Gatwick Chaos

[minestrone]

A primary surveillance radar is highly unlikely to detect a drone. It just isn't designed to do that. It would only sweep past the drone every 4 seconds or so plus the size of the return would be minuscule

The secondary surveillance radar, which ATC do their work from, certainly wouldn't see it as the drone won't have a transponder

Radar is not deigned to detect flying things in the sky.

That is me told.

[GreenMirror]

Radar is not deigned to detect flying things in the sky.

That is me told.

Its a question of size. The smallest thing I can think of is WTFH's brain Do you think radar could detect that?

[minestrone]

Its a question of size. The smallest thing I can think of is WTFH's brain Do you think radar could detect that?

WTFH's brain is very big, Cojak's brain is very big, NAT's brain is very big, Admin's brain is very big.


*winks Morse code at keyboard*

[greenlake]

WTFH's brain is very big, Cojak's brain is very big, NAT's brain is very big, Admin's brain is very big.

[mudskipper]

WTFH's brain is very big, Cojak's brain is very big, NAT's brain is very big, Admin's brain is very big.

Size isn't important - it's what you do with it.

[WTFH]

Size isn't important - it's what you do with it.

Size is also relative, not only to others, but also to where/how it’s used.
A cocktail sausage fits nicely in a bit of puff pastry, but wouldn’t be noticed in the channel tunnel

[Hobosapien]

New primary suspect: Police drone

Gatwick drones: Sussex Police 'sorry' for arrested couple - BBC News

He admitted police drones launched to investigate could have caused "some level of confusion"

The disruption was not caused by police drones, launched in response and only when the airport was closed.

However, he said he was "absolutely certain that there was a drone flying throughout the period that the airport was closed".

Looks like the original perp has gotten clean away amid confusion of public spotting police drones in the area.

Tinfoil hat theory: Saboteurs not happy with imminent sale of airport.

[GhostofTarbera]

Bridges are now closing because of drones


Severn Bridge shuts after drone flown from the top - BBC News


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[GreenMirror]

More chance of catching the Gatwick drone operators than catching the CUK malware operators.

[mudskipper]

Bridges are now closing because of drones


Severn Bridge shuts after drone flown from the top - BBC News


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TBF it sound like it shut because someone climbed up it to fly a drone, rather than because there was a drone.