red750 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 A report on this morning's news that an airliner in Mexico collided with a drone, smashing the nose cone and damaging the radar. Read more here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Drone`s fault??? The IDIOT flying it, where it could hit the aircraft! or, was the intention to hit the aircraft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poteroo Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Saw this signage recently in Italy. Popular tourist area with steep slopes covered in dwellings. Was told it had more to do with 'invasion -of-privacy' concerns as the paparazzi in Europe are noted for their blatant trespassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLA82 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Drone my ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 As at 11 pm Thursday, (Melbourne time), Gatwick Airport has been closed for 14 hours due to drones flying in the area, disrupting Christmas flights for thousands of travellers. Flights diverting as far away as Amsterdam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Something will be done eventually that's for sure. Personally if one comes snooping around I reckon you should have the ufettered right to down it with a shotgun. a shang hi or a raygun whatever you have. . Quality of life is an issue with invasive things like these . Nev 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Don't worry, some smart Aussies are right onto the problem. Droneshield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teckair Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Anyone doing the wrong thing with a drone should have the book thrown at them. What's going on at Gatwick should be regarded as an act of terror. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Personally if one comes snooping around I reckon you should have the unfettered right to down it with a shotgun Sorry Nev, doing that involves "the discharge of a firearm in built-up areas", and "destroying personal property", resulting in you doing the time, rather than the annoying drone owner. The problem is that many of the drone owners today are involved in the real estate industry and building industry, so how do you know the drone you just shot down is actually spying on you, or just carrying out legal commercial activity? Drones are used for property advertising and property inspection, offering substantial marketing advantages, and cost savings in building maintenance and inspection. The distinction the law makes is "private activities" whereby one is reasonably assured of personal privacy, and "public activities", whereby one has no assurance of personal privacy. I guess the major problem today is the ever-increasing invasion of our "personal space", with CCTV, facial-recognition tracking, drones, and even cameras on satellites. I don't think this trend will change anytime soon, and I believe it can only get worse. In essence, if you suspect you're being snooped on, on your own property, there is little you can do immediately, except close blinds, curtains or shutters. The cameras on all but the high-end drones, are still relatively low-level resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Just buy a good quality drone & ALL the crystals (used to be called), Don't fly your drone swap crystals until you interfere and control THEIR drone. See how long you can keep their invasive machine under control before they get annoyed & run away. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLA82 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Sorry spacesailer but crystals havent been used in quality rc units for nearly 10 years. Its all 2.4ghz now and with the thousands of freq combinations you would never interfere with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I still see the little coloured flags on airplane RC flyers. denoting the "channel" in use. Or frequency spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teckair Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I still see the little coloured flags on airplane RC flyers. denoting the "channel" in use. Or frequency spacesailor BLA82 is right not sure what you are seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Local model aero-club has air-field down the street, & have meeting's & fly on sundays. (weather permitting). Electric only I believe. some times have two or three planes aloft at once, all transmitters have different colored indicators (flags). spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tuncks Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Sorry space, those guys are right and you are years out of date. Radio control units now use mobile phone technology . It's a bit like the transmitter rings up the receiver and sends it a message thousands of times a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLA82 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 The flags on their transmitters these days are usually only for wind direction but also some electric clubs still do dogfights with streamers and the aircraft streamer matches the transmitter colours. Fm and Am radios using crystals have been banned in model aircraft for over 6 yrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunder Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Ha ha...brought back memories of slipping my little blue plastic card into the correct frequency (36mhz?) on the board so no one else could use it. And waiting impatiently if others were using my frequencies (I had 3 sets of crystals) hoping the wind wouldnt pick up....lol... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Fm and Am radios using crystals have been banned in model aircraft for over 6 yrs It took me years to save up the money to buy my first Hitec radio. Hundreds of dollars. Now I can buy an RTF plane with 2.4GHz transmitter for about $150. What do I do with the 28 (?) and 36 units I have in a box? I suppose that since no one uses them these days, I can go to my nearby slope and fly using them without fear of interference from 2.4GHz users. That's if all the grey-tiled roofs of the houses built across the valley floor and to the foot of the slope haven't ruined the original uplift pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Sorry space, those guys are right and you are years out of date. Radio control units now use mobile phone technology . It's a bit like the transmitter rings up the receiver and sends it a message thousands of times a second. 2.4Ghz is the unregulated spectrum used primarily for WIFI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunder Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 What do I do with the 28 (?) and 36 units I have in a box? I changed my JR, 36 to 2.4 with a hack module..... back in the day. Hobbyking had 2.4 transmitters for about $30 last time I looked so probably not even worth converting these days... Just keep them as is, in the box and they'll become rare collectors items one day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tuncks Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 If drones are so dangerous to aircraft, why is our government spending hundreds of billions of dollars on manned aircraft. You could buy about 2,000 drones for the price of one of the new fighters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M61A1 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 A quick search says $85M for an F-35 and $16.9M for a Reaper.....Military drones aren't cheap toys. Yes there are cheaper ones, but even the Reaper's weapons load is limited compared to most manned aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 There's still a lot to be said for a potent fighter aircraft to suddenly pop over the horizon at near-missile speed, and catch unsuspecting enemy unprepared, with a load of red-hot exploding shrapnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Lets keep it local. 1000 Jabirus each with autopilot and a 200kg bomb. They couldn’t stop them all. Same cost as a,F35. ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 But what would the American Military-Industrial Complex, do then? And have you ever contemplated the effect on the American economy?? The last thing we want, is boatloads of broke Americans turning up on our shores! ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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