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I call total bullshit. How could a pilot even tell? There was no damage. Did they hear it hit over the engine? Ha. The first time a drone hits a plane it's go

I call total bullshit. How could a pilot even tell? There was no damage. Did they hear it hit over the engine? Ha. The first time a drone hits a plane it's going to be from terrorist activity. They don't accidentally hit planes as we see from the 1000s of 'near misses' but not a single hit.

threeseed 11y ago
What are you on about ? I think we can safely assume that British Airways pilots/officials have not fabricated this report and genuinely believe a drone has struck the aircraft. And why would you think it would have come from a terrorist. Far more likely to be some kid who got a drone for Christmas and interested in visiting an airport.
- RealityVoid 11y ago
  To be honest, the article is thin on details and full of speculations. The pilot thinks he struck something resembling a drone but I doubt he would be able to tell the nature of the object from a moving plane. The reason I greatly doubt it is a drone is that the number of drones is relatively low while the number of birds is high. There are economic and legal incentives for _not_ flying close to airports so I think the number of possible accidents is massively overblown. In light of these facts, I await more proof of the fact it was a drone, because now, I see none. I don't believe that the British Airways have fabricated this report, it's just that they don't seem to be sure of if being a drone themselves.