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In this case they quite simply saw the drones... It seems to be the most common way of identifying them.
by entity345 8y ago
In this case they quite simply saw the drones...
It seems to be the most common way of identifying them.
- joncrocks 8y agoIt's probably good to note that this was at 9pm, at night, coming up on the shortest day of the year. So while it's possible they were seen, it's not going to be as cut and dry as during the day.
- entity345 8y agoI have read the article, which mentions that the drones were "seen" and "spotted flying over the perimeter fence", that the runways were closed due to "further sightings". So...
- arethuza 8y agoBut people get that kind of thing wrong all the time - what it particularly reminded me of was this incident with a bear being reported as an "intruder" at a US airfield during the Cuban Missile crisis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volk_Field_Air_National_Guard_Base#False_alarm_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volk_Field_Air_National_Guard_... NB I'm not saying they weren't drones - just curious how reliable the reports are likely to be.
- entity345 8y agoWe're talking about pilots, airport personel, and police, who have been reporting several drone sightings over a long period, and are continuing to report drone sightings (the runway is still closed because drones are still being seen despite the area now teeming with police). Seems to me to be as reliable as can be. There have been many previous incidents and the occurrence is increasing. This seems to be the major one that is going to shake things up.
- deadbunny 8y agoI mean they confuse plastic bags for drones [1]. I don't have as much blind faith as you. 1. https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/22/11486256/drone-collision-uk-plastic-bag https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/22/11486256/drone-collision-...
- cjrp 8y agoPresumably the drones had lights on, since it seems like the drone-operator was actually trying to cause disruption.