Gatwick Airport: Drone sightings cause delays

Was listening to Radio 4 news earlier. Apparently there are a number of ways to control them aside from normal remote control. They can have a pre-programmed route in them that doesn’t require a remote control, only GPS. Or they can be remote controlled via phone on 4G, and you don’t even need to be in the country to do that. I don’t know much about them, I don’t know if it’s scaremongering, but it is worrying that whoever is doing this can bring it all to a standstill like this. Hope it gets sorted soon as my mum is supposed to be flying from Gatwick tomorrow.
 
need_my_wedge said:
Was listening to Radio 4 news earlier. Apparently there are a number of ways to control them aside from normal remote control. They can have a pre-programmed route in them that doesn’t require a remote control, only GPS. Or they can be remote controlled via phone on 4G, and you don’t even need to be in the country to do that. I don’t know much about them, I don’t know if it’s scaremongering, but it is worrying that whoever is doing this can bring it all to a standstill like this. Hope it gets sorted soon as my mum is supposed to be flying from Gatwick tomorrow.
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Loads of AC in the wrong place. Even if they sort it tonight in the dark there would I expect be massive further delays tomorrow.
 
need_my_wedge said:
Was listening to Radio 4 news earlier. Apparently there are a number of ways to control them aside from normal remote control. They can have a pre-programmed route in them that doesn’t require a remote control, only GPS. Or they can be remote controlled via phone on 4G, and you don’t even need to be in the country to do that. I don’t know much about them, I don’t know if it’s scaremongering, but it is worrying that whoever is doing this can bring it all to a standstill like this. Hope it gets sorted soon as my mum is supposed to be flying from Gatwick tomorrow.
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You can indeed control from further afield however there are still battery limitations so there has to be at least one person on the ground sorting that side of things out.
 
Am due to fly back to Gatwick tomorrow.... Due to land at 6:30pm from Tenerife. Who knows what tomorrow holds for me.
 
rosecott said:
Starting to get jittery now - am just packing my summer golf shoes for a flight to Bermuda on Sunday from Gatwick!
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I'd imagine you'll be ok by Sunday. Any chance of changing airport?
 
I see the police are calling in military help and hopefully they can put an end to this. I would think there has to be more than one person involved for it to have carried on all day and no-one has been spotted but it's a little disconcerting that this can drag on and on. I am sure once the matter is resolved they are going to face a lengthy jail term although isn't the maximum sentence only five years at the moment????
 
Yep, a possible 5k fine, and may be up to 5 years in the clink.

In reality, 4.50 payable once a year for eternity, and 3 days, suspended.

No deterent at all.
 
In times like this, nothing like a bit of wild speculation.
How about, jilted lover - ex partner due to jet off on hols with new squeeze. Thinks I'll put a stop to that.
 
I've just seen that the plane that would leave Gatwick tomorrow for us to come home on has no departure scheduled.... Looks like I'm in for a long day.
 
adam6177 said:
I've just seen that the plane that would leave Gatwick tomorrow for us to come home on has no departure scheduled.... Looks like I'm in for a long day.
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I've had a couple of delays this year, it's a right PITA. Hope it isn't too bad for you (y)

I'm due to fly out of Standstead next Saturday, I'm not worried............yet!!
 
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