Drone Zapper

[wgt40w]

It would save a lot of argument if they just shot the bloody thing to pieces - thinks - one of those 1200 rounds a minute gatling type guns !

       

[BlueFlyer]

Fail safe has to be throttle idle anyway doesn't it? RTH still is not a legal feature yet?

There's no requirement for your radio equipment to even have a failsafe capability, however if the failsafe function is available it's just part of the guidance set out in CAP 658 and considered "best practice" to have it set your model to throttle idle or off. Remember, this is "guidance" from the CAA, this is not the ANO itself and therefore not enforceable by law (electrotor is probably more au fait with this than I)

However I do recall some discussions a while back where they were considering the inclusion of RTH or autoland as an acceptable failsafe setting if available, especially for multirotor aircraft where this would be preferable to what happens if you simply throttle off.

edit: found the link

https://bmfa.org/News/News-Page/ArticleID/2127/Advanced-Failsafe-Options-for-Rotorcraft

unfortunately, whilst they appear to be making head way, they're still stuck in the past when it comes to RTH on fixed wing models