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Drones

Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 11:56 pm
by buffalobob
Over the last few weeks we've noticed what looks to the naked eye like extra bright twinkling stars. I looked at them with my bins and they are drones very high up. They have aviation lights on and wander around between static periods. Whenever we have a clear night they wander into view from the south and stay up there for at least 8 or 9 hours. Normally we see two of them, one to the east one to the west. Tonight I counted over 25 of the feckers. And no I haven't had a drop. Have no clue whats powering these things, they can't be tethered cos they move around and are very high up. My best guess is military spec jobbies, anyone else noticed these. There is nothing much to observe/spy on here. They are over a small town with countryside or sea in any direction for 25 miles. Or maybe thats why they are here πŸ€”

Re: Drones

Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:33 am
by Easydrinker
Getting your shotgun mates to come around for an evenings "clay" shoot may answer a few questions?
:lol:


Robert.

Re: Drones

Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:26 am
by buffalobob
Did a little searching online, they may be cop drones, but why so many in one place. It's big brother writ large. Modern technology is beginning to piss me right off. Its getting way too intrusive if you ask me.

Re: Drones

Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 7:00 am
by gaza the instructor
Do they land BB at the bottom of your garden BB, if yes then they
be Fairys BB. Could be the Tooth fairy,. She has a grin like Janet
Street-Porter. Or the Traffic Light Fairy, she changes colour.

Re: Drones

Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 7:38 am
by Mash
buffalobob wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:26 am Did a little searching online, they may be cop drones, but why so many in one place. It's big brother writ large. Modern technology is beginning to piss me right off. Its getting way too intrusive if you ask me.
Is it pilot training?

Tis easy to get a bit conspiracist about it, but there are simple answers too. Are they navel perhaps?

Re: Drones

Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:17 am
by gaza the instructor
Navel? Navel? Do you mean they fly about 3 feet off the ground?

Re: Drones

Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 4:36 pm
by buffalobob
I hope they land in your garden Gaza and you get a good probing :D , I'm not going to drone on any more cos you're not taking this subject seriously.

Re: Drones

Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 6:25 pm
by gaza the instructor
Mois ! Serious you say I can do serious, but it is a bit boring. Wow!!
"A good probing"! When and with what? Do I have to put teeth marks
on the edge of the desk? Anyway I have had my Jab, didn't hurt! Much!

Re: Drones

Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 7:38 pm
by buffalobob
My jab didn't hurt but I was disabled the next day. Banging headache and a very sore arm. Better than covid though eh

Re: Drones

Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:23 pm
by gaza the instructor
buffalobob wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 7:38 pm My jab didn't hurt but I was disabled the next day. Banging headache and a very sore arm. Better than covid though eh
From experience yes lots!

Re: Drones

Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 9:04 pm
by phantom
Mash wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 7:38 am {snip}
Are they navel perhaps?
What would a drone have to do with a belly button?

Or did you mean "naval" ? πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ‘

Re: Drones

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 1:27 am
by Easydrinker
It'e the rozzers homing in on unlicensed distillers!

Robert.

Re: Drones

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 6:43 am
by Mash
phantom wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 9:04 pm
Mash wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 7:38 am {snip}
Are they navel perhaps?
What would a drone have to do with a belly button?

Or did you mean "naval" ? πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ‘
You'll never knowπŸ€” Nobody's found the fish yet!

Re: Drones

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:58 am
by gaza the instructor
Hang on here guys belly buttons and fish. My noodles have just
gone into stupidity overload!!

Re: Drones

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:09 am
by Jennysgin
Back on drones, do you think they're official ones BB?
There's a local guy around here sends a drone up quite regularly then posts nice arial pictures on facetube.
Admittedly I've no idea what type of drone he's using. It could be a wee itsy bitsy one for all I know! :lol:🀷

Re: Drones

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:30 am
by Mash
do they show up on radarnow ?

Re: Drones

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:45 am
by buffalobob
Never heard of radarnow Mash, I'll look it up. I think they are official ones Jenny. I read something about the cops trialling some drones in the SE to cut cost on helicopter hours keeping an eye on the dealers living next to Gaza :lol: They might be military ones too. They must be advanced to stay up for so long at such a high altitude, I don't think they would be generally available to the public.

Re: Drones

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 1:11 pm
by Mash
I am pretty sure they are not powered by 4 AA batteries. 😁

Re: Drones

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 2:00 pm
by phantom
So the next "garden shed project" sounds like it's gonna be "how to make an EMP gun" then πŸ˜‰πŸ˜†πŸ˜ˆπŸ˜†

Re: Drones

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 2:42 pm
by gaza the instructor
A bit worried about bringing this up! U.F.O.! Area 51 in yankiee land
and a Cigar smokin' Will Smith to get 'em out the shit. Well 'ere goes.
Area 52.4 just inside the M25 near Chessington, Radarnow reports of
dealers by Special Agent Mash. One U.F.O. shot and brought down in
Area 53 by Ace sharpshooter Captain P. with the 4xAA experimental
Ray Gun. Plan is to fly the Spaceship and attack their own. It will be
flown by Flight Sergeant Buffalobob and his trusted glamorous but
deadly assistant, Major Jenny Gin. a tough and dangerous mission the
odds are against us, but all drones must be destroyed.
Meanwhile ED & I will cross all fingers and toes and get pissed.

Re: Drones

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 3:04 pm
by buffalobob
:space_invader: :lol: bloody typical that Gaza, you and ED sit on your arse getting pissed while Jenny and me save the world :roll:

Re: Drones

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:20 pm
by phantom
buffalobob wrote: Tue Mar 16, 2021 3:04 pm :space_invader: :lol: bloody typical that Gaza, you and ED sit on your arse getting pissed while Jenny and me save the world :roll:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Drones

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:42 pm
by gaza the instructor
Don't know what you are laughing at Mr P. You may only get one shot to save the World!!

Re: Drones

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:08 pm
by Windoe
@buffalobob without knowing your precise location I can’t help too much, but any drone flown over 500’ is a hazard to aircraft so it will be NOTAM’ed:
https://notaminfo.com/ukmap

You can have a look there to see if it gives you any info. If you live near an airport with ATC then you could give them a call to see if they are aware of the hazard.
http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/i ... id=13.html

You could be located below a Restricted or Danger Area, in which case no NOTAM needs to be issued as Aircraft are excluded from the airspace when active.

https://www.aurora.nats.co.uk/htmlAIP/ ... /43863.pdf

@Jennysgin, whilst I would not like to expose my own glasshouse there are strict rules on flying a drone to protect the public.

https://dronesafe.uk/drone-code/

Re: Drones

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:17 pm
by Jennysgin
It's all quite interesting, in a "big brother's watching" kind of way! :lol:

Re our local drone videoer, it's a walking page he posts on so it tends to be nice views flying up waterfall valleys etc. Nothing too specific but maybe the juicy stuff is on his secret stash! :shock: