Moon The Loon Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gatwick-drones-suspend-flights-1.4953410 Unbelievable. These "toys" are out of control, or rather, their owners and operators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 All operations cancelled until 4pm local today. I have friends trying to get out and they are being bussed to Birmingham as that is where their Air Transat flight diverted to. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Crazy is right. WTF over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon The Loon Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/20/uk/gatwick-airport-drones-gbr-intl/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Still closed!! https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-46640033 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Call this what it is - an attack on the UK economy. The cost of this will be many millions. Hope they catch the idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 CNN................ The UK's second-busiest airport is open again after it closed for 32 hours due to a group of lingering drones. But the problems are far from over for stranded and delayed holiday travelers. About 110,000 passengers and 760 flights were affected, and it looks like most people won't get compensated for cancelled or delayed flights since two days of drone chaos is probably an "an extraordinary circumstance" that exempts airlines from paying out. The big questions now are: Who was flying those drones and why? Sussex Police are investigating. They say the disruption was deliberate but not likely terror-related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEFCON Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 This is serious stuff; it looks a lot more like a test by terrorists than an unfortunate prank as police are suggesting. The event could be providing the perp(s) with an opportunity to observe how the authorities respond to the threat and learn where system weaknesses exist that can be exploited later on and at any location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I say catch the “Drone Pilots” and with their day passes from prison have them work the BA bag room at either LGW/LHR for the next ten Christmas’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I'm suggesting SAS snipers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Some possible solutions: Gatwick airport: How countries counter the drone threat http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46639099 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 airport closed again https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-england-sussex-46564814 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specs Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 11 minutes ago, conehead said: Some possible solutions: Gatwick airport: How countries counter the drone threat http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46639099 Well I was going to suggest extendable pool skimmer poles, each with one of these big nets on the end. A few ground guys running around and each equipped with one of those may not solve the problem but it might be good for a few laughs and breaking the tension in the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 9 hours ago, Specs said: Well I was going to suggest extendable pool skimmer poles, each with one of these big nets on the end. A few ground guys running around and each equipped with one of those may not solve the problem but it might be good for a few laughs and breaking the tension in the airport. Especially if done to the Benny Hill theme song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex 9A Guy Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 A few well-placed shotgun shells or medium calibre bullets should cause serious controllability issues and/or terminal flight trajectory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Two people arrested in connection with Gatwick drone incidents CNN https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/21/uk/gatwick-airport-drone-arrests-gbr/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 The airport was secured using Rafael’s Drone Dome System, which is supposedly available with a laser-kill option. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/rafael-unveils-drone-dome-anti-uav-system-424095/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 On 12/21/2018 at 7:57 PM, Ex 9A Guy said: A few well-placed shotgun shells or medium calibre bullets should cause serious controllability issues and/or terminal flight trajectory. Nope, but welcome Archimedes' death ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 What happened to Wolfhunter’s comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfhunter Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 57 minutes ago, conehead said: What happened to Wolfhunter’s comments? Sorry for any confusion, I deleted them as I’ve decided to refrain from further comment on the topic. I’m hopeful other UAV/UAS operators will also, IMO, there is already too much open source reporting on the matter. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airband Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Hell, close enough - hang 'em. Quote 'Mr Gait was a model helicopter enthusiast who had been seen flying remote-controlled aircraft from his home in Crawley, West Sussex - two miles from the airport. His dad Francis, 72, said before his son's release: “He’s had some cracking helicopters and enjoyed flying them, but I think he ended up selling them. "He had them ages ago. It’ll be a year or two. I can’t believe Paul’s involved in this, I just can’t. The times this thing was flying in the daylight – when Paul was at work.' “I think they’re just dying to pin it on somebody. I can’t believe for one minute it’s true. It’s just mad." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Airband said: Hell, close enough - hang 'em. “I think they’re just dying to pin it on somebody. I can’t believe for one minute it’s true. It’s just mad." They are no longer suspects. Gatwick drones pair 'no longer suspects' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46665615 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 January 3, 2019 / 11:19 AM / Updated 23 minutes ago Gatwick and Heathrow airports order military-grade anti-drone equipment: The Times 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: An airplane takes off at Gatwick Airport, after the airport reopened to flights following its forced closure because of drone activity, in Gatwick, Britain, December 21, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo (Reuters) - London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports have ordered military-grade anti-drone defenses worth “several million pounds” after drones caused three days of disruption at Gatwick last month, the Times newspaper reported on Thursday. Transport minister Chris Grayling met police, aviation and defense chiefs early on Thursday to discuss the issue, the report bit.ly/2R6mmmN said. The airports did not immediately comment on the report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Phalanx would serve them well. Just blow the buggers out of the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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