Drone nearly hits passenger jet with 100 aboard

[TangoWhiskey]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...plane-carrying-100-passengers-just-metre.html

 

[Silvaire]

I've said it a thousand times and I'm going to say it again - these things have absolutely no business being in uncontrolled airspace - period.

 

[AggieMike88]

Critics have seized on the dramatic footage taken nine years ago...

I don't disagree that drone's can be a hazard, but.... nine years ago?

 

[N747JB]

I don't disagree that drone's can be a hazard, but.... nine years ago?

Must have been a slow news day! It's hard to believe it's been "hidden" for 9 years, I'd think somebody would have leaked it by now!

 

[Florida Cracker]

The moment one of these drones hits a plane, or kills a kid, whose murder wasn't intentional on the president's part, the drone program is history.

 

[Velocity173]

It's Afghanistan and 9 yrs ago. Although this little guy should've been in the approach path into Kabul, when you have that many UAVs around this stuff happens. Far more close calls in both Iraq and Afghanistan than people realize. I missed a Reaper by maybe 100-200 ft once. It happens.

 

[ClimbnSink]

The moment one of these drones hits a plane, or kills a kid, whose murder wasn't intentional on the president's part, the drone program is history.

Nope. The gov'ts ability to shoot and spy on us from the sky trumps public safety.

 

[NineThreeKilo]

They have bad news written all over them, also keep in mind there is a diffret mindset when you're in a office looking at screen in IMC, vs in the cockpit with PAX.

Here are a few F' ups by UAVs

http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/publications/callback/cb_397.html