rob D2 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Ok, there’s footage of it........the ATC tower were the first to report it...........it’s not the CIA, or elvis come back to visit us from Mars, it stems simply from the fact the government didn’t act quickly enough to ban or remove the capability for anybody to purchase an easy to operate 2kg projectile that , mark my words, will eventually cause a mass casualty situation . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PMP Posted December 25, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 25, 2018 Does anyone know if there really was a drone flying over Gatwick at any time? Or was it all just a hoax? ...R To start this chain of events, there has to be a specific ‘type’ of report regarding the sight or operation of a drone/s. Whilst I have no first hand knowledge of the reports at Gatwick, I have no doubt that there were actual sightings of a drone/drones over the 36 hours or so this took place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyC Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) Every time I notice this topic I wonder why there's been drone disruption at Leith General Warehousing :-) https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F8%2F7360%2F9379096142_b31cc1e297_b.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fholycorner%2F9379096142&docid=gxeKPYlbNKG10M&tbnid=ZpkuRJB2mUtA4M%3A&vet=10ahUKEwipqbXvirvfAhVUtXEKHatWABIQMwg-KAEwAQ..i&w=1024&h=677&client=ms-opera-mobile&bih=442&biw=980&q=leith%20general%20warehousing%20wagon&ved=0ahUKEwipqbXvirvfAhVUtXEKHatWABIQMwg-KAEwAQ&iact=mrc&uact=8 Edited December 25, 2018 by JeremyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnofwessex Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Wouldn't it be nice if there was a gadget that, when directed at a rogue drone, caused the r/c transmitter or mobile phone controlling it to explode..... Can we have a similar system for nuisance phone calls?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted December 26, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 26, 2018 Meanwhile in Tasmania, grounding of firefighting helicopters! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-26/drone-interrupts-fire-fighting-efforts-bruny-island/10668374 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Meanwhile in Tasmania, grounding of firefighting helicopters! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-26/drone-interrupts-fire-fighting-efforts-bruny-island/10668374 They are a bloody menace ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TomE Posted December 26, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 26, 2018 (edited) Ok, there’s footage of it........the ATC tower were the first to report it...........it’s not the CIA, or elvis come back to visit us from Mars, it stems simply from the fact the government didn’t act quickly enough to ban or remove the capability for anybody to purchase an easy to operate 2kg projectile that , mark my words, will eventually cause a mass casualty situation . Or, airports haven't acted quickly enough in the face of a rapidly emerging technology and taken steps to protect themselves & their airspace. Instead of spending millions making nice shiny new shopping centres terminal buildings, Gatwick might have been better investing some of that money on the kind of kit which they are now having to pay the MOD to deploy and which seems to have done the job. Instead they appear to have sat back and done nothing despite several prior occurrences and have now made themselves look a bit silly. The aviation industry has been caught with its pants down when it comes to drones, and contrary to what many in this industry believe the skies are not their sole preserve. A blanket ban on drones is not the answer, but better education of the laws surrounding their use and ensuring they cannot get into a position where they can interfere with commercial or military air traffic in the first place is. There must therefore be an onus on airports to make sure they have adequate defence against drone operators who are just ignorant of the rules and those who may have a more malevolent intent. Tom. Edited December 26, 2018 by TomE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted December 27, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 27, 2018 Everything has gone quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Arrived at Gatwick this evening. Apart from a delay (around 20 minutes) of getting my luggage back, there weren't any problems, thankfully! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Arrived at Gatwick this evening. Apart from a delay (around 20 minutes) of getting my luggage back, there weren't any problems, thankfully! Waiting ages for your luggage at Gatwick? So normal service has been resumed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junctionmad Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I notice it now seems Sussex Police added to the considerable confusion by flying their drones into the airspace , searching for the " other " drones !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted December 31, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-46720717 Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 31, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2018 Arrived at Gatwick this evening. Apart from a delay (around 20 minutes) of getting my luggage back, there weren't any problems, thankfully! At least you got yours - a few weeks back my daughter had to wait 24 hours plus for hers to be couriered from LGW because 'they had lost it' when supposedly transferring it from the aircraft to the carousel. (It was all intact) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 At least you got yours - a few weeks back my daughter had to wait 24 hours plus for hers to be couriered from LGW because 'they had lost it' when supposedly transferring it from the aircraft to the carousel. (It was all intact) Was she flying with Ryanair? I've heard that if travelling with them often you can end up in a completely different country to your luggage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junctionmad Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) Was she flying with Ryanair? I've heard that if travelling with them often you can end up in a completely different country to your luggage. Outdated now, Mick o Leary charges so much for baggage , Ryanair passagners now live out of a handbag of clothes for two weeks, there’s no baggage to loose Edited December 31, 2018 by Junctionmad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Was she flying with Ryanair? I've heard that if travelling with them often you can end up in a completely different country to your luggage. With RyanAir YOU can end up in a completely different country to the one you intended, their idea of 'local' is rather different to everyone elses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted January 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2019 Was she flying with Ryanair? I've heard that if travelling with them often you can end up in a completely different country to your luggage. No - and it wasn't the airline's fault but down to Gatwick handling. Mind you many year's ago (and long before she became Mrs Stationmaster) my good lady flew from Heathrow to South Africa and her luggage went to a completely different continent - and that was down to what we nowadays call BA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted January 4, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2019 Everything has gone quiet. Batteries flat......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 4, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2019 No - and it wasn't the airline's fault but down to Gatwick handling. Mind you many year's ago (and long before she became Mrs Stationmaster) my good lady flew from Heathrow to South Africa and her luggage went to a completely different continent - and that was down to what we nowadays call BA. A man went to book a ticket for his travel. "I would like to book a ticket for myself to San Francisco and my luggage to Sydney". "We can't do that, sir"! "Why not, you did last time"! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TomE Posted January 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2019 Heathrow and Gatwick airports have apparently now ordered the same Israeli drone defense system as purchased by the MOD. Tom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfsboy Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Of course everyone is assuming a drone sighting ,maybe even visual proof ,but if you want flights stopped without giving the game away to someone then its a fine idea.Go figure suckers ......your part of the game . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave47549 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) . Edited October 1, 2021 by Dave47549 Removed pointless guff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PMP Posted January 4, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2019 Christmas is obviously over, tinfoil hats are now back on sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Should see some of the nutjobs on YouTube commenting on it . It’s anything but a drone, more likely them black helicopters bubba Probably the same loons who reckon all the aircraft at Gatwick have a button, thus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 "Request landing at London Gatwick Runway 26 - I don't want any of the sh*t you gave me last time" https://youtu.be/EQK9m_OBVgY?t=35 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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