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Drones close Gatwick
On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 00:58:45 -0000 (UTC), Recliner wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 An effective way of reducing aircraft noise! |
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In message , at 07:36:41 on
Thu, 20 Dec 2018, Optimist remarked: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 An effective way of reducing aircraft noise! Police saying they don't want to shoot it down (this assumes they've literally got it in their sights) because of stray bullets, whereas a more appropriate technology would be a shotgun. -- Roland Perry |
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 07:36:41 +0000
Optimist wrote: On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 00:58:45 -0000 (UTC), Recliner wrote: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 An effective way of reducing aircraft noise! Indeed. All the stupid get-away sheep were on the news bleating about how they'd had to wait overnight etc blah blah. About time these ****ers suffered some of the distruption they cause other people in the area who arn't so dumb as to go away at xmas time but have to suffer all the extra noise and pollution. And no doubt in a few days we'll have the usual live report from the M1 or M6 as another flock of sheep all head off out on the motorways at the same time then act surprised when there are massive traffic jams. |
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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 07:36:41 on Thu, 20 Dec 2018, Optimist remarked: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 An effective way of reducing aircraft noise! Police saying they don't want to shoot it down (this assumes they've literally got it in their sights) because of stray bullets, whereas a more appropriate technology would be a shotgun. I had said to the missis why didn’t they just shoot the thing down, if the Police haven’t got the right weapon I would think one of the services would and personnel good enough. They have had enough time to helicopter someone in from Hereford by now. Perhaps they did need a licensed bird catcher who could launch one of those nets they use when they need to catch birds for ringing. How long are the batteries lasting on this thing anyway . Can’t help thinking there is more to this than has been made public, a threat of another drone to be launched filled with explosives or something. As to who who would that you have the usual suspects to which you can add a protest group against airport expansion or even someone just jealous of those going away on holiday. Perhaps Boltar better post every 1 hour so we know he hasn’t been hauled in. GH |
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 09:35:57 +0000
Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 07:36:41 on Thu, 20 Dec 2018, Optimist remarked: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 An effective way of reducing aircraft noise! Police saying they don't want to shoot it down (this assumes they've literally got it in their sights) because of stray bullets, whereas a more appropriate technology would be a shotgun. More like they haven't got anyone who's a good enough shot. Anyway, surely they've got a jammer by now? This is hardly a new problem and commercial drones only operate on a small range of frequencies so unless this is a home brew one they could have it on the ground in seconds. |
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On 20 Dec 2018 10:00:49 GMT
Marland wrote: I had said to the missis why didn’t they just shoot the thing down, if the Police haven’t got the right weapon I would think one of the services would and personnel good enough. They have had enough time to helicopter someone in from Hereford by now. A jammer would be a lot simpler. It seems they don't have one. protest group against airport expansion or even someone just jealous of those going away on holiday. Hardly. We go away when the sheep are back in their pen, it makes for a far less stressful travel experience. OTHO with all the foreign workers ****ing off home for xmas its made public transport in London far less crowded. It was almost a pleasure to use the tube this morning. Almost, not quite. |
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In message , at 10:00:49 on Thu, 20
Dec 2018, Marland remarked: How long are the batteries lasting on this thing anyway . Can’t help thinking there is more to this than has been made public, a threat of another drone to be launched filled with explosives or something. According to the TV news at breakfast time, it was being relaunched often enough (but not necessarily for very long) to deem it not safe to open the airport. -- Roland Perry |
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Marland wrote:
Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 07:36:41 on Thu, 20 Dec 2018, Optimist remarked: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 An effective way of reducing aircraft noise! Police saying they don't want to shoot it down (this assumes they've literally got it in their sights) because of stray bullets, whereas a more appropriate technology would be a shotgun. I had said to the missis why didn’t they just shoot the thing down, if the Police haven’t got the right weapon I would think one of the services would and personnel good enough. They have had enough time to helicopter someone in from Hereford by now. Perhaps they did need a licensed bird catcher who could launch one of those nets they use when they need to catch birds for ringing. How long are the batteries lasting on this thing anyway . Can’t help thinking there is more to this than has been made public, a threat of another drone to be launched filled with explosives or something. As to who who would that you have the usual suspects to which you can add a protest group against airport expansion or even someone just jealous of those going away on holiday. Perhaps Boltar better post every 1 hour so we know he hasn’t been hauled in. Amazingly, the disruption has continued into today: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 You'd think they'd have worked out by now both how to disable the drones, and who was operating them. I'll be flying from Heathrow tomorrow, so I hope Neil and his drone(s) won't be heading that way then. |
