This 'ere drone thingy at Gatport Airwick....

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  1. BarnsleyReds

    BarnsleyReds Well-Known Member

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    I assume you'll be contributing to buy the drones off everyone, then?

    I, for one, would be expecting my £1,400 back that I spent a couple of months ago, should they suddenly get banned.
     
    BarnsleyReds, Dec 21, 2018
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    And the bullet just continues in the same trajectory for quite a distance (IIRC a couple of kilometers) after its gone through the lightweight plastic drone. Can you absolutely guarantee nobody in Crawley or the surrounding area gets hit.
     
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  3. Dan

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    Not at all. Its an unlicensed danger machine and a folly. More pointless metal and plastic that will pollute the earth long after we are all gone. I'd still ban them, try a kite.
     
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  4. BarnsleyReds

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    I agree, all drones should be licensed, registered and insured.

    They are a useful tool, however, for many purposes. Including recreation.
     
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  5. Dan

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    I can see the merits for work and how they can much more cheaply access an aerial view of something and can aid a variety of business types. Sadly, mankind has the ability to turn perfectly good tools, into things of folly, destruction and annoyance. As we now see at Gatwick. Anything that can cause so much disruption so easily really can't be a good thing. So I'll qualify this. They should be banned from "recreational" use.
     
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    Should cars, motorbikes, cycles etc all be banned from recreational use also? they can all cause a lot of disruption
     
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    Absolutely
     
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    What is your definition of recreational use?
     
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    Only when they inhale ;-)
     
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    How can I...I’m not the one holding the gun, if I was I probably hit everything and everyone barring what I was aiming at...joking aside mate I said it tongue in cheek, they do need to do something to be able to bring them down tho
     
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    Cameras today have face recognition capabilities. Drones have cameras and have a programmable flight capability so surely a drone could be programmed to seek out another drone and take it down
     
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    Wouldn't a barking dog work:rolleyes:
     
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  13. Bossman

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    I don’t care where the dogs come from as long as it works sparky :D
     
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    More money than sense in my opinion paying that amount for a toy.
     
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    2 arrests have been made, I hope they get jail time
     
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