Was watching the news last night and they reported a drone was spotted by a airliner at 5300 feet over LA. Is that possible? I know your are not allowed to fly over 400 feet by FAA regs but can a drone really fly that high? Don't like the bad press.
Is that possible? Yes .. some drones could fly that high but not many ready to fly models could.Was watching the news last night and they reported a drone was spotted by a airliner at 5300 feet over LA. Is that possible? I know your are not allowed to fly over 400 feet by FAA regs but can a drone really fly that high? Don't like the bad press.
I think someone was having some fun and taking some great pics.Was watching the news last night and they reported a drone was spotted by a airliner at 5300 feet over LA. Is that possible? I know your are not allowed to fly over 400 feet by FAA regs but can a drone really fly that high? Don't like the bad press.
Most drones are good for maybe 30 mph. An aircraft is flying a minimum of 150 mph. So passing something at a relative minimum of 120 mph(Assuming the object is following them and not approaching head on or at a vector) and often much faster they are able to identify what some thing is? And how can they identify something BELOW them? Beats me.Is that possible? Yes .. some drones could fly that high but not many ready to fly models could.
But was it really a drone? .. Maybe not.
Once upon a time pilots used to report UFOs, now it's drones.
The news people love anything about drones and if it's dramatic with the potential to hit an airliner, even better for them.
But the FAA database (that was used to justify the need for registration) is full of dubious reports like this.
Most of them are not drones.
Here are a couple I picked out as an example.
Oh. And there's the question of the flying dishwasher.Most drones are good for maybe 30 mph. An aircraft is flying a minimum of 150 mph. So passing something at a relative minimum of 120 mph(Assuming the object is following them and not approaching head on or at a vector) and often much faster they are able to identify what some thing is? And how can they identify something BELOW them? Beats me.
Toploader or front loader? Lol.Oh. And there's the question of the flying dishwasher.
I have a question for you. As a private pilot what are the rules on how low you can fly? I live in the hills out in the country and small planes fly over my home all the time. We are required to fly under 400 feet, is there a danger of us have problems occupying the same air space? And no I don't live within 5 miles of a airport and do not live or fly in a NFZ.As a private pilot I can tell you many single engine aircraft fly much slower then 120 MPH. You are taught in flight school to always be visually be looking for other aircraft. This use to refer to full size aircraft this however is no longer the case.
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I have a question for you. As a private pilot what are the rules on how low you can fly? I live in the hills out in the country and small planes fly over my home all the time. We are required to fly under 400 feet, is there a danger of us have problems occupying the same air space? And no I don't live within 5 miles of a airport and do not live or fly in a NFZ.