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Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 1:43 pm
by ian16th
CharlieOneSix wrote:
Sun Dec 23, 2018 1:24 pm
From the BBC News website:
Det Ch Supt Jason Tingley told Sky News officers had found a damaged drone near the airport.

He said they would be working with the "forensic opportunities that the drone presents".
I wonder what caused the 'damage'?

A 12 bore?

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 3:28 pm
by CharlieOneSix
Gatwick Airport Limited has now offered a £50,000 reward through Crimestoppers for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for disrupting flights.

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 3:53 pm
by Boac
HMM! Shall we shop C16.....? Let me see, £50k divided by............... =))

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 7:04 pm
by admin
Just raised a thread "Modern Warfare" in Military ops relating to drones. Would like to see some application of our collected wisdom there. Thanks.

Alison

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 11:28 pm
by Undried Plum
The rozzers really have become a laughing stock over this thing.

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Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2018 6:15 pm
by Boac
The Crawley couple are now reported to be receiving 'medical attention' following their experience. Milk it, baby! It appears you deserve it :-bd

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 6:12 pm
by Woody
No departures from LHR due to reported drone activity near 27R :((

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 5:40 am
by Mrs Ex-Ascot
From the DM this morning; https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... throw.html

Agree totally with the comments from BALPA.

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:17 am
by ExSp33db1rd
If the controlling "signal" is jammed, or confused in any way, won't the drone just keep on flying in a straight line on its last heading, and therefore could still be a problem ? If the controlling signal is lost, does the Drone say, Oh! Damn ! I'd better land, and even if so it could still be a danger, surely better to have some system that causes them to implode ( or explode ) or otherwise self destruct.

Surely the only sure way is to insist that they are fitted from new with a transponder, or the new ADS(B) magic, and all purchasers must register their unique identifying mark with a newly founded Drone Control, maybe Boris could be in charge ! That way every drone could be seen, and he owner known.

Not going to happen. No doubt the do gooders/civil rights mob would demonstrate ?

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:40 am
by Boac
Does anyone know if the new 'equipment' disrupts the GPS input to the drone? If it does not, then a drone will surely continue flying its pre-loaded course (See Post #56, C16, Litchi), and if it does, what effect does the transmission have on navigation by GPS in the vicinity?

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:21 pm
by Mrs Ex-Ascot
It seems that lessons have been learnt from the Gatwick fiasco; from Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/heathrow-sto ... d-11602204

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:54 pm
by Mrs Ex-Ascot
Bolting horses and stable doors come to mind; BALPA and GATCO have been pushing for at least two years for the government to come up with appropriate legislation and for airports and aircraft to be protected from the threat of a drone strike.

The latest from the DM; https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -HOUR.html

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:28 pm
by llondel
Drones subject to jamming may do one of several things. Some may decide to land, some may just keep going on their original course, some may head to a pre-programmed GPS location (useful for recovery purposes, less so if Plod is in hot pursuit of your drone and you're at that location) and others may have a complete flight plan and therefore be oblivious to jamming attempts.

One could mess with the local GPS signals, but that's probably not a good idea around an airport.

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 2:16 pm
by G-CPTN

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:20 am
by Mrs Ex-Ascot
It seems that Heathrow has installed an anti drone system; https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... irbus.html

The statistics in the article show that drones are a problem that needs to be properly sorted before a major accident happens.

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:28 am
by llondel
Seems to be afflicting the US now, too: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46968419
Flights were grounded at Newark International Airport in the US state of New Jersey after two drones were spotted flying nearby.

A pilot told air traffic control that one of the drones came within 30ft (9m) of his aircraft.

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 6:15 am
by Karearea
Police took a drone being flown by a Chinese visitor at Fox Glacier on Monday.
Senior Constable Paul Gurney, of Haast police, said the drone was spotted by helicopter operators, flying over a hangar and aircraft on the ground.

Concerned staff followed the drone and located the operator at a nearby motel. Police were called and seized the machine.

A Chinese man (73) was officially warned for operating an unmanned drone in a manner which caused unnecessary danger to aircraft.

''Efforts are being made to step up information and warnings to visiting tourists about where they can fly drones in Fox Glacier,'' Snr Const Gurney said.

Police advise that anyone spotting drones near airports or aircraft bases should ring 111.
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/west-coas ... ed-visitor

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:58 am
by Bob
Whilst I believe Drone airprox events and the Heathrow supposed Drone attacks are exagerrated and/or largely fiction, after attempted engagements with a handfull of drone operators of various ages I can only conclude that they need to outlaw the damn things, every one I talked to was either an idiot that didnt understand the damge they could do or just didnt give a ****, they were all breaking the rules even the few who claimed they had PFCOs

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:05 am
by Pontius Navigator
Did you see the video, posted here I think, of someone who deliberately flew his drone above the clouds to video cloudscapes.

It then failed to respond to commands, ran itself out of power, and landed who knows not where. It was eventually found by a walker.

These things should, at least, bear full contact details of the owner and be insured for £mmm.

Re: Drones - a hazard to aviation?

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:51 am
by ian16th
How about a compulsory barometric switch, that switches the power off, if the device gets airborne?