anti-social motorists, that an interesting term. And what is fly tipping? is it against the law to tip flies over now? Drone flipping sounds like a great new sport.
Kevin1 --- In [email protected], Mike Willis <m...@...> wrote: > > > Perhaps in the US you haven¹t discovered yet what drones might be used for. > Here in the UK we are finding out! > > ³Motorists and fly tippers could be targeted by police spy planes > > The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), programmed to capture high resolution > images at a distance of 20,000ft, could be in use by Kent and Essex Police > as early as 2012. > > Designed to operate in potentially hazardous environments, the drones have > been used by British troops in Afghanistan to monitor enemy action and were > originally intended to boost maritime surveillance and border controls. > > But documents released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed > they will now be used for the ³routine² monitoring of anti-social motorists, > protesters, agricultural thieves and fly tippers.² > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7057094/Motorists-and-fly-tippe > rs-could-be-targeted-by-police-spy-planes.html > > The GA community are displeased at this news to say the least. We assume > they won¹t be transponding otherwise they will be detectable by criminals. > They can¹t rely on TCAS to see light aircraft as many don¹t have > transponders gliders, paragliders, many vintage aircraft don¹t even have > electrics. However there is a secret sense and avoid¹ technology being > developed we are told. > > We already have very crowded air space so we don¹t know what will happen. > But many have recalled how Spitfires dealt with V1¹s during the second world > war pull alongside and flip them over with your wing! That should wake > the drone controllers up. > > Mike > > > On 2/3/10 14:38, "John Cooper" <j...@...> wrote: > > > > On 3/1/2010 10:51 PM, heave...@... wrote: > >> > >> Let the drones fly on EXISTING Restricted airspace. > >> > >> I disagree to government expanding Restricted airspace just so the drones > >> can > >> play. > >> > >> > > Just make them fly within the existing IFR system. > > > > side note: > > > > Years ago I was decending VFR near a VOR. As I passed through the IFR > > altitude > > for oncoming traffic I came literally face to face with a Bonanza. I doubt > > if > > he ever saw me. Y'all be careful out there! > > > ________________ > Alon A2 > A-188 > G-HARY > www.ercoupe.co.uk >
