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I have heard about so many of these "airplane nearly hit a drone" scaremongering stories that I simply don't believe it anymore, period. I think it could have b
by nakedrobot2 12y ago
I have heard about so many of these "airplane nearly hit a drone" scaremongering stories that I simply don't believe it anymore, period. I think it could have been a bird, or something else that simply passed by too quickly to be identified by the pilot, and they're calling it a "drone" just because they wouldn't mind getting those things banned anyway.
- lafar6502 12y agoI havent heard of any plane that nearly missed a drone
- neurotech1 12y agoI've only heard of two incidents. One was investigated by the NTSB and (IMO) both the pilots of the manned aircraft and the RC aircraft were partially at fault. NTSB report blamed the RC pilot. No injuries but the manned aircraft was damaged, and the RC aircraft destroyed. This occurred at low-level ( < 50 ft) over the runway. The second was that the small military UAV was blown off course due to changing winds, while a jet was doing a ground power run. The RC aircraft crashed short, with some debris hitting the aircraft wing. UAV operations were authorized, although the Tower controller and Ground (Movement) controller didn't foresee the hazard.