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January 12th, 2019, 01:27 PM | #31 |
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Re: London Gatwick Airport: Drones ground flights [BBC News]
You have to take into account the likelihood of such an event and what other factors might contribute to their belief that aliens.were visiting earth.
The police have factored in that it could be a mass delusion by people believing that they saw something. At the moment, they seem to have an open mind, although a drone at some point seems to be regarded as a likely cause, although perhaps not all of the sightings. |
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Re: London Gatwick Airport: Drones ground flights [BBC News]
Headline this morning:
Heathrow: Man charged with flying drone near airport https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46935933 |
January 20th, 2019, 01:42 PM | #33 |
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Just like the police took those two people in at Gatwick and then had to release them. If Mr. Rusu was flying a DJI drone without modification, then he was flying far enough away where the geofencing didn’t apply. There’s nothing to indicate how far this “near” field was.
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January 23rd, 2019, 02:51 PM | #34 |
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Re: London Gatwick Airport: Drones ground flights [BBC News]
It wasn't even a drone, it was a Tundra RC model airplane, which doesn't have geofencing.
"George Rusu, 38, was branded "reckless" after admitting flying the £160 Tundra model aircraft 500 metres from the perimeter fence of Britain's busiest airport on Christmas Eve. Police spotted the white and purple plane, which has a wingspan of around one metre, soaring close to the airport's Leonardo Hotel, a court heard." https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-new...aused-13892314 |
January 25th, 2019, 05:05 AM | #35 |
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Many of the rules for model aircraft are the same as for "drones", since both are unmanned aircraft.
https://www.caa.co.uk/Consumers/Unma...odel-aircraft/ |
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Mass hysteria & media frenzy are the root cause of the incidents. Over the years UFO sightings that were actually weather balloons etc demonstrate how difficult it is for people to judge the size of objects in the sky with no point of reference. Balloons, plastic carrier bags, all manner of objects blowing around could have been seen & interpreted as drones not UFOs. The only drone we can be sure was at Gatwick was the one flown by Sussex Police. |
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Over the years, I have seen many unusual things that people near me couldn't understand, although to me it was quite clear what they were, including twice seeing weather balloons at high altitude, aircraft landing lights that appeared to be stationary as they turned, police helicopter searchlights, and chinese lanterns to name a few. However, as a pilot and drone flyer, if I saw a drone flying near an airfield and reported it, I would be pretty miffed to be told that I had seen a plastic bag blown by the wind. Roger |
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Hovering Kestrels could be one false alarm.
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Whether it was or not someone had to make a decision what to do. Very big responsibility if you get it wrong. What if.....?
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I guarantee you the security staff at Gatwick is, at this very moment, getting reports from random passengers who are claiming they see a drone.
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Somebody reported a drone in Dubai, they took action, couldn't verify it, reopened in 30 minutes.
https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/15/du...drone-spotted/ |
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The trouble is though Steve that no amount of bans and police powers will stop those that want to fly outside the law doing so. Rules and regs are one thing but enforcement is another, as witnessed by criminal and anti social behaviour across society as a whole.
The existing rules regarding drone flying are already quite restrictive, but as you say, it will mean a number of new restrictions on those happy to fly within the regulations, but probably little or no effect on those who have no regard for the law. Roger |
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None of these new rules will stop phantom drone sightings.
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