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Fox News reports a claim that Drone at Newark Airport Came Within 30 Feet of Aircraft:
Arriving flights were halted at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Tuesday when a drone was spotted near a neighboring airport, officials said. And one pilot claims that the drone came as close as 30 feet to his aircraft, according to a new report.
Two airplanes headed to Newark reported seeing a drone around 5 p.m. over Teterboro Airport, a smaller airport located roughly 18 miles northeast of Newark.
The FoxNews report quotes this story at ABC news:
Officials have now resumed operations after a ground stop had been ordered at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey due to drone activity, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Officials received two reports of a drone seen about 3,500 feet above Teterboro Airport in Bergen County, New Jersey, FAA spokesman Greg Martin told ABC News.
[...] "Missed the drone by about 30 feet off our right wing," one pilot said.
(Score: 2) by opinionated_science on Thursday January 24 2019, @04:44PM (3 children)
the irony here, is that drones could probably help prevent bird strikes by surveillance of the airfield using airport controlled drones.
It's just a shame that such neat technology can be misused in such a potentially catastrophic way...
(Score: 4, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Thursday January 24 2019, @05:00PM
Just because you're accustomed to 24/7 surveillance, doesn't mean the wildlife should be subjected to the same thing.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 24 2019, @06:34PM
A nearby military base airport uses falcons for pigeon and seagull control.
When not in the air, they are on high perches to ward-off other birds.
(Score: 2) by arslan on Thursday January 24 2019, @11:16PM
I call your irony and raise with my own - ironically birds [thedrive.com] can prevent a drone strike too.