Another near miss at Heathrow

[Neon Euc]

Full link here. Apologies if already been posted

Virgin plane in terrifying near miss with drone on Heathrow approach

 

[WV. Rootman]

Again they are not sure. It might be another plastic bag. Drone sure makes a better story then a plastic bag. I would think a miss by 10 feet, the turbulence would do a number on the “drone “?

 

[sar104]

Again they are not sure. It might be another plastic bag. Drone sure makes a better story then a plastic bag. I would think a miss by 10 feet, the turbulence would do a number on the “drone “?

It would certainly be thrown around in the wake turbulence, but it's behind the wing by the time that happens.

 

[sar104]

And in case anyone wants report details:

 

[WV. Rootman]

It would certainly be thrown around in the wake turbulence, but it's behind the wing by the time that happens.

Isn't the turbulence behind the wing that racks havoc with other aircraft?

 

[captainmilehigh]

Pilot reported a ‘drone-like object’. I suppose that could be anything in the general shape of a drone. And at 3200 feet on approach. Really?

After flying commercial aircraft for over 35 years, unless I can definitively identify an object in that situation, I’ll dismiss it as an undetermined object and continue my flight.

 

[sar104]

Pilot reported a ‘drone-like object’. I suppose that could be anything in the general shape of a drone. And at 3200 feet on approach. Really?

After flying commercial aircraft for over 35 years, unless I can definitively identify an object in that situation, I’ll dismiss it as an undetermined object and continue my flight.

I'm pretty sure that the only drone-like objects in the sky are drones. From which I would conclude that the pilot identified it as an unidentified drone.

 

[Deleted member 29014]

Isn't the turbulence behind the wing that racks havoc with other aircraft?

Wake turbulence can severely affect other smaller aircraft, thus controllers have standard separation rules. I would assume wake turbulence would do a number on a drone.

 

[Deleted member 29014]

And in case anyone wants report details:

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June?

 

[Deleted member 29014]

I'm pretty sure that the only drone-like objects in the sky are drones. From which I would conclude that the pilot identified it as an unidentified drone.

 

[captainmilehigh]

I knew that was coming............

 

[WV. Rootman]

I knew that was coming............

I didn't reread, but wasn't an earlier drone sighting dismissed as a plastic bag?

 

[sar104]

I didn't reread, but wasn't an earlier drone sighting dismissed as a plastic bag?

Correct. Therefore all subsequent drone sightings will actually turn out to be plastic bags. Er, hang on, maybe that doesn't actually follow.

 

[sar104]

June?

It's a month.

 

[Deleted member 29014]

It's a month.

Stop it you are killing me.

This is 4 months old....

 

[sar104]

Stop it you are killing me.

This is 4 months old....

That's normal. They were in the batch from the September UKAB meeting that was just published.

 

[Deleted member 29014]

That's normal. They were in the batch from the September UKAB meeting that was just published.

Hardly "news."

 

[sar104]

Hardly "news."

Well it's news in the sense that it was only just made public, so there was no way for it to have been reported earlier.

 

[Gary E]

And the article includes an image of a DJI Phantom. I would think DJI would be going nuts over those negative images.

 

[Offroader]

Flaps down on approach would cause turbulence not just right under the wing (especially near the engines), but for many feet below and every where behind the aircraft. Ever been at the end of the runway when a plane lands? You don't have to be very close to be tossed around. And they are still a score meters or more above the ground. No thrust, just turbulence from the flaps. Certainly not the conditions I want my sUAS in. Manned aircraft pilots, correct me if I'm wrong.