Missed the plane at Auckland airport but got a smaller one instead

[Meta4]

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Civil Aviation Authority yet to find drone evidence in Rod Vaughan Waihi plane crash investigation

 

[John Decker]

Update
Civil Aviation Authority yet to find drone evidence in Rod Vaughan Waihi plane crash investigation

Good catch. I've been in NZ for over 30 years and have never noticed this guy. If this is a representation of his objective, fact-based journalism then i can see why!

 

[Dwilliams35]

Aliens. It’s the only logical explanation.

 

[Bad Andy]

Story I read said he was at 1600 to 1700 ft. MSL. That's too high for most birds and drones, and either one of those would leave stuff inside if it crashed through the windshield. In any case, there is zero basis for the pilot's speculation that it was a drone strike since he didn't see a drone or have any other evidence to support his wild guess. And shame on the newspaper for reporting the pilot's wild guess in the headline or subhead when there was no evidence for it.

List of birds by flight heights - Wikipedia

How High Can Birds Fly?

How Fast and High Do Birds Fly?

But, I do think the pilot is nuts.