Drone pilot fined over $1,100 for almost crashing into Fatboy Slim
An amateur drone pilot who nearly crashed his DJI Mavic Mini drone into DJ Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, in 2022…
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Drone delays flights at airport in DJI’s Shenzhen home base
Here’s a fun little item that’ll lift enduringly grounded spirits around Gatwick and Dublin airports with a boost of schadenfreude. According to…
Drone pilot arrested for dropping dye into nearby pools
A New Jersey man has been arrested by police for using his drone to drop damaging chemical dye into the…
UK tabloid blames drone in 9.7K-foot ‘near-miss’ with jet that (horror!) royals have used
Extending a recent series of media stories about close-call aircraft-UAV incidents that’ve been heavy on fear-generating speculation and lighter on supporting facts,…
Researchers use objective method to analyze ‘near misses’ of drone and crewed aircraft
Few incidents are better generators of headlines, public shivers, and the ire of UAV sector experts than reports of “near…
Drones disrupt flights near East Midlands Airport in the UK
The alleged drone incidents took place over the weekend during the Download music festival at a nearby park. Supposedly three…
Judge orders Severn bridge climber’s drone to be destroyed
In England, a judge orders the Severn bridge climbers drone to be destroyed. Alexandru Scutaru, 30 had climbed the M48…
Ryanair Boeing 737 passenger jet comes within 50 feet of drone
Just as I was researching the possible drone collision with this Boeing 737, I came across another close call. A…
Drone causes Wellington Airport to temporarily shut down
A drone that was flying at around 600-feet and within two miles of the runway, caused the Wellington Airport in New…
Crew from Delta flight spots drone at 2,700 feet near Boston Logan International Airport
The crew from a Delta flight reported seeing a drone near Boston Logan International Airport. According to the Boston Globe,…
Was there really a drone at Newark Airport?
Was there really a drone at Newark Liberty International Airport? As of yet no hard evidence has been provided to…
Phantom 4 drone pilot fined and grounded for flying near airport
The man who flew his Phantom 4 illegally in restricted airspace close to Yellowknife Airport, has been fined $3,000 CAD and…
Near-miss between drone and passenger jet over London
According to a report by the UK Airprox Board (UKAB), which investigates near misses, a drone was just 10 feet…
DJI demands withdrawal of misleading drone collision video
During the last two weeks, the video we reported on earlier, in which a DJI Phantom 2 is ‘fired’ at…
Investigations are ongoing after drone near miss at Albury Airport
Investigations are ongoing after drone near miss at Albury Airport in England last Wednesday afternoon. A passenger jet with 62…
What would happen if a drone was sucked into a jet engine?
With drones being such a widespread piece of aviation technology they prove to be beneficial to many industries. Despite their potential, drones pose a serious threat to manned aircraft flying throughout the sky because of their small size. This raises the question; what would happen if a drone was sucked into a jet engine?
Police officer accidentally sends a search and rescue drone plummeting
A UK police officer has accidentally sent a drone plummeting 70 feet into a pond after unintentionally initiating the emergency…
Armenia reports it shot down an Azerbaijani drone
Armenia has shared that it used rockets to take down an Azerbaijani drone near the capital earlier this week during…
US Department of Homeland Security plans to shoot down drones near airports
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to shoot down drones near airports, as we saw in our story…
An Airbus 320 carrying 230 passengers came within 10ft of hitting a drone after taking off at Luton Airport
The commercial jetliner was flying around 7,000 feet when the incident occurred after taking off from Luton Airport in the UK. The drone and its operator were in the wrong twice as the aircraft was flown too high (legal limit is at 400 feet) and too close to the airport. The drone incident took place on May 6th this year.
Greenpeace flies Superman drone into nuclear plant in protest
Greenpeace, an independent global organization focused on conserving the environment and peace, flew a Superman themed drone into the side of a French nuclear power plant located in Bugey. Their plan was to demonstrate the plants vulnerability to outside attacks such as a drone, piloted by one of their activists.
Small drone found on tarmac of San Francisco International Airport
On July 12th a small drone was recovered on the tarmac near a fence within San Francisco International Airport. While not impeding any flights, this incident certainly raises questions about how airports can ensure safety to manned aircraft that are taking off and landing. Although it might look harmless, the fear is that these small drones can have a big impact on the integrity of the larger manned aircraft in case of a collision. According to the FAA rules, you’re not allowed to fly your drone within a 5-mile radius of any airport, unless you have obtained special permission. It is unclear at this point in time, what kind of drone has been found, who flew it and why it was flown so close to the airport.
Drone misses windshield of approaching passenger jet by about 5 feet
Today we learned about a very close call between a passenger jet that was about to land at London Heathrow and a drone that was flying at an elevation where it wasn’t supposed to be. The drone flew so close to the passenger jet that the crew thought it must have hit the tail of the airplane after it only missed the windshield by a mere five feet.
Drone loops dangerously close over a landing passenger jet in Las Vegas – FAA investigation
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching an investigation into a drone pilot looping his or her unmanned aerial vehicle over a passenger jet landing at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. It is unknown when this incident took place, but whoever was flying this drone, could face stiff fines and even criminal charges as it is illegal to fly a drone near an airport.
