LakotaDakota Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 well one bellend with a drone has managed to shut down one of the busiest airports in the world for 24 hours simply by flying it around so can't see a rush for massdrones dropping parcels everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 32 minutes ago, LakotaDakota said: well one bellend with a drone has managed to shut down one of the busiest airports in the world for 24 hours simply by flying it around so can't see a rush for massdrones dropping parcels everywhere Just been reading this. Hundreds of thousands of people now stranded everywhere cause of some imbecile flying a drone over the Gatwick runway last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Soon to be announced Just Drone- get your favourite takeaway flown to your bedroom window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 53 minutes ago, LakotaDakota said: well one bellend with a drone has managed to shut down one of the busiest airports in the world for 24 hours simply by flying it around so can't see a rush for massdrones dropping parcels everywhere SkyFence would have only cost small change in comparison ... i'd imagine they will be getting a phone call from UK airports sometime soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 39 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: SkyFence would have only cost small change in comparison ... i'd imagine they will be getting a phone call from UK airports sometime soon Yes. I hope all their staff can account for their movements over the last day. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 hour ago, AvfcRigo82 said: Just been reading this. Hundreds of thousands of people now stranded everywhere cause of some imbecile flying a drone over the Gatwick runway last night. The average drone can stay in the sky for about 15 minutes. A really good one about half an hour. This is a sustained attack by an organised group not just one moron flying in the wrong place. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 minute ago, Davkaus said: The average drone can stay in the sky for about 15 minutes. A really good one about half an hour. This is a sustained attack by an organised group not just one moron flying in the wrong place. True, wether it's one idiot or a group of them still stupidity though mate. I feel for the masses that are stranded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Can't they just train an eagle or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) Dutch police actually tried training eagles, didn't work Edited December 20, 2018 by andym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 11 minutes ago, andym said: Dutch police actually tried training eagles, didn't work They should try seagulls. Fly some drones carrying crisps and pasties around some young seagulls. Next time they see a drone they'll be after it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desensitized43 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 They're calling the army in apparently. Been wondering all day why they didn't just get some snipers in and blow them out of the sky. I'd bet money this is some environmental group. News saying the drones they're using aren't cheap ones. Bloody hippies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Davkaus Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 2 hours ago, AvfcRigo82 said: True, wether it's one idiot or a group of them still stupidity though mate. I feel for the masses that are stranded. I think it's worth keeping in mind that it's almost certainly malicious, not just stupid. It's exposed a pretty huge problem in the industry really. Turns out it doesn't take a huge amount of resources at all to completely shut down one of the biggest airports. Another cell in Heathrow and Stansted and this would become incredibly problematic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 20, 2018 Moderator Share Posted December 20, 2018 Does anyone know where Theresa May has been today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 20, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2018 19 minutes ago, desensitized43 said: They're calling the army in apparently. Been wondering all day why they didn't just get some snipers in and blow them out of the sky. I'd bet money this is some environmental group. News saying the drones they're using aren't cheap ones. Bloody hippies! They can't shoot them because when they miss, which they will because these things are small, quick and potentially very high up, the bullets have to come down somewhere, and given where Gatwick is, you risk hitting someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 These things can't stay in the air for too long. Why aren't they tracking them back to where they're being charged? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 seems police have found the remote 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted December 20, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2018 34 minutes ago, Davkaus said: These things can't stay in the air for too long. Why aren't they tracking them back to where they're being charged? Been wondering this myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 I blame Black Mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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