Drone Hits BA A320
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Drone Hits BA A320
I guess it was only a matter of time. Thank God no one was hurt or worse.
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Drone Hits Landing British Airways A320 At Heathrow Airport
At approximately 12:50hrs, on Sunday, 17 April, a pilot on an inbound flight into Heathrow Airport from Geneva reported to police that he believed a drone had struck the aircraft.
The flight landed at Heathrow Terminal 5 safely.
A British Airways spokesperson said the Airbus A320 was examined by engineers who said no major damage was done.
He said: "Our aircraft landed safely, was fully examined by our engineers and it was cleared to operate its next flight.
There have been six near misses at Heathrow in the last two months alone, according to Hounslow Police.
This is believed to be the first time a suspected drone has struck a passenger plane.
Drone crashes into British Airways passenger jet as it comes in to land at Heathrow Airport
At approximately 12:50hrs, on Sunday, 17 April, a pilot on an inbound flight into Heathrow Airport from Geneva reported to police that he believed a drone had struck the aircraft.
The flight landed at Heathrow Terminal 5 safely.
A British Airways spokesperson said the Airbus A320 was examined by engineers who said no major damage was done.
He said: "Our aircraft landed safely, was fully examined by our engineers and it was cleared to operate its next flight.
There have been six near misses at Heathrow in the last two months alone, according to Hounslow Police.
This is believed to be the first time a suspected drone has struck a passenger plane.
Drone crashes into British Airways passenger jet as it comes in to land at Heathrow Airport
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Just like we can tamper the brakes on lasers. You are right, minor damage is no big deal. No one hurt, again, not an issue. Jerks flying drones in the flight paths of airplanes, BIG issue.
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Jerks flying drones in the flight paths of drones are idiots . And idiots being idiots deserve the consequences of idiotic actions. What bothers me is the it finally happened mentality and the belittling of other segments of aviation simply because of an ego that's out of control.
Work the problem , don't go Fox News or msnbc on it and blow it out of proportion. We as an aviation community (drone pilots included )are dropping the ball on an opportunity to police ourselves and be mentors.
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Thanks for sharing what bothers you. What bothers me is anyone who calls passenger jets "drones" (like you just did) and think people who "fly" drones are real pilots in an attempt to equate the two (as you are trying to do).
People who fly drones are not pilots, they are RC operators of RC drones. And since the drones we are talking about can fly and can be operated in airspace that real pilots fly in with passengers on board, they need to be strictly and stringently regulated. And they will be, rest assured.
Your next question is going to be "why aren't RC operators 'pilots' "? The answer is simple. Because they won't die if/when something goes wrong and their drone crashes, as well as the fact that their 'skills' do not allow them to fly a real airplane. Not even close. A real pilot can fly a drone with some minimal training. An RC operator would require a great deal of training in order to competently fly a real airplane safely.
So no, they are not one and the same. And never will be. Ever.
Furthermore, what also bothers me is that RC operators (like yourself) desperately want to co-opt the credibility and legitimacy of real pilots and the real aviation community to legitimize their toys. So you get "idiots" (your term) who say BS like "we as an aviation community" have no business "belittling another segment of aviation".
The problem, sir, is being created EXCLUSIVELY by the RC community, and as such it is exclusively theirs to "work". Real pilots and the real aviation community have every right to go to Fox News or any other media outlet to inform the public of the real and present danger the currently unregulated and out-of-control RC community represents to the flying public.
What is laughable is an RC operator coming onto a professional pilots forum and spewing the pablum you just did and telling everyone he is bothered by the "it finally happened" mentality, then presuming to lecture professional pilots to "work the problem".
Talk about out of control egos. Geez.
People who fly drones are not pilots, they are RC operators of RC drones. And since the drones we are talking about can fly and can be operated in airspace that real pilots fly in with passengers on board, they need to be strictly and stringently regulated. And they will be, rest assured.
Your next question is going to be "why aren't RC operators 'pilots' "? The answer is simple. Because they won't die if/when something goes wrong and their drone crashes, as well as the fact that their 'skills' do not allow them to fly a real airplane. Not even close. A real pilot can fly a drone with some minimal training. An RC operator would require a great deal of training in order to competently fly a real airplane safely.
So no, they are not one and the same. And never will be. Ever.
Furthermore, what also bothers me is that RC operators (like yourself) desperately want to co-opt the credibility and legitimacy of real pilots and the real aviation community to legitimize their toys. So you get "idiots" (your term) who say BS like "we as an aviation community" have no business "belittling another segment of aviation".
The problem, sir, is being created EXCLUSIVELY by the RC community, and as such it is exclusively theirs to "work". Real pilots and the real aviation community have every right to go to Fox News or any other media outlet to inform the public of the real and present danger the currently unregulated and out-of-control RC community represents to the flying public.
What is laughable is an RC operator coming onto a professional pilots forum and spewing the pablum you just did and telling everyone he is bothered by the "it finally happened" mentality, then presuming to lecture professional pilots to "work the problem".
Talk about out of control egos. Geez.
Last edited by SayAlt; 04-18-2016 at 02:11 AM.
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That's a nice, juicy Canada Goose built with muscle, fat, and brittle bones weighing about 9 lbs. (average according to Wikipedia) which kinda turns into jello on impact.
Contrast to a quad copter weighing say 4 lbs made of plastic, carbon fiber, and carrying a 1.5 lbs BRICK of batteries.
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