Drones attack: drones nearly collided with airplanes 25 times in the USA in six months

    On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported that the Federal Aviation Administration is receiving more complaints from pilots and air traffic control personnel. The topic is unmanned aerial vehicles that fly dangerously close to aircraft. Only on June 1, pilots 25 times reported a possible collision.

    95% of the world's population are idiots.And if high-tech flying devices that cost $ 300-400 fall into their hands, then there is more harm from such people. On New Year's Eve, many will receive Ar.Drone 2.0 and begin flying close to airports and over filled stadiums. Thanks to these clever men, laws will soon be introduced in the United States that regulate the use of quadrocopters and requirements for their pilots. And they’ll do it right, given the number of possible accidents involving these toys for adults.



    Since June, 25 complaints have been recorded in the United Statesfrom pilots about dangerously close to aircraft. On June 1, the quadrocopter flew 30 meters below the Boeing 767, which at that time made a flight at an altitude of 550 meters. On June 25, another pilot, landing, reported a drone flying 50 feet from its right wing. Extreme sportsmen threaten people's lives, which fully explains the desire of the US authorities to control such flights at the legislative level.

    If pilots are dangerous to others, then for themselves they pose an even greater threat. In 2013, in a park in New York, a 19-year-old teenager died from his own Align T-Rex 700N DFC helicopter. The blades cut the blood vessels on the neck, and the teenager bled. The “wingspan” of this gadget is 1.4 meters.



    For many years, amateurs launched planes into the sky and even used them for the same purposes that drones are now using. And there were no clashes. Firstly, airplanes and helicopters were expensive, and secondly, it was difficult to fly. And, thirdly, people were guided by the common sense of the Academy of Model Aeronautics . Today you can buy a powerful device with an integrated camera for less than a thousand dollars (thanks to Parrot for this), without any experience in its management - after all, it is not required. The results of the indiscretion (or idiocy) of the owners of quadrocopters can be disastrous - while there were no real cases, you can look at this bird.

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