BREAKING Flights at Gatwick Airport halted amid reports of drone flying in area

JDawg · Dec 21, 2018

Carla Birch said:
DJI`s Aeroscope is being used by the police.
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Guy on the right is reading the manual and is as baffled as many.

abtocmeptb · Dec 21, 2018

JDawg said:
Guy on the right is reading the manual and is as baffled as many.

ROFLMAO
He probably read that rant about reading manual first.

Bigfootbuilt · Dec 21, 2018

Aussie Oldtimer said:
Now watch what happens to our ability to fly

And they've shutdown the airport AGAIN today. Whoever is doing this should be publicly stoned to death. They are inevitably going to destroy the drone hobby and must be made an example of.

HeavensAbove · Dec 21, 2018

Manual page 1.

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mnis · Dec 21, 2018

Manual Page 1:
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goldwein · Dec 21, 2018

Seems that a reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of perps would be useful here. I’d contribute.

abtocmeptb · Dec 21, 2018

goldwein said:
Seems that a reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of perps would be useful here. I’d contribute.

Please do!
Here is a link

Tony Kiburis · Dec 21, 2018

Does anyone in the UK know how the drone or drones were discovered?
Tony from USA

FoxhallGH · Dec 21, 2018

Tony Kiburis said:
Does anyone in the UK know how the drone or drones were discovered?
Tony from USA

From initial reports, they were actually seen and heard by Airport security staff. There is a lot of [foreign] critique about the lack of photo's of the drones - but most of the activity has taken place in the dark ... It is the winter solstice - so there is a lot of dark at the moment!

old man mavic · Dec 21, 2018

Bazzam said:
Not trying to be a ****, but what have you got to apologise for?
If someone is involved in a hit and run, as a fellow motorist I don't feel the need to apologise for another person actions

i was apologising on behalf of all the people who fly there UAVs safely and resposibly these idiots doing this are endangering our hobby we will all suffer if they bring in heavy handed rules because of what is happening at Gatwick

HeavensAbove · Dec 21, 2018

old man mavic said:
i was apologising on behalf of all the people who fly there UAVs safely and resposibly these idiots doing this are endangering our hobby we will all suffer if they bring in heavy handed rules because of what is happening at Gatwick

Don’t apologise on my behalf. The criminal is nothing to do with me and I’m in no way associated with his/her/their crimes.

They have nothing to do with the “droning community” a bit like the guys who took flying lessons were nothing to do with pilots on 9/11.

Mellowamoya · Dec 21, 2018

What if they are being flown autonomously so there is no rf signal to track, they programmed in a flight track and set it off the only thing guiding it is GPS ?

FoxhallGH · Dec 21, 2018

Mellowamoya said:
What if they are being flown autonomously so there is no rf signal to track, they programmed in a flight track and set it off the only thing guiding it is GPS ?

Somebody's got to press 'Go'

HeavensAbove · Dec 21, 2018

Two people arrested over 'criminal use of drones' at Gatwick Airport Two people arrested over 'criminal use of drones' at Gatwick Airport

gnirtS · Dec 21, 2018

Bigfootbuilt said:
And they've shutdown the airport AGAIN today. Whoever is doing this should be publicly stoned to death. They are inevitably going to destroy the drone hobby and must be made an example of.

Another "possible" sighting. Which like most over the last few days may well not be real. Sure there may have been one or two initial actual sightings then the rest could easily be people seeing anything they cant ID and going "drone". People are now seeing ghosts everywhere because they're looking for and expecting them to be there.

I dont think whoever is doing it gives a toss about the drone hobby in general.

gnirtS · Dec 21, 2018

Two arrested at 2200z

Aussie Oldtimer · Dec 22, 2018

I just hope they were a couple of young ( Mod Removed ) who didn’t know any better.

BUT now that its happened, those with thoughts of doing harm will just copycat and shut down numerous airports

The probable outcome is that our pastime will be more restricted

HeavensAbove · Dec 22, 2018

Aussie Oldtimer said:
I just hope they were a couple of young ( Mod Removed )who didn’t know any better.

BUT now that its happened, those with thoughts of doing harm will just copycat and shut down numerous airports

The probable outcome is that our pastime will be more restricted

I hope that they were apprehended as a result of measures that are then implemented at all airports, thereby making detection a certainty. I also hope they are swiftly dealt with and, if proven guilty, harsh consequential sentences are dealt.

This should then be enough to deter would be copycats, unless they are mentally ill of course.

Aussie Oldtimer · Dec 22, 2018

HeavensAbove said:
I hope that they were apprehended as a result of measures that are then implemented at all airports, thereby making detection a certainty. I also hope they are swiftly dealt with and, if proven guilty, harsh consequential sentences are dealt.

This should then be enough to deter would be copycats, unless they are mentally ill of course.

I'm not sure if those who are willing to die for their beliefs are going to worry about any legal ramifications by us infidels