Drones

[Keith at Tregenna]

I do hope with all the talk, we do not just give them ideas !

ISIS fanatics have used a poster featuring a drone over New York to threaten the West with attacks in the wake of the chaos at Gatwick airport. The propaganda picture shows a drone hovering over the US city carrying a parcel saying: 'private mailbox'

K.

[Keith at Tregenna]

I would be interested to hear hour feasible it is for an army marksman to hit a drone at distance, doing about 40 mile per hour, as an avid shotgun shooter at one time, that with its spread of shot would do the job, but only if it was at close range, perhaps 100yrds or not much more, kt

I do hope that it is just not the time of year, shooting Santa would not go down well.

K.

[j.sabourn]

I rather think the bofors guns we trained with started with 300 knots gunsights down to 50 knots. Hardly the sights for 700 knot jets. However have little doubt a service trained sharpshooter. Could bring down a drone with a single shot marksmans rifle at a mere 40 knots, from at least a half a mile. Would in some cases be like falling off a log. JS

[Keith at Tregenna]

Apparently,

Two suspects were held on Friday night after another day of chaos at Gatwick Airport just before Christmas.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...k-Airport.html

[John Pruden]

if the law was 10 years for this crime it would stop in a heart beet but they will get community service so some clown can do it again we need a proper deterrent ? jp

[robpage]

#16, Keith, by using a shotgun up to a range of 100 yards, 300 feet, to be effective I would think you would have to use BB, Buck shot or at least #4. at a range of 150 - 200 feet the spread of shot would so great it would be lucky to hit it with one pellet if any... plus taking in the speed of the drone... to my mind a waste of time....
regards, stan

200 ft is right on the edge of a shotgun's range , effectively 100ft , in the UK the drones should be limited to 500 feet , way above shotgun capabilities , a .22 rimfire will reach the 500 feet

[Keith Tindell]

I think its going to be a hard one to crack, not just for airports, but for all sort of situations. They could be flown over power stations, and if they can carry drugs into prisons, drop a charge into power stations. the possibilities are endless. Apparently they be programmed to fly out to a destination preset, and then fly back to base. Interesting opening for some hi etc guy to come up with a solution, because i think that is the only real solution , kt

[Lewis McColl]

Police have arrested 2, Theresa May and husband arrested for flying Gatwick drones – Cutting News

[robpage]

Pantomime Season ?>???

[Keith Tindell]

Like it Lewis, hope you are not sailing too close to political rocks there !!! kt