Crew members injured as plane avoids near collision with suspected drone

[LuvMyTJ]

I would like to know how it went from a balloon to a sUAS.


Two cabin crew suffered slight injuries during the incident, Porter said.
“The pilots’ initial assessment was that it looked like a balloon. After debriefing, there is potential that the object was a drone,” said Porter Airlines spokesman Brad Cicero.

SOURCE: Crew members injured as plane avoids near collision with suspected drone

 

[thedjtec]

Sounds like a load of crap to me. They were +- 9000 feet AGL when it happened? I HIGHLY doubt it was a drone/quad/anything RC. Probably a runaway moored balloon. Just another news source fear-mongering about RCs..

 

[LuvMyTJ]

I listened to the radio chatter and there were several reports of a group of balloons in the area... where or how a group of balloons at 5000' turned into to a drone is beyond me.

 

[Jojoned]

An investigator stated it was definitely not a bird because it eas at least 3 meters wide. A drone? Maybe a military one?

 

[LuvMyTJ]

An investigator stated it was definitely not a bird because it eas at least 3 meters wide. A drone? Maybe a military one?

EDIT: I apologize as I was mistaken on the source of this audio. It was not from the flight near Toronto. It was another flight that had a similar experience. It was within the article I read about the Toronto incident. Here is the link to the incident the audio came from - Lufthansa reports near miss with drone over Los Angeles

They are talking about balloons in the cockpit. Listen to the audio here, it will download the file - http://www.liveatc.net/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=13092.0;attach=8763 …

 

[Neon Euc]

Sure it wasn't Casey's mavic that he lost a few weeks ago at sea?[emoji23]

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[Jojoned]

Yes, pilots initial assessment was balloon...AFTER DEBRIEFING it could be a drone. Hmmm,...??

 

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[Jonathan Huff]

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and your not a mod your my hero

 

[Pluto88888]

Lol, @ 9000ft height and 55km range and 3 metres someone been hiding their battery mods

 

[Meta4]

Interesting follow-up to the original story.
Unfortunately it won't get any near as much publicity as the original.
Object that caused near-collision with Porter plane not a drone - CityNews

 

[Kirby Johnson]

An investigator stated it was definitely not a bird because it eas at least 3 meters wide. A drone? Maybe a military one?

Three meters wide? Do our drones "swell" due to decreased atmospheric pressure as they gain altitude? Ha.

 

[thedjtec]

Lol, @ 9000ft height and 55km range and 3 metres someone been hiding their battery mods

It's the new Nuclear Fueled quad


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