Drones....

[mushroom25]

the subject of drones has been aired before in this forum, with the majority consensus being that the authorities should stop being drama queens, grow some and let drone flyers get on with managing their own affairs.

so would it be fair to say that AB consider Gatwick Airport to have "over reacted" last night?
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754

[1ozzy]

Those in power are making exactly the same noise about this issue a drone would make.

Hummmmm, hummmmm.

[mushroom25]

//As it’s no longer a cause to close the runway //

an odd stance to have taken, given that it's taken 30 hours to reach it. nothing's changed, the drone still eludes them, as does the pilot. the authorities could have said "no longer a cause" 24 hours earlier.

[ChillDoubt]

Well it has changed because it’s no longer flying in close proximity to the airport, hence the runway is open!

[mushroom25]

and sorry to divert the thread - at a conference yesterday, the motivational guest speaker said this:-

"there's an avatar UK somewhere in north Sussex. in that UK. its trade. its economy. the aspirations of its young. its education. its healthcare. all stand grounded on the tarmac as a driverless Brexit hovers around the threshold, while the impotent authorities try and locate the children who are controlling it".

[ChillDoubt]

But I thought you said Gatwick had ‘over reacted’ in the OP?
So the grounding of hundreds of aircraft and diversions in order to preserve life/avoid disaster is a still a bit drastic, yes?

[sunny-dave]

Any suggestion of Blackmail/Ransom?

[237SJ]

I doubt this is the last time it will happen. I wouldn't be surprised if the drone operator waits until everything dies down and will have another go in the future (assuming they haven't been caught by then)

[vulcan42]

There is a British company who make a device to shoot rogue drones down and this is sold throughout the world. Why weren't they called in on day one? I think the police in this country have their priorities wrong and are only interested in allocating blame, finding the culprit for prosecution was more important to them. This is why motorways here are closed for many hours while they try to discover who was to blame, whereas in New Zealand for example their first priority is to get the road open.

[dannyk13]

Couple released, no longer suspects.

[jno]

the police in this country have their priorities wrong and are only interested in allocating blame

that pretty much reflects the opinion on AB threads, though.