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 11:05:05 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote: Amazingly, the disruption has continued into today: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 Never mind, at least Gatwick probably has a crime number by now for the insurance. You'd think they'd have worked out by now both how to disable the drones, and who was operating them. I'll be flying from Heathrow tomorrow, so I hope Neil and his drone(s) won't be heading that way then. Oh dear, the UK won't have the pleasure of your company over xmas. I guess we'll just have to muddle along somehow. |
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On 20/12/2018 11:34, wrote:
On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:33:58 +0000 Someone Somewhere wrote: On 20/12/2018 09:37, wrote: All the stupid get-away sheep were on the news bleating about how they'd had to wait overnight etc blah blah. About time these ****ers suffered some of the distruption they cause other people in the area who arn't so dumb as to go away at xmas time but have to suffer all the extra noise and pollution. And no doubt in a few days we'll have the usual live report from the M1 or M6 as another flock of sheep all head off out on the motorways at the same time then act surprised when there are massive traffic jams. To be fair, it's hard to say that people have been surprised by the presence of Gatwick - it's been around longer than most people have been alive and modern planes are far quieter than older models. Slightly quieter but a lot lot more of them. Gatwick is the busiest single runway airport in europe, possibly the world. So? I'm not realistically sure what difference it makes if it's one noisy plane every 15 minutes, or 5 quieter planes every 3 minutes - it's still nigh on continuous noise. What is unreasonable is people who think it's reasonable to commute 50+ miles every day and not suffer any disruption - if everyone did that there would be total gridlock continuously. The trains being what they are these days, some people might be forced into it if their boss has given them an ultimatum - turn up on time or look for a new job. I didn't specify the transport form - it's impossible to size a railway for everyone commuting 50 miles each way on that either. |
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 11:54:23 +0000
Someone Somewhere wrote: On 20/12/2018 11:34, wrote: On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:33:58 +0000 Someone Somewhere wrote: On 20/12/2018 09:37, wrote: All the stupid get-away sheep were on the news bleating about how they'd had to wait overnight etc blah blah. About time these ****ers suffered some of the distruption they cause other people in the area who arn't so dumb as to go away at xmas time but have to suffer all the extra noise and pollution. And no doubt in a few days we'll have the usual live report from the M1 or M6 as another flock of sheep all head off out on the motorways at the same time then act surprised when there are massive traffic jams. To be fair, it's hard to say that people have been surprised by the presence of Gatwick - it's been around longer than most people have been alive and modern planes are far quieter than older models. Slightly quieter but a lot lot more of them. Gatwick is the busiest single runway airport in europe, possibly the world. So? I'm not realistically sure what difference it makes if it's one noisy plane every 15 minutes, or 5 quieter planes every 3 minutes - it's still nigh on continuous noise. 1 plane every now and then is hardly continous noise. And its not just noise - anyone who's been near an airport has smelt the kerosene fumes that drift along with the wind and can make some people feel sick. The trains being what they are these days, some people might be forced into it if their boss has given them an ultimatum - turn up on time or look for a new job. I didn't specify the transport form - it's impossible to size a railway for everyone commuting 50 miles each way on that either. If we still had jobs for life it would be reasonable to expect people to move near to where they work. Unfortunately we don't. |
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In message , at 11:54:23 on Thu, 20 Dec
2018, Someone Somewhere remarked: What is unreasonable is people who think it's reasonable to commute 50+ miles every day and not suffer any disruption - if everyone did there would be total gridlock continuously. The trains being what they are these days, some people might be forced into it if their boss has given them an ultimatum - turn up on time or look for a new job. I didn't specify the transport form - it's impossible to size a railway for everyone commuting 50 miles each way on that either. What commuters need is reliability, and that's the same whatever time they are aiming to get to work (which could be anywhere from 7am to 10am depending on their job description). Workers across that range of times can still find themselves disciplined for being five minutes late, even if every other day they are 25 minutes early. -- Roland Perry |
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"Recliner" wrote in message ... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 stupid buggers still haven't solved this problem apparently it "dangerous" to try to shot it down Methinks it's time to take that risk tim |
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tim... wrote:
"Recliner" wrote in message ... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 stupid buggers still haven't solved this problem apparently it "dangerous" to try to shot it down Methinks it's time to take that risk You'd certainly think the military could take out a hostile drone easily enough… Apparently the drones haven't been seen for a while, but they haven't been brought down or captured, either. And nor have they arrested the perpetrator, which is the real aim now. Otherwise, the drones could reappear when the airport reopens. And these are apparently, 'industrial' drones, not lightweight plastic toys, so they could do real damage if they were hit by an airliner, or ingested by a jet engine. |
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