Gatwick airport is closed due to drones flying over the airport.

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I feel really sorry for the poor passengers. Getting away at Christmas is a nightmare and it doesn't seem to matter if it is by train, car or plane you will have problems.

I don't blame the airport authorities I just heard a spokesmen explain they closed the airport last night the drones disappeared and every time they tried to re-start flights the drones come back. Apparently they have been sighted as I type this.

This smacks to me of some form of protest rather than some bored teenager. Whoever it is I hope they are caught and jailed.

One more point

there are many solutions available to the military but apparently not to private business (because someone might get hurt if they fall from the sky) to tackle unwanted drones.
A lot of drones are programmed not to be able to enter airpsace that is prohibited but that would not stop someone with computer skill to alter the code.
Sadly I think we might end up with having a licence system and heavy penalities/jail terms.
the problem is afffecting our prisons as well and its already known that ISIS have used them to deliver grenade payloads for terrorism.
These things are very sofisticated and I have watched them in use first hand and have been amazed at their speed and accuracy. SO what happens now with Amazon project ?
PS some friends of mine have been delayed at Gatwick because of these ars*hole drone pilots.

Edited by Harborough Eagle (20 Dec 2018 2.30pm)

Edited by Harborough Eagle (20 Dec 2018 2.30pm)

Red and Blue though and through (more than 50 years)

Without the technology to shut down unauthorized devices effectively, I agree with Harborough Eagle that we are going to require licences etc to own one.

I just hope that we can catch those responseible and put them behind bars for a long time.... It's akin to a terrorist plot.

We need somekind of Bulletless Ray-gun that somehow affects the radio signal/Electrics of these things to stop them flying!

what I dont understand is why, once spotted, someone can't just follow them!!

Edited by CrazyBadger (20 Dec 2018 2.59pm)

"It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"

I was wondering if it's something to do with the people always protesting about it's possible expansion?

I feel sorry for all the people affected by it but it does annoy me the way people/the media try to play poor me one-upmanship.

"I'm taking my kid to lapland", "It's my honeymoon", "I'm going to see a sick relative", "It's really unpleasant.... and i'm disabled" etc.

Mind you, not as much as the people who say things like "why haven't they got prevention in place for these things?"

Optimistic as ever

I was thinking the same thing but no one's claimed responsibility and these idiot protestors do love publicity.

One more point

You'd be brave and/or stupid to. It's up to 5 years in jail and an unlimited fine, I believe.

Optimistic as ever