Plane over Turf

[WalkdenClaret]

Anybody think it was a bit strange that it didn't have a banner attached and not a little scary how low it was over the Cricket Field stand ?

[Awayfromburnley]

It was actually quite an aggressive manoeuvre that in some countries would have been illegal, flying so low and fast.

I think it was a police plane but they need to publicise it.as it did cause some fuss where I was sat.

[NewClaret]

I thought I was the only person who saw it, but it looked so low that I thought it was going to fly in to the stand at one point. Quite scary having it fly so low close to the ground.

[Damo]

It was the police plane.
No idea why they were flying it in the manner that they did

[NewClaret]

It was the police plane.
No idea why they were flying it in the manner that they did

Gathering evidence on Browny for murdering set pieces?

[Rosehill Claret]

It made quite a few loops!

This screenshot is from Facebook by the way, in case there are any incriminating tabs!

[Woodleyclaret]

The police used drones to monitor crowds

[Foshiznik]

I assume it was following the Blackburn coaches because it moved towards the motorway for the latter part

[daveisaclaret]

Why do the police have a plane?

[bfcjg]

It was rather bizarre, I can't really see the point of it considering it can't hover over an area unlike the helicopter.

[ClaretFelix]

It was rather bizarre, I can't really see the point of it considering it can't hover over an area unlike the helicopter.

It's a decent bit of kit, although it can't hover it's still quite nimble and gives decent coverage in terms of the cameras.
I believe it's not the favoured aircraft due to its cost to run

[bfcjg]

I can see its benefit when searching over a wide area, but for crowd monitoring over a small area it doesn't make sense IMHO

[Andreshotboots]

Why do the police have a plane?

They can stay in the air a lot longer than a helicopter, cover a much wider, and are deal for crowd monitoring for footbal games, and lost person searches etc. Although yesterday it wasn't relevant, they can also fly in much worse weather than a helicopter..

[pushpinpussy]

Maybe it was flying so low because the flight attendant was offering a ‘mile-high’ experience” at he time.

[Croydon Claret]

Helicopters cost significantly more to run than a light aircraft. A helicopter has no wing unless those rotor blades are spinning