An airline pilot spotted an unmanned flying object dangerously close to his plane in Brooklyn yesterday. What can we learn from this? Yesterday morning, an Alitalia pilot reported seeing a remote-controlled aircraft near New York's JFK airport, where he was landing. The drone was flying about 4 to 5 miles west of the airport at an altitude of about 1,750 feet, and it came within just 200 feet of the Alitalia plane, the pilot said. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident...
A Drone Flew Within 200 Feet Of A Commercial Jet. How Legal Was It?
Popular Science - 6 Mar 2013 18:00
An airline pilot spotted an unmanned flying object dangerously close to his plane in Brooklyn yesterday. What can we learn from this? Yesterday morning, an Alitalia pilot reported seeing a remote-controlled aircraft near New York's JFK airport, where he was landing. The drone was flying about 4 to 5 miles west of the airport at an altitude of about 1,750 feet, and it came within just 200 feet of the Alitalia plane, the pilot said. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident...
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