43D1E8

[Anmer]

I'm picking this up with positional data over the Manorbier firing range is South West Wales.  No higher than 125 feet (so far).

An ADS-B drone?

[Anmer]

Different Mode-S today - 43D207.

Out of Manorbier and over the Castlemartin range.

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[Anmer]

Joined by 43D206 today.

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[Sketco]

I'm picking this up with positional data over the Manorbier firing range is South West Wales.  No higher than 125 feet (so far).

An ADS-B drone?

An oldie but a goodie. Turned up again today. in and out of the Manorbier range 3 times so far.
Seems likely to be a drone. nothing on the hex in the uk register

[Sketco]

addendum to my last.
The "drone" appears to have been launched from Castle Head at Manorbier and there is a new listing for a club called "Manorbier Castle - Grey arrows Drone Club", So it may be related to a private drone flight

[Anmer]

The one that's flying at this time is hex code 43D207.  1,300 feet ASL.

The Manorbier Range is active this week and the drone is flying just south of the range.  My guess this isn't a "hobby" drone.

[Sketco]

The one that's flying at this time is hex code 43D207.  1,300 feet ASL.

The Manorbier Range is active this week and the drone is flying just south of the range.  My guess this isn't a "hobby" drone.

Could be right. I don't know what it is either. I guess i could take a drive and look, it isn't far, but the rain is hammering down (probably another good reason to suspect it isn't a sightseeing flight

[jonboy1081]

I have these hex codes in my notes as potentially a Watchkeeper, not comfirmed though.

Both also active at Manorbier on the 27/4/22.

Not actually sure if Manorbier has anywhere a Watchkeeper can take off though....

[Sketco]

I have these hex codes in my notes as potentially a Watchkeeper, not comfirmed though.

Both also active at Manorbier on the 27/4/22.

Not actually sure if Manorbier has anywhere a Watchkeeper can take off though....

I usually see the Watchkeeper callsign "Cronus" out of Aberporth.
Could be though. Haven't seen a drone off Manorbier for a good while. I haven't heard anything on the Manorbier Range frequency at all today and just the usual range passage requests from QinetiQ. There was a warship did a fuel top off at Milford the other day,could be a play date?

[Sketco]

I have these hex codes in my notes as potentially a Watchkeeper, not comfirmed though.

Both also active at Manorbier on the 27/4/22.

Not actually sure if Manorbier has anywhere a Watchkeeper can take off though....

in 2019 the RM Commandos did tests of their Thales LMM against QinetiQ Banshee drones at Manorbier. Could be a trailer launched Banshee. Just spitballing here

[Anmer]

Could be right. I don't know what it is either. I guess i could take a drive and look, it isn't far, but the rain is hammering down (probably another good reason to suspect it isn't a sightseeing flight

If the visibilty were better I could possibly see it from home!

[Sketco]

Could be right. I don't know what it is either. I guess i could take a drive and look, it isn't far, but the rain is hammering down (probably another good reason to suspect it isn't a sightseeing flight

If the visibilty were better I could possibly see it from home!

Put the kettle on i'll bring my Nikon P1000

[Anmer]

Put the kettle on i'll bring my Nikon P1000

Let me see one first!

[Anmer]

43D206 airborne today.  Out of Manorbier.

I was able to observe this to the east of Caldey Island at a range of 15 miles using a pair of 25x100 binoculars.  Not able to identify it but it's quite large and looks more like a helicopter than a drone.

Now showing callsign Venge37?

[Anmer]

OK, I think I've sussed this one.

It was a Lynx ZZ518.  The hex code changed mid flight and that's when the callsign VENG37 (not VENGE37) appeared on screen.

I assume the Lynx was also using 43D206.  Which is why my observtion looked "more like a helicopter"!