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Genghis9 Posted at 2017-10-18 09:38
I think it is both a bit premature to assume this is 1) "fake news" as there are some official reports of an incident that should not be ignored, and 2) at present there is much conjecture, otherwise known as gossip that is muddying the waters on this. It would be best to wait and see, as has been pointed out there have been many past assumptions about drone hits to only be something else later.
Also, agree with Nigel, whether this is or is not a drone strike the perception is a huge problem that we all don't need. For one, we don't need DJI putting yet more after market restrictions on our property than we already have and we don't need the government further restricting our hobby/profession more than there already is.
All of us responsible individuals need to hold those morons out there accountable if and when we see it, report them or at least call them on their behavior and improper operations.
Exactly, whether it is fake news or not mostly it is conjecture. The press for one are blowing things up way out of proportion. An airbus copilot reports a drone on finals passing (at a speed of 77 meters or so per second) just above the starboard wing (which cannot easily be seen from the cockpit anyway). The press reports a near miss with death for 100s of passengers. 24 hours later the report was redefined as a probable plastic shopping bag. This is just one report of many. Whatever happened in the free word of the principal “innocent before proven guilty”. It obviously does not apply to the press.
Whether drone pilot, commercial pilot, regulator or the press, we should be careful and act responsibly, at the end of the day we must ALL pay the price. |
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