I just read an article in a Sunday paper saying that the Garda heli is basically grounded now because of a lack of funding. With cost over runs following the visit of the Queen and Barrack Obama the funding is simply not there to maintain the two Garda choppers. Only priority calls are now to be flown and the hours the chopper can be airborn in a day has been reduced from 6 to just a half hour per day. The Gardai are also down from 2 choppers to only one to also reduce costs. Looks like they wont be flying any FLIR missions into the future like they do in the UK. Sometimes a ression can be a good thing.
I hate that fucking chopper, always gets me freaked when its flying over my gaff.

[paladin420]

Have one hoverin over your home blowin off shingles to truly learn to hate them fuckers..Good news I guess Obummer can do some good after all...pal

[VonBudí]

which paper?

still the various search and rescue coppers with flir

I think it was the Irish Mail On Sunday Von, the article only dealth with the Garda chopper. Im not sure about the rescue choppers

[VonBudí]

hope the rescue coppers ones dont get shut down, would think a few tds would get lynched by some of their constituents if they were to ever face the chop

that said nice quote from some where else recently

I live in rural north kerry and a polish couple got done for growing €200k of weed in their house. They were found out because some fella got lost at sea and the coast guard were using thermal imaging to try find him and this couple's house was lit up like a christmas tree. So if you lived away from large bodies of water, you should be grand.

[VonBudí]

just a reminder for any one near a dart line, cant find the other article but there were listed dates for the work

https://www.independent.ie/national-n...s-2959986.html

Drivers alerted to low-flying helicopters

MOTORISTS in Dublin were warned yesterday not to be distracted by low-flying helicopters surveying train lines.

Commissioned by Irish Rail and undertaken by PDG Helicopters and Irish Helicopters, the aircraft are scanning DART overhead lines with a thermal imaging camera and checking for overheated parts.

"The aircraft will be flying quite low so people should be cautious," said Ian Baird from Irish Helicopters.

[Hundred Gram Oz]

I think I remember seeing that the cops in England were using the electricity companys FLIR to detect grow houses, you can also get hand held FLIR camera's and I'm sure they will be using them now with no chopper to fall back on.

Ah I doubt they are spinning around in the squad car with a flir gun.

[VonBudí]

Originally Posted by Hundred Gram Oz

I think I remember seeing that the cops in England were using the electricity companys FLIR to detect grow houses, you can also get hand held FLIR camera's and I'm sure they will be using them now with no chopper to fall back on.

Originally Posted by COOKIE MONSTER

Ah I doubt they are spinning around in the squad car with a flir gun.

i remember seeing that article too about the uk police being lent one. Would make sense too that the'd use the hand held ones now but with all parties being skint i doubt its happened so far.

Saw some random uk police show recently when flir was used, amazing detail (irish ones too). I was going to say that if any one wanted to play around with one goto the sustainable buidling show, but looks like its been delayed.

[Hundred Gram Oz]

Originally Posted by COOKIE MONSTER

Ah I doubt they are spinning around in the squad car with a flir gun.

The drug squad go to all lengths, I wouldn't underestimate them, it would be a lot less expensive for them to use a grounded FLIR camera than a chopper. But if they are scanning your house in the first place your fucked, here's to the DS