Bogie_Bear
LE

This is an issue very close to me and one that has had enormous repercussions in this industry and will do so for a long time to come. The initial headlines of "Are these the idiots who ruined Xmas" was designed to fuel a mob mentality and incite hatred against them on absolutely no evidence. It's a well know media tactic when they've got **** ALL to say on a subject and even less evidence to back it up with to phrase a headline as a question. The laziest form of gutter journalism possible and utterly reprehensible. It destroyed these guys and even now they get hate mail and online abuse from those idiots who believe there's no smoke without fire. Lives destroyed for a tawdry tacky headline written by cowards hiding behind the "letter" of the law and protected by hundreds of equally scummy lawyers. I've lost count of how many times people have asked me about the Gatwick drone, I just tell them it was me now and watch the reaction on their faces! UAVs are an incredible asset, we work in the congested R157/R158/R159 zones on a very regular basis and every single op has screamers threatening us with legal action for filming them without permission or sending intrusive mind-thoughts etc etc etc.
Though amazingly, offer jo public the chance of same day delivery on their eBay tat and they've got no issues with Hermes / Yodel or Uber flying drones up to their bedroom windows........
Though amazingly, offer jo public the chance of same day delivery on their eBay tat and they've got no issues with Hermes / Yodel or Uber flying drones up to their bedroom windows........