bladesman123 Â Â 10 #289 Posted January 27, 2012 It's just a thought, but i think losing the helicopter could be paving the way for them remote control drone things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
PXOWL Â Â 10 #290 Posted January 27, 2012 It's just a thought, but i think losing the helicopter could be paving the way for them remote control drone things. Â Excellent idea,can just imagine some scrote in a stolen car reduced to a stain on the road. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
joiner andy   10 #291 Posted January 27, 2012 You're glad we're losing the police helicopter because it reminds you of a book?  ...............yep! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
manxbiker   10 #292 Posted January 27, 2012 Do we get a refund for helicopter as syp paid for it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Rupert_Baehr   10 #293 Posted January 27, 2012 It's just a thought, but i think losing the helicopter could be paving the way for them remote control drone things.  Expect a increase in young lads riding field bikes everywhere once more and vehicle crime !  A reaper should sort out the lads riding field bikes.  I wonder whether there'd be complaints about the noise? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stonecircle   10 #294 Posted January 27, 2012 SYP link with more info  http://www.southyorks.gov.uk/SYJSHome/PoliceHome/PoliceHelicopter.aspx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bladesman123   10 #295 Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Excellent idea,can just imagine some scrote in a stolen car reduced to a stain on the road.   A reaper should sort out the lads riding field bikes. I wonder whether there'd be complaints about the noise?  I was thinking something more like this  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6676809.stm Edited January 27, 2012 by bladesman123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
chem1st   10 #296 Posted January 27, 2012 There are going to be a lot less posts on SF!  What would the police helicopter be doing over S6? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Rupert_Baehr   10 #297 Posted January 27, 2012 Thanks for the link, Bladesman. - I too thought of that one and I remembered reading the original article (but a reaper would be much more fun ).  I wonder what the results of the trial were? Are Merseyside police still using them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bladesman123   10 #298 Posted January 27, 2012 Thanks for the link, Bladesman. - I too thought of that one and I remembered reading the original article (but a reaper would be much more fun ). I wonder what the results of the trial were? Are Merseyside police still using them?  It was grounded because they didn't have the correct licence  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8517726.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Rupert_Baehr   10 #299 Posted January 27, 2012 Thanks again. It's not clear whether the operator didn't have a licence to operate the drone, or whether the aircraft itself doesn't yet have a CAA Type Approval.  Hopefully he problem will be resolved fairly quickly. The running costs of a drone would be tiny compared to the cost of running a manned aircraft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Hemibr   10 #300 Posted January 27, 2012 perhaps its because of said helicopter that crime figures are down??  Helicopters dont reduce crime figures = statisticians and number crunchers do that.  Are you confusing it with detection rates ? these may well be improved by a helicopter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...