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the subject of drones has been aired before in this forum, with the majority consensus being that the authorities should stop being drama queens, grow some and let drone flyers get on with managing their own affairs.
so would it be fair to say that AB consider Gatwick Airport to have "over reacted" last night?
https:/ /www.bb c.com/n ews/uk- england -sussex -466237 54
so would it be fair to say that AB consider Gatwick Airport to have "over reacted" last night?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.We have jet fighters come over our fields very low, we have huge helicopters come over our fields in convoys very low. The horses never lift their heads from the grass. An Air ambulance once landed in a field nearby they could not have cared less. Drones are different, they 'creep up' on animals, bit like people on bikes when you are riding on the roads. The last one spooked the horses and spooked the sheep and it was a lambing time. Kval -maybe your 'stock' is used to you mucking about now with a drone and they are used to it. Not all anials are.
They shouldn't be flying them so low that they are bothering your stock AL, that's honestly a rude or uneducated controller, we can nip about anywhere and the first thing we do is do a high level reccie as to what stock is where so we can adjust our altitude so as not to bother them unduly. You'll never get rid of *** people unfortunately, but it's them like the idiot at Gatwick who give everyone else a bad name x
"...shooting down the drone is less disruption than closing the airport and flights."
It's also extremely difficult if not well nigh impossible, especially in the dark as it was when this business began last night. To effectively "Shoot down" a drone flying at a few hundred feet a rifle would be necessary (accompanied by an extremely accomplished marksman). A shotgun, even with heavy gauge shot or slugs, whilst requiring less accuracy, would not be effective enough to disable a drone at much beyond about 150 to 200 feet. It ain't really as easy as it seems to be on the telly!
It's also extremely difficult if not well nigh impossible, especially in the dark as it was when this business began last night. To effectively "Shoot down" a drone flying at a few hundred feet a rifle would be necessary (accompanied by an extremely accomplished marksman). A shotgun, even with heavy gauge shot or slugs, whilst requiring less accuracy, would not be effective enough to disable a drone at much beyond about 150 to 200 feet. It ain't really as easy as it seems to be on the telly!
"NJ, it would be easy for the RAF...."
Using what method, danny? If you're thinking of perhaps tackling the drone with a helicopter gunship I may be with you. With a fixed wing aircraft it would be almost impossible. So we're back to "surface to air" interception. And that ignores the problem that the drone may be gone when the RAF arrive on the scene only to reappear when they have left.
Using what method, danny? If you're thinking of perhaps tackling the drone with a helicopter gunship I may be with you. With a fixed wing aircraft it would be almost impossible. So we're back to "surface to air" interception. And that ignores the problem that the drone may be gone when the RAF arrive on the scene only to reappear when they have left.
NJ, it would be easy for the RAF.
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Utter rubbish. How many rounds do you think you’d need to hit an object that size? 150 minimum I’d guess.
Could you imagine AAA of that amount being fired above a commercial runway, especially one the size of Gatwick? With that amount of commercial airliners around?
The potential for collateral damage is huge and beyond catastrophic.
They might be able to do it via ECM but then there’s also a risk to other aircraft.
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Utter rubbish. How many rounds do you think you’d need to hit an object that size? 150 minimum I’d guess.
Could you imagine AAA of that amount being fired above a commercial runway, especially one the size of Gatwick? With that amount of commercial airliners around?
The potential for collateral damage is huge and beyond catastrophic.
They might be able to do it via ECM but then there’s also a risk to other aircraft.