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But what are we talking about re: "near miss" here? The phrase itself defines as no actual impact. How many actual problems are we talking about here, vs "close

But what are we talking about re: "near miss" here? The phrase itself defines as no actual impact. How many actual problems are we talking about here, vs "close but no harm done"? I'm just trying to bracket the issue. close but no harm done Are you serious? This is an airplane we're talking about. I don't care how close you think you are or aren't when you're flying your toy around the airport. I don't want the pilot of my airplane to be distracted by your asshat-ery no matter how much distance you think you have from the airplane.

ryanlol 11y ago
Why would a pilot be distracted by a drone?
- sokoloff 11y ago
  On my next to last landing at my home airport, I was warned of "remote controlled aircraft" on the final approach path, 1.5 miles from the runway. At that point on a 3* approach path, I'm a little over 400' above the touchdown zone and the land rises slightly in this direction, so I'm a little under 400' above ground. Care to guess whether that was a zero or non-zero distraction as I passed the affected area?
  - ryanlol 11y ago
    How is your average drone different from birds? Non-zero doesn't mean worth mentioning.
    - sokoloff 11y ago
      Many birds have eyesight and a dive response to approaching aircraft.
      - ryanlol 11y ago
        Most drones have cameras and operators (which also have eyesight).
        sokoloff 11y ago
        Great. So we just need the instinctual dive response and we should be good...
ctdonath 11y ago
Yes, I'm serious. As someone who thinks nothing of near-misses involving drivers dozens/hundreds of times daily with a head-on speed differential of >100 MPH missing by _feet_ , I understand the concern for impact yet still scratch my head over the angst indulged over a single miss by _miles_.