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Post by twbm2 on Dec 20, 2018 17:26:20 GMT
Just fit the planes with a big net at the front - how hard could that be? You can buy jammers which take out the control signals for these drones. It probably wouldn’t take much to retune them again though. .. and jammers aren't exactly pinpoint accurate to the frequencies, assuming they're known, so risk taking out a lot of comms systems needed for the airport. The best way to catch them is probably with a drone .....
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 17:29:37 GMT
I reckon they need insect trainers like you used to get at the circus.
Suicide wasp swarms to jam the propellers.
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Post by naughtyfox on Dec 20, 2018 18:16:46 GMT
Offer a £1000 reward for info leading to capture. Their mates are sure to squeal.
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Post by Jim on Dec 20, 2018 18:28:56 GMT
Why don't they have 3 handheld directional scanners? Track the base unit. Job sorted. If they are using legit frequencies, chances are there are lots of other devices using the same ones, so too much 'noise'. If they aren't using legit frequencies, what what would they look for? If they aren't supposed to be there, in the 1k exclusion zone, how many conflicting devices can there be. Do other gadgets use the same frequency?
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Post by naughtyfox on Dec 20, 2018 18:29:42 GMT
Oho! I bet there are a lot of cheesed-off passengers!
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Post by phil70 on Dec 20, 2018 18:37:25 GMT
I don't use planes so it won't affect me but it does seem rather ridiculous that a couple of drones can shut down a major airport like Gatwick. Surely airports have some sort of security for this type of thing? If not then it seems to be an extremely easy way to cause significant disruption. Can they not take drones down I would have though it would be pretty easy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754"Hell man, just shoot the Commie Bastard operated things outta the sky" Ronnie Reagan rides again Phil
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 19:31:39 GMT
Army called in according to BBC.
I thought it was just a minor disruption. No idea it was that serious !
I wonder if its the climate change protestors or at least whether they will claim it. Jetliners are seen as major polluters however if you do the math it turns out they have good MPG per passenger.
Obviously nobody actually -needs- to use an aircraft in the first place but that's not the point.
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Post by mouse on Dec 20, 2018 22:46:13 GMT
"Hell man, just shoot the Commie Bastard operated things outta the sky" Ronnie Reagan rides again Phil John Wayne! or Kenny Everett's General. "Round 'em up, put 'em in a field and bomb the bastards to hell".
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Post by naughtyfox on Dec 21, 2018 5:15:03 GMT
Still ongoing. Why haven't they called in the clay pigeon shooting club? 350,000 passengers affected!?!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 5:47:36 GMT
Yes ... obviously it's as simple to deal with as you say, and the authorities are just spinning it out to lose as much money as possible.
Society is always at risk from those who choose to ignore the rules.
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Post by thebfg on Dec 21, 2018 6:53:58 GMT
just reopened with limited flights. 06.50 am
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Post by naughtyfox on Dec 21, 2018 11:57:57 GMT
just reopened with limited flights. 06.50 am The drones could be back once Gatwick gets into full wing again! No news about the capture of those responsible, and if these helicopter-thingies can be flown remotely, it could be Osama bin Laden in his cave next to his dialysis machine in Darkest Afghanistan who is piloting them. As magnetman says, people really don't need to fly. It just makes you look important and rich. Do British families really need to go to Finnish Lapland to sit on Santa's lap and poke his reindeer in the eye? These tossers couldn't give a jot about wasting precious fossil fuels and causing pollution.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 14:33:30 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46643173The drone operator is still at large and police said it was possible they were an environmental activist. But not a very bright one - the impact of redirecting flights and then getting people on to their original destination can't have been all that environmentally friendly, that and getting planes back into their schedules. I wonder if it was an environmentally friendly drone made out of lentil packets and powered by a lemon battery?
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Post by naughtyfox on Dec 21, 2018 14:42:31 GMT
I bet 350,000 passengers would like to have this guy's entrails festooned across the ceiling as part of Gatwick Airport's Christmas decorations! Red hot mooring pins in the eyes first!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 14:51:03 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46643173The drone operator is still at large and police said it was possible they were an environmental activist. But not a very bright one - the impact of redirecting flights and then getting people on to their original destination can't have been all that environmentally friendly, that and getting planes back into their schedules. I wonder if it was an environmentally friendly drone made out of lentil packets and powered by a lemon battery? Sounds a bit similar to people who think deliberately causing traffic gridlock is helpful.
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