[Travel] Drones spotted at LGW.

[bhafc99]

These things happen. Luckily I used a free upgrade for this flight so can start drinking the lounge dry once it's socially acceptable to start doing so.

I’m worried about fellow NSCer Rodney Thomas, last seen heading into the lounge bar 7 hours ago, but not heard from since. I’m starting to think he might have delivered on his promise to drink the airport dry.


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[WildWood]

Live pictures from the control tower just in....

 

[Algernon]

How is it that the UK media are all over this but there's not one picture of the drone?

I reckon it's the bus, hotel, and cab companies in collusion.

 

[ken tiler]

You are right, all does seem a bit vague. Reports say that it just was seen flying over the perimeter... which bit of the perimeter and by whom?

 

[Notters]

Nimrods! Brilliantly put!

Surely there'd be photos if they'd got the Nimrods involved?

 

[Brok]

Hmmm... I assume, these days, that the technology is there to remotely operate these things from hundreds of miles away. Fly it back to some rented garage, onto a charger, and back out the next night...
Apparently the reason they don't shoot it down is because the bullets could end up anywhere. Really?

 

[Napper]

BBC saying CAA now classing this as an extraordinary event so compensation for delays / diversions unlikely

incredible . Nice small print

Doesn't sound right any of this

 

[nicko31]

This could go on for days, until they catch the joker. Latest LGW shut till at least 6pm

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I'm surprised the police don't just send up their own drones, turn the camera on and follow it back to where it came from. Or just bash it out of the sky.

 

[rogersix]

What's the betting it'll be some manchild who lives with his mum and relies on the tried and trusted 'autistic spectrum' defence in court?

i doubt it's the coppers

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

At the airport for a second time now.

 

[dazzer6666]

This could go on for days, until they catch the joker. Latest LGW shut till at least 6pm

Will be another airport......possibly today....

 

[strings]

I'm surprised the police don't just send up their own drones, turn the camera on and follow it back to where it came from. Or just bash it out of the sky.

This got me thinking... don't the armed forces have drones? Surely the army must have something for recon? I'm guessing anything the RAF have will be a bit bigger and more long distance.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

i doubt it's the coppers

Does that post even make any sense?

 

[rogersix]

Does that post even make any sense?

re-read toots

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

re-read toots

That makes even less sense to anybody that isn't you

 

[Springal]

Hmmm... I assume, these days, that the technology is there to remotely operate these things from hundreds of miles away. Fly it back to some rented garage, onto a charger, and back out the next night...
Apparently the reason they don't shoot it down is because the bullets could end up anywhere. Really?

I'm not expert, but I suspect smashing a drone / shooting one into loads of little bits over an airfield, then expecting planes - which are basically massive suction jets is not an ideal combo.

 

[Hampden Park]

resident WAFU'S could sort the F.O.D. Bullets would be miles away.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Apparently the reason they don't shoot it down is because the bullets could end up anywhere. Really?

If they miss, where do you think the bullet goes?

 

[Nottseagull]

Apparently the reason they don't shoot it down is because the bullets could end up anywhere. Really?

Bizarre, isn't it! A diagonal shot from a helicopter above it isn't going to hurt anybody if it misses.