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uta999 wrote:Diversions to Liverpool, Manchester, East Midlands and Stansted. I think one even went to LHR.
Norwegian JFK - LGW just landed in Liverpool.
A3801000 wrote:BA2272 JFK - LGW cancelled.
Seriously?
Armodeen wrote:A3801000 wrote:BA2272 JFK - LGW cancelled.
Seriously?
It's still closed, inbound flights are straight up diverting mid flight. Why it's still closed when the news broke 2 hours ago I can not tell you.
johns624 wrote:Aren't there any skeet or trap shooters left in merry ole England? That's what they get for gun control!
LTN12 wrote:Please be aware the above video is not the drone. It is however the police helicopter searching the area. Which it has been for the last 4 hours.
LTN12 wrote:Because it’s hovering and moving slowly at low altitude to identify these drones. I live a stones throw from LGW and have been watching the Heli out my window
LTN12 wrote:Because it’s hovering and moving slowly at low altitude to identify these drones. I live a stones throw from LGW and have been watching the Heli out my window
LTN12 wrote:Because it’s hovering and moving slowly at low altitude to identify these drones. I live a stones throw from LGW and have been watching the Heli out my window
Antarius wrote:Armodeen wrote:A3801000 wrote:BA2272 JFK - LGW cancelled.
Seriously?
It's still closed, inbound flights are straight up diverting mid flight. Why it's still closed when the news broke 2 hours ago I can not tell you.
Maybe they are still around or they are investigating? I doubt they are keeping a major airport closed for no reason.
The culprits should be thrown into a GE90. Unreal how stupid people can be.
SkyVoice wrote:Could someone train one or more falcons to snag those drones in mid-air?
log0008 wrote:Its time to charge anyone caught using a done within 5km of an airport to be charged with recklessly endangering an aircraft
log0008 wrote:Its time to charge anyone caught using a done within 5km of an airport to be charged with recklessly endangering an aircraft or what ever offence each country has, which is normally used if someone was to run at the cockpit or claim to have a bomb. Carries a 15 year maximum in most Australian states.
As a pilot dones are my biggest concern, not birds, not terrorists, not engine failures.
JerseyFlyer wrote:Latest per LGW Chief Operating Officer on tv is that airport will remain closed until the drone is brought down. Being classed as a deliberate act of sabotage.
Heinkel wrote:JerseyFlyer wrote:Latest per LGW Chief Operating Officer on tv is that airport will remain closed until the drone is brought down. Being classed as a deliberate act of sabotage.
Now at daylight it should be easy to find any drones.
Were there ever real drones flying or is this only a type of mass hysteria?
Which drone can fly for such a long time?
johns624 wrote:Aren't there any skeet or trap shooters left in merry ole England? That's what they get for gun control!
FredrikHAD wrote:Still no aircraft movements around LGW on FR24, only ground vehicles. Also, no planes are lined up for landing, so LGW must still be closed. A family member is flying out this afternoon with D8, and at first the flight was delayed 2:50 hours, but then all of a sudden on time, only to be delayed an hour again.
Regarding eliminating drones, there has been no need for that in the past since those incidents have been (as far as I know) "only" stupid kids trying to record a really cool video once or twice. This seems (?) like a deliberate act to stop operations at LGW. If that is the case, or drone incidents in the future show the same length in their disruption of operations, I'm quite certain measures will be taken to bring them down. Skeet shooters may not be the best countermeasure though as bullets tend to fall to the ground if they miss their target and may cause fatalities. If the drone threat becomes too disruptive, other, more precise, methods will be developed. How about a drone-seeking drone with the ability to send out a local EMP pulse or simply jam known frequency bands of drone remotes? Then again, an advanced drone will return home if radio contact is lost, so EMP might be the best way.
/Fredrik
User001 wrote:There is a video of the drone so it was real.