Drone disrupting flights from LGW this morning

[AlienFTM]

Hmm... LNER services cancelled due to an overhead line problem.
Leeds trains affected by overhead wire damage as LNER advise passengers not to travel

Brexit will be a walk in the park after this sh¡t.

 

[Bus Pass 01]

Gatwick couple get compo - Sussex plod red faced - taxpayers money down the pan - no doubt lawyers win win -

Gatwick drone arrests: Sussex Police pays out £200,000

Paul and Elaine Gait say they are "delighted to be vindicated" after a long fight for justice.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Moderator]

Gatwick couple get compo - Sussex plod red faced - taxpayers money down the pan - no doubt lawyers win win -

Gatwick drone arrests: Sussex Police pays out £200,000

Paul and Elaine Gait say they are "delighted to be vindicated" after a long fight for justice.

www.bbc.co.uk

Might be a bit tin foil-ish but you know, I think this whole thing probably started as somebody saying they thought they'd seen something and from there it grew into an unstoppable juggernaut of largely groundless nonsense.

No doubt lessons have been learned though so perhaps the million of them English taxpayer quids down the shitter wasn't a total waste of money.

It revealed 96 people "of interest" were identified, researched and ruled out during the investigation and the cost of the operation and subsequent investigation was £790,000.

Sussex Police confirmed it has paid the couple the £55,000 owed in damages, and law firm Howard Kennedy said it has billed the force an additional £145,000 in legal costs.

 

[Bus Pass 01]

Might be a bit tin foil-ish but you know, I think this whole thing probably started as somebody saying they thought they'd seen something and from there it grew into an unstoppable juggernaut of largely groundless nonsense.

No doubt lessons have been learned though so perhaps the million of them English taxpayer quids down the shitter wasn't a total waste of money.

OMG look how much the lawyer's trouserd compaired to the couple, no wonder we live in this age of litigation.

If there was one probably a lone geek or Gatwick employee with grudge. Protest group would have claimed publicity.

 

[Moderator]

OMG look how much the lawyer's trouserd compaired to the couple, no wonder we live in this age of litigation.

If there was one probably a lone geek or Gatwick employee with grudge. Protest group would have claimed publicity.

Sussex Police settled out of court... presumably, they expected the total award and costs to be even higher along with censure for the wrongful arrest and unlawful detention had it actually gone before a court.

On Sunday, their [Sussex Police] llegal team announced the force had agreed to an out-of-court settlement package.

 

[Cold_Collation]

Just had one go hooting over my house on one of the flight lines.

 

[Moderator]

Just had one go hooting over my house on one of the flight lines.

phone it in, get arrested, get decent compo.

 

[Cold_Collation]

phone it in, get arrested, get decent compo.

Thing is, there was a police helicopter scudding off in the other direction.

It's like Nam, here. I'm getting flashbacks. Charlie's out on the wire. Di di mau.

 

[Le_addeur_noir]

This couple were found guilty in the kangaroo court of the Daily Mail as well, IIRC.

More compo to follow?.

 

[smallbrownprivates]

Thing is, there was a police helicopter scudding off in the other direction.

It's like Nam, here. I'm getting flashbacks. Charlie's out on the wire. Di di mau.

Far-'Nam?

 

[Werewolf]

Thing is, there was a police helicopter scudding off in the other direction.

It's like Nam, here. I'm getting flashbacks. Charlie's out on the wire. Di di mau.

You love the sound of drones in the morning. Sounds like...compensation.

 

[Mike Barton]

Not sure if it's wise to revive an old thread but there is a good "Long Read" in the Guardian today. Interesting to hear the perspective of drone enthusiasts.

The mystery of the Gatwick drone

The long read: A drone sighting caused the airport to close for two days in 2018, but despite a lengthy police investigation, no culprit was ever found. So what exactly did people see in the Sussex sky?

www.theguardian.com

 

[History_Man]

This couple were found guilty in the kangaroo court of the Daily Mail as well, IIRC.

More compo to follow?.

According to the Grauniad this morning, they received an out-of-court settlement for wrongful arrest of £200k.

 

[Bogie_Bear]

I know the chap VERY well from various RC meets - lump sum really doesn't do the grief he and his mrs got any justice - the media should hang their heads in shame. Which will never happen, the vermin.

 

[bentobox]

I know the chap VERY well from various RC meets - lump sum really doesn't do the grief he and his mrs got any justice - the media should hang their heads in shame. Which will never happen, the vermin.

Bogie, Can you elaborate a little?

Thanks

 

[vvaannmmaann]

Bogie, Can you elaborate a little?

Maybe best if he doesn't?

 

[bentobox]

Maybe best if he doesn't?

OK, fair enough, until I read the Guardian article I was not aware of the aftermath of the incident and it's impact on those involved.

Thanks

 

[Raven2008]

Not sure if it's wise to revive an old thread but there is a good "Long Read" in the Guardian today. Interesting to hear the perspective of drone enthusiasts.

The mystery of the Gatwick drone

The long read: A drone sighting caused the airport to close for two days in 2018, but despite a lengthy police investigation, no culprit was ever found. So what exactly did people see in the Sussex sky?

www.theguardian.com

Tbh, have not found the perps behind it and it’s a constant worry / threat lingering out there so it’s still in present.

cheers

 

[solomon88]

Tbh, have not found the perps behind it and it’s a constant worry / threat lingering out there so it’s still in present.

cheers

But doesn't the article suggest there never was a drone?

 

[aardvark64]

But doesn't the article suggest there never was a drone?

It does, but not in a very convincing way. It's more like Thomas the disciple refusing to believe that Jesus had risen until he could put his hands in the wounds. Their photographer didn't get his Pulitzer Prize-winning feature shot, therefore there never was anything to see...

Phrases like "just 3.5% of sightings actually involved a near-miss between aircraft and a drone" suggest the journalists really don't know what they're talking about when it comes to flight safety and the threat posed by drones.

What it also doesn't mention is the copy-cat attempts at Heathrow earlier this year that got stamped on very quickly.

Had a lot of sympathy for the lawyer who got pulled in for questioning, but police work is necessarily thorough. Lazy journalism... Grauniad gggrrrr