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Drones at Gatwick

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  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,117
    Leuth said:

    Leroy Ambrose said:

    You people shouting 'Conspiracy theory' are nuts. The government WANT us to be scared - all the time. It suits their agenda if the plebs are worried, as it enables them to sneak through legislation that erodes our rights even further. If there truly WAS a credible threat to a plane at Gatwick on Thursday, they would have told the press the second it was released.

    Tinfoil hat fitting well? ;)

    (You're right, of course - but then, what is the truth? Probably something hideously embarrassing rather than sinister)
    That some wanker(s) flew drones near an airport, deliberately.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    nth london addick said:

    It’s bullshit there ain’t no drones they are shitting it some dodgy intel from a terror cell being decoded and planes grounded until they clear it

    Load of bollox

    You want the truth you can’t handle the truth moment


    Told you three days ago just like there weren’t no money in the Aussie bid

    There ain’t no drones
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,617


  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    SporadicAddick said:

    Leroy Ambrose said:

    You people shouting 'Conspiracy theory' are nuts. The government WANT us to be scared - all the time. It suits their agenda if the plebs are worried, as it enables them to sneak through legislation that erodes our rights even further. If there truly WAS a credible threat to a plane at Gatwick on Thursday, they would have told the press the second it was released.

    are you denouncing conspiracy theory by stating there is a permanent conspiracy theory?
    No. That's what they want you to think.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    edited December 2018
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46670714

    "No drones" was "poor communication" says Police spokesperson K Meire

    67 genuine sightings.
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,961
    Henry Irving said:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46670714

    "No drones" was "poor communication" says Police spokesperson K Meire

    67 genuine sightings.

    And 2,485 suspects interviewed
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    IdleHans said:

    Henry Irving said:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46670714

    "No drones" was "poor communication" says Police spokesperson K Meire

    67 genuine sightings.

    And 2,485 suspects interviewed
    and a broken drone in a pear tree!
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    IdleHans said:

    The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

    H. L. Mencken

    Don't worry folks. I can take care of that particular threat for you!

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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,625
    Henry Irving said:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46670714

    "No drones" was "poor communication" says Police spokesperson K Meire

    67 genuine sightings.

    But no photos. Also like to know how the first one was spotted at 9pm. 9 PM. That's 9 o'clock AT NIGHT.
  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,824
    golfaddick said:

    Henry Irving said:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46670714

    "No drones" was "poor communication" says Police spokesperson K Meire

    67 genuine sightings.

    But no photos. Also like to know how the first one was spotted at 9pm. 9 PM. That's 9 o'clock AT NIGHT.
    Been eating thier carrots
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  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    clb74 said:

    golfaddick said:

    Henry Irving said:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46670714

    "No drones" was "poor communication" says Police spokesperson K Meire

    67 genuine sightings.

    But no photos. Also like to know how the first one was spotted at 9pm. 9 PM. That's 9 o'clock AT NIGHT.
    Been eating thier carrots
    Or drinking Hobgoblin.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    edited December 2018
    Gatwick on standby once again.

    Another drone has been spotted in the area tonight and this time they've released still footage of it.

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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,625
    I caught a bit of the news earlier.....the 2 "suspects" ain't happy. I sense a law suit a'coming...
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    Imagine the amount of crack you’d have to consume to think there’s no drone, madness !!
  • LennyLowrent
    LennyLowrent Posts: 2,705
    Not Drones, Des.
    O'Connor Des
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,477
    golfaddick said:

    I caught a bit of the news earlier.....the 2 "suspects" ain't happy. I sense a law suit a'coming...

    I wouldn’t mind betting their mailbox is already overflowing with offers of legal assistance.
    Good luck to them too......I’m not a great one for the American style litigation approach that has slowly but surely crept into our society but in some instances it is justified and in this instance it most certainly is.

  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    edited December 2018
    The airport has spent £5m since Wednesday on new equipment and technology to prevent copycat attacks.

    I’m surprised this wasn’t already in effect ... very poor in my opinion. Possibly a cost issue and they have now been embarrassed into implementation.

    https://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46676762
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    Well the fact that the airport has stumped up £5 million to thwart further attempts to disrupt by drones as conclusive proof and nails the lid shut on the conspiracy theories that this was something other than a drone “attack”.
  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    edited December 2018
    5 million in investment days before Christmas including budget approval, a procurement and sourcing process! They must use the same process that Meire uses when she interviews managers!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    Thanks to our allies in the Israeli Defence Force for the new technology
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  • seriously_red
    seriously_red Posts: 5,741
    ShootersHillGuru said:

    Well the fact that the airport has stumped up £5 million to thwart further attempts to disrupt by drones as conclusive proof and nails the lid shut on the conspiracy theories that this was something other than a drone “attack”.

    It's also a symptom of a failure to regulate the risk - Grayling had this as a priority last summer but there was no bill - his department too busy on Brexit! The Tory press are going in particularly hard... perhaps he's a May supporter?
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    Dover's on lockdown -

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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,625
    I hear ISIS have just put in an order for a dozen drones seeing as our security is so bad that after 5 days the UK defence & security services still haven't the foggiest what went on.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,617
    golfaddick said:

    I hear ISIS have just put in an order for a dozen drones seeing as our security is so bad that after 5 days the UK defence & security services still haven't the foggiest what went on.

    If it’s foggy, don’t thing anything will be flying.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    The definition of a drone is a pilotless plane flown remotely.

    Perhaps they're not looking big enough.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whpvgQHjPFY
  • Missed It
    Missed It Posts: 2,733
    Addickted said:

    The definition of a drone is a pilotless plane flown remotely.

    Perhaps they're not looking big enough.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whpvgQHjPFY

    Not pilotless. Three people died in that crash and the pilot went to jail for involuntary manslaughter.

    Pilot error.

    Youtube title error.

    Not sure what point you're trying to make.
  • Chaz Hill
    Chaz Hill Posts: 5,217
    All be sorted in future. French company buying Gatwick airport.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    Chaz Hill said:

    All be sorted in future. French company buying Gatwick airport.

    @Addickted vows to use only Heathrow a d Stansted
  • Duncan270566
    Duncan270566 Posts: 402
    Here's the new Drone catching team assigned to Gatwick.....

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  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Henry Irving said:

    Chaz Hill said:

    All be sorted in future. French company buying Gatwick airport.

    @Addickted vows to use only Heathrow a d Stansted
    Biggin Hill.

    Private jet :smiley:

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