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Dec 20, 2018, 5:35 am

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nancypants

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Originally Posted by ChrL

I understand that there are normally night time restrictions from Gatwick with a quota of night time flights allowed during the year. Is this quota likely to be waived to allow things to recover once the drone issues has been resolved? Technically, how would the quota be waived?

there is form for this (eg after the BA38 incident)

Quote:

Originally Posted by milkyway88

I wonder if the RN have got any T45's at Portsmouth. They should be able to track (and destroy) drone size objects at that range (unless all that land in the middle interferes somewhat).....

just sail it up the Thames, job done!

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