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Drone flies within “a few hundred feet” of descending Southwest flight
As a Southwest flight began its descent into Dallas Love Field on Friday, the pilot reported spotting a quadcopter drone within "a few hundred feet." According to the Dallas Morning News, local and federal investigators have begun trying to locate the pilot. (arstechnica.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I have a DJI Phantom 2 as well, but before going up, I will look at the VFR sectional where I'm at to make sure there are no close by airports, and to also make sure I'm not in any flight patterns. It's the people who buy these things and are clueless about the airspace restrictions and regulations who are going to mess it up for the rest of us who abide by the rules and go through the proper channels of operating one of these machines.
One of the original proposals of drone regulations would require that the operator would possess a minimum of a Private Pilots license. Still not a bad idea. Pilots have a better understand of airport traffic areas and TCA's. Theses are Aircraft.
No one will do anything until one of these idiots bring an aircraft down and people die. Then everyone will cry to ban them all.
Meanwhile the media idiots like the Weather Channel keep encouraging these dangerous acts by giving them free air time - and sometimes even interviews.
Correct, the idiots ruin most things for the majority law abiding, responsible participants... Result is 'lowest common denominator' type of law, enforcement, regulation - etc, gotta be sure to regulate the stupid and incompetent !
The laws are made by the stupid and incompetent so what do you expect to change?