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LoneRCRanger
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Best punishment: Hand Wash 10 747s and Airbus 320s. That should keep them busy for quite some time.
ArmyVet
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Hang em high! Be interesting to see their motivation.
In the mean time, wait for the reaction from the British Government. ughhh
The Times reports.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has halted plans to introduce laws regulating the use of drones in Britain despite being warned about the risk they pose to airports,
The plans for a draft bill aimed at controlling drones and developing technology to stop them from being used near airports was quietly ditched this year.
Andy McDonald, the shadow transport secretary, accused Gralyling of ignoring "well-known risks" from drones
He told The Times: "The government has glaringly failed to heed the warning and bring forward the legislation that was promise more than a year ago.
"Once again, there is a lack of leadership from the transport secretary."
In the mean time, wait for the reaction from the British Government. ughhh
The Times reports.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has halted plans to introduce laws regulating the use of drones in Britain despite being warned about the risk they pose to airports,
The plans for a draft bill aimed at controlling drones and developing technology to stop them from being used near airports was quietly ditched this year.
Andy McDonald, the shadow transport secretary, accused Gralyling of ignoring "well-known risks" from drones
He told The Times: "The government has glaringly failed to heed the warning and bring forward the legislation that was promise more than a year ago.
"Once again, there is a lack of leadership from the transport secretary."
ArmyVet
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Apparently the couple were released after 35 hours. They had an airtight alibi.
The moral is they were arrested because they owned drones and lived close to the airport.
Scotland Yard (just guessing ) took 35 hours to confirm an alibi. Thats not good.
Mosquito.....give us the real poop
The moral is they were arrested because they owned drones and lived close to the airport.
Scotland Yard (just guessing ) took 35 hours to confirm an alibi. Thats not good.
Mosquito.....give us the real poop
ArmyVet
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He was getting in touch with his feminine side haha
mozquito1
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It's all BS folks. Police now admitted no drone seen. The couple arrested only had a helicopter. But had register's with CAA.
He was the closest person to the airport.
His boss had proof he was in work within 2 hours. He was in custody for 36 hours before they listened.
I thought it was a BS attack on the hobby, it still is but if you have a look on YouTube @ a channel called Steve Purcell he has been watching this & reckons somthing to do with terrorists as the army was involved & it went on for 3 days. Supposedly waiting for them to arrive after a tip off they coming to the UK. Still is an attack on the hobby as the damage is done now.
He was the closest person to the airport.
His boss had proof he was in work within 2 hours. He was in custody for 36 hours before they listened.
I thought it was a BS attack on the hobby, it still is but if you have a look on YouTube @ a channel called Steve Purcell he has been watching this & reckons somthing to do with terrorists as the army was involved & it went on for 3 days. Supposedly waiting for them to arrive after a tip off they coming to the UK. Still is an attack on the hobby as the damage is done now.
The police have admitted that there might not have been a drone. A new possible suspect is the newer tower crane in the area. It is possible that the lights could have been confused with a multirotor.
I wouldn't doubt that there was one at one time. As with many things, it quickly escalated an unreasonable amount. Once they reported the first few drone sightings any light in the sky could be seen as if it were a drone if that was what the observers were expecting to see.
As I'm sure many of you are familiar with, unless they had some spectrum analysers collecting data, caught the pilot on video, or have some actual witnesses then it is going to be really hard to actually prove anything. Trying to investigate this after the fact is sure to be a nightmare. Drones won't really leave any unusual evidence behind and sightings can't be trusted. The locations and validity of a sighting made by your average person is going to be terribly inaccurate.
Without proof or a real suspect then there is going to be nobody to prosecute. Even with the UK eroding at presumption of innocence.
I wouldn't doubt that there was one at one time. As with many things, it quickly escalated an unreasonable amount. Once they reported the first few drone sightings any light in the sky could be seen as if it were a drone if that was what the observers were expecting to see.
As I'm sure many of you are familiar with, unless they had some spectrum analysers collecting data, caught the pilot on video, or have some actual witnesses then it is going to be really hard to actually prove anything. Trying to investigate this after the fact is sure to be a nightmare. Drones won't really leave any unusual evidence behind and sightings can't be trusted. The locations and validity of a sighting made by your average person is going to be terribly inaccurate.
Without proof or a real suspect then there is going to be nobody to prosecute. Even with the UK eroding at presumption of innocence.
mozquito1
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Just the fact that the M. O. D was involved in this, stinks. Only to then say, err we can't shoot it out the sky. We don't know where the bullet will land.
It used to be 5miles from an airport but now its a kilometre. My Notam app is marked 5 still, as I live a few hundred metres outside of this. Yet on the news it states 1km from an airport. To be honest I have not read anything CAA for over a year as its not going to change the way I fly.
After this fiasco I won't be registering either. You can apply for permission to fly at an airport. Doesn't mean you will get it but some do. Most airports have flying clubs on or near the grounds. So I'm surprised this has not come about before.
Why do they not have these scenarios coverd, jammer or kamikaze drone.
Or just shoot it as a falling bullet is only going to cause a small bruise, ok worst case blind someone maybe. But better than causing a passenger flight to crash.
The M. O. D gave the game away.
It used to be 5miles from an airport but now its a kilometre. My Notam app is marked 5 still, as I live a few hundred metres outside of this. Yet on the news it states 1km from an airport. To be honest I have not read anything CAA for over a year as its not going to change the way I fly.
After this fiasco I won't be registering either. You can apply for permission to fly at an airport. Doesn't mean you will get it but some do. Most airports have flying clubs on or near the grounds. So I'm surprised this has not come about before.
Why do they not have these scenarios coverd, jammer or kamikaze drone.
Or just shoot it as a falling bullet is only going to cause a small bruise, ok worst case blind someone maybe. But better than causing a passenger flight to crash.
The M. O. D gave the game away.
