Re: Police spy in the sky
Spartan613
"keithr" <ke...@nowhere.com.au> wrote in message
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> Ned wrote:
>> veritas wrote:
>>> Sylvia Else wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Does this rule not apply in Australia?
>>>
>>>
>>> That was also included in my ab-initio training in North America � and
>>> later, very much so in practice - especially in marginal weather.
>>>
>>> Not only in relation to this subject, Australian police overbearingly
>>> know better than the rest of the world and seem to think that what is
>>> dangerous practice for you and I, is not dangerous for them if they are
>>> on "Queens Business" (funny that!). This common police mentality often
>>> puts other people in danger.
>>>
>>> To you and I, it would constitute wilful negligence.
>>>
>> Plod's priority is not flight safety.
>>
>> Nor is it road safety - otherwise they'd be going for max visibility.
>>
>> Plods priority is the maximization of revenue and they can best ensure
>> that
>> drivers are caught unawares by flying on their blind side. Much as police
>> motorcyclists do.
>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe they should ensure that NOTAMs are issued when they intend to
>>> navigate contrary to convention. :)
>>
>> Yeah - And pigs might fly. ;-)
>
> Probably so that the passenger can point his Brownie box camera at the
> road. They tried this on the Hume near Campbelltown in the 1980s, it was a
> failure then, as it will be this time too. Probably some cop with a PPL
> wants to get his hours up.
Oh no, they've got better techonogical stuff now. The article says they now
have "forward looking infra-red radar". (Whatever the fuck that is).
--
"There's no shortcut to anywhere worth going".
BJ
"Spartan613" <nos...@buggeroff.com> wrote in message
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>
> "keithr" <ke...@nowhere.com.au> wrote in message
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>> Ned wrote:
>>> veritas wrote:
>>>> Sylvia Else wrote:
SNIP
> Oh no, they've got better techonogical stuff now. The article says they
> now have "forward looking infra-red radar". (Whatever the fuck that is).
>
You can see a picture of the VICPOL FLIR at
http://www.upholdtheright.com/airwing.htm
Can pick up heat signatures of cars parked under trees, bodies in the snow,
and so on.
Has saved many a life in Victoria, even to dementia patients wandering off
at night.
In their words:
The FLIR (forward looking infra-red) system is a Safire 3 HD unit costing
approximately $1 million and weighs 50 kgs. It is attached to the left side
of the aircraft and is operated by a rear crewperson using a complex control
system, which feeds vision also to the front seat. It has an extremely
powerful camera that can read a car registration plate up to one kilometre
away.
FLIR works by detecting the heat signatures of anything it looks at and
highlights the intensity of the heat properties. This makes it easier to
locate a lost person amongst miles of bush and terrain, or to spot an
offender hiding in a tree.
Phil Allison
"Spartan613"
> Oh no, they've got better techonogical stuff now. The article says they
> now have "forward looking infra-red radar". (Whatever the fuck that is).
** Think someone has mixed up their terminology here.
FLIR = "Forward Looking Infra-Red = the night imaging videos taken from
helicopters you see regularly on TV reality cop shows - ie, where the cops
are chasing suspects in cars or on foot AT NIGHT with help from a chopper
somewhere overhead.
The "Radar" bit seems out of place - cos the now long established "
LIDAR " speed detection guns use **infra-red** lasers to measure a vehicle's
speed. These are used in both daylight or at night.
That they now, allegedly, have similar LIDAR guns installed on board Cessna
206s, flying at night, chasing cars up freeways and using FLIR to see
m - is a tad dubious.
.... Phil
Spartan613
"BJ" <ra...@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
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Yeah, thanks for that mate. FYI, I was being sarcastic.
I know the difference between a FLIR and a radar. Clearly, the dill from the
Police doesn't. (Which was my point all along).