Drone incident Stories February 22

Calls for robust drone legislation after Dublin Airport disruption

Haye Kesteloo - Feb. 22nd 2019 12:10 pm ET

The recent drone incident at Dublin Airport has caused fresh calls for more robust drone legislