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Here's a real report of a near-miss (20m) with a drone by an RAF fighter jet: https://www.airproxboard.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Standard_content/Airprox_rep

• jsjohnst 8y ago
  When you put military aircraft flying at high speed in class G airspace so close to the ground, crap like this happens. I know the Tornado was authorized, but as someone who grew up near a military base, it is abusive to those in the area. This is a sore spot with me, so apologize I’m a bit bitter on this. To avoid situations like the above, I typically file a flight plan or at minimum contact nearby ATC if I know I’m going to be flying above 200ft much. That said, I’m not required too and neither was the drone pilot in this incident either. I wouldn’t be opposed to a transponder, if they were made on drones, but to date I don’t know of any major manufacturers providing that feature.