

£50K in the old pocket. Buy a new mega-drone & pay-off the Christmas credit-card bill.



Ken Shabby wrote:BBC news just reporting: "The suggestion there may not have been any drones at Gatwick Airport was a "miscommunication by police", a government source has told the BBC. During a conference call between ministers, chaired by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, it was agreed the 67 drone sightings were legitimate."
So the Police were right all along that there were drones, but not right at the moment when they suggested there might not be. All this based on the Government now knowing that the 67 people who reported seeing a drone had, in fact, seen a drone.
. [/b]Ken Shabby wrote:FarnboroJohn wrote:Ken Shabby wrote:
[b]You should worry. Researchers have discovered that reindeer are red/green colour-blind and can't easily perceive orange
MC hammer wrote:. [/b]Ken Shabby wrote:FarnboroJohn wrote:Ken Shabby wrote:
[b]You should worry. Researchers have discovered that reindeer are red/green colour-blind and can't easily perceive orange
As some wag on one of the comedy panel shows said - many cyclists also suffer from this condition!
Spiny Norman wrote:We need Biggles and his chums in the Special Air Police to investigate I think, as it appears the police are not getting too far with this one.
Gatwick drone sightings may have been of police equipment, chief constable admits
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/29/gatwick-drone-sightings-may-have-police-equipment-chief-constable/
......we have been able to corroborate 115 reports [since then], 92 of them are from credible people,” he said.
“Of course, we will have launched our own Sussex police drones at the time with a view to investigate, with a view to engage, with a view to survey the area looking for the drone, so there could be some level of confusion there.”
T_J wrote:......we have been able to corroborate 115 reports [since then], 92 of them are from credible people,” he said.
“Of course, we will have launched our own Sussex police drones at the time with a view to investigate, with a view to engage, with a view to survey the area looking for the drone, so there could be some level of confusion there.”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/201 ... bout-drone
Brevet Cable wrote:And the Plod are now saying the Chief Constable was talking out of his hoop when he said some of the sightings were of the Police drone.
Gonzo230 wrote:I’ve long had issues with the non-specialist Police forces asking anyone who observes a drone in close proximity to an airport to report it.
At Heathrow we often have drones flying around, undertaking aerial inspections of large aircraft, photo/video surveys of airport buildings etc, let alone those used for security and policing. In the future no doubt we will use them for runway and lighting inspections, and possibly navaid calibration.
Gonzo230 wrote:Within the airport boundary, ATC and HAL will be aware, Police will not be aware (unless it’s them).
Just outside the airport boundary, only ATC will be aware
They will also be able to search premises and seize drones - including the electronic data stored within the device - where a serious offence has been committed and a warrant is secured.
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