CaptainRAVE · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:00

200sols said:
It’s crazy isn’t it. There must be more to it.

Surely there must be something that we aren’t being told? Very weird otherwise. I am surprised the military weren’t brought in, surely they can deal with this more easily than the police?

Soviet · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:03

To be honest, shooting down a decent model of drone, travelling at high speed, pretty high up, isn't as easy as you'd think. Then there's the worry of bullets missing or over-penetrating and causing collateral damage. The same people who are screaming at the police to shoot it down will inevitably be the same ones screaming the loudest if police missed and a stray bullet hit someone.

Noxia · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:04

CaptainRAVE said:
Surely there must be something that we aren’t being told? Very weird otherwise. I am surprised the military weren’t brought in, surely they can deal with this more easily than the police?

They were brought in.

Nexus · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:08

lookitsjonno said:
Talk about storm in a teacup. The drone hasn't been seen for over 8 hours now, clearly the people responsible have gone under cover.

Gatwick is going to have to re-open at sometime soon, so I guess the interesting thing will be to see whether it reappears like it did overnight when the airport first reopened.

I expect the Army being there is so that when they do reopen, if it does show up again they’ve got some more sophisticated kit and man power to go after it.

Mr Jack · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:12

CaptainRAVE said:
Surely there must be something that we aren’t being told? Very weird otherwise. I am surprised the military weren’t brought in, surely they can deal with this more easily than the police?

Bringing the military in to deal with a criminal matter is not a small matter.

CaptainRAVE · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:15

Mr Jack said:
Bringing the military in to deal with a criminal matter is not a small matter.

Seems fitting here though.

Mr Jack · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:17

CaptainRAVE said:
Seems fitting here though.

Yes, but it explains why it didn't happen quickly. It's a big deal, and it should be.

Screeeech · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:24

lookitsjonno said:
Talk about storm in a teacup. The drone hasn't been seen for over 8 hours now, clearly the people responsible have gone under cover.

Last sighting was at 4pm apparently

itchy · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:26

Its all bull.

What is the cost of these to an airport.

https://www.jammer-store.com/drone-jammers/

Something is not right about all this and it stinks.

Firestar_3x · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:28

You cant deploy off the shelf jamming equipment around an airport (for fairly oblivious reasons).

NiCkNaMe · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:33

Closed for the evening now. Does seem something is amiss! You'd expect the authorities/military to be able to protect the airport given the focus now. Tin foil hat time?

Yadda · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:35

The Twitter is full of "there's more to this than meets the eye!" for various reasons.

A lady called Debs with a cat avatar is convinced there's more to this because "there's no way a drone can fly for over 24 hours!"...

I hope MI5 have her on speed-dial.

LoadsaMoney · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:36

Its absolutely comical this, a drones crippled the country, and they just can't stop it, you just have to laugh, what a ******* country we are, the rest of the world must be ******* themselves at us!

They were on about something about a couple of years ago, that disrupted the signals of em or something, and could track em back to whos flying em, that other countrys have got, and does work, a couple of ******* years ago!!!, and they've just done **** all about it, ive got no sympathy, just no sympathy at all, what an absolutely pathetic country!!!

Malevolence · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:37

lookitsjonno said:
Talk about storm in a teacup. The drone hasn't been seen for over 8 hours now, clearly the people responsible have gone under cover.

Posted at 21:3421:34
New drone sighting 'in last hour'
There has been another drone sighting in the last hour and Gatwick airport will remain closed for the rest of the evening, Gatwick chief operating officer Chris Woodroofe has said.

Raymond Lin · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:38

Look, the tin foil hat people have appeared.

Yadda · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:39

LoadsaMoney said:
Its absolutely comical this, a drones crippled the country, and they just can't stop it, you just have to laugh, what a ******* country we are, the rest of the world must be ******* themselves at us!

They've been laughing since the EU referendum. They can't possibly laugh any harder.

Em3bbs · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:39

LoadsaMoney said:
Its absolutely comical this, a drones crippled the country, and they just can't stop it, you just have to laugh, what a ******* country we are, the rest of the world must be ******* themselves at us!

"Crippled the country"? I had no idea Gatwick was so important.

Dunks · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:40

itchy said:
Its all bull.

What is the cost of these to an airport.

https://www.jammer-store.com/drone-jammers/

Something is not right about all this and it stinks.

Yeah, deploying something that blocks all GPS and mobile phone frequencies around an airport with planes that rely on all sorts of sensitive electrical equipment sounds like a great idea! :rolleyes:

d_brennen · 20 Dec 2018 at 21:40

itchy said:
Its all bull.

What is the cost of these to an airport.

https://www.jammer-store.com/drone-jammers/

Something is not right about all this and it stinks.

You're assuming it's not following a flight plan/loiter