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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 fyngyrz on Thursday January 24 2019, @05:55PM (1 child)
I wonder why — given that lightweight and small cameras and DVR tech are both so readily available — the aircraft is not equipped for continuous recording of the near airspace. I would think that the difference between "pilot claims" and "here's a frame of the drone" would be worthy.
Many cameras can take individual frames very quickly. Very high light sensitivities can be used to achieve very short exposure times, which helps to freeze fast moving subjects in place.
At least then they might have a hint of the brand and configuration of the drone. It's a starting point if nothing else.
Seems odd, that's all.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 24 2019, @08:20PM
New frontier for google skyview, so i know where i am going in my flying car.