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Heathrow Shut due to drone

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  • 08-01-2019 6:46pm
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    trellheim
    Registered Users Posts: 5,856 ✭✭✭


    https://t.co/mHUmJXJUUa

    last few mins. Twitter starting to go white hot


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    Reati
    Registered Users Posts: 1,922 ✭✭✭Reati


    Here we go again. Is it a police one again!?


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    fred funk }{
    Registered Users Posts: 6,827 ✭✭✭fred funk }{


    Nooooooo!!


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    Jamie2k9
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    Only N Runway closed.


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    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,077 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    Only N Runway closed.

    All departures suspended though.


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    Inquitus
    Registered Users Posts: 13,730 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    Episode 2 - The Drone Wars!


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    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,281 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    Not again !!


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    begbysback
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,910 ✭✭✭begbysback


    Hard to believe there’s no drone contingency plan, like how difficult is it to build a turret and plant a machine gun up there.


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    faoiarvok
    Registered Users Posts: 644 ✭✭✭faoiarvok


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    All departures suspended though.

    A few departures airborne off the North Runway now on FR24


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    EmptyTree
    Registered Users Posts: 748 ✭✭✭EmptyTree


    I thought they said new equipment had been hired in to take care of any drones and that they were going to look into purchasing something for long term use.


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    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,644 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Same as last time - Conspiracy Theories to the appropriate forum


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    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Not sure they even confirmed a drone at Gatwick


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    LiamaDelta
    Registered Users Posts: 798 ✭✭✭LiamaDelta


    Departures seem to have resumed


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    Tenger
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    begbysback wrote: »
    Hard to believe there’s no drone contingency plan, like how difficult is it to build a turret and plant a machine gun up there.

    Do some research and discover the collateral damage that would occur in such a situation.


    Police chopper was circling an hour ago. Believed to be a 'GPS gate' equipped bird.


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    salmocab
    Registered Users Posts: 11,283 ✭✭✭✭salmocab


    begbysback wrote: »
    Hard to believe there’s no drone contingency plan, like how difficult is it to build a turret and plant a machine gun up there.

    I know your using hyperbole but bullets that miss don’t just stop they keep going.


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    lawred2
    Registered Users Posts: 24,269 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    begbysback wrote: »
    Hard to believe there’s no drone contingency plan, like how difficult is it to build a turret and plant a machine gun up there.

    That would be easy

    But a sh!t solution


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    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    trellheim wrote:
    last few mins. Twitter starting to go white hot

    So glad I don't have a Twitter account anymore...


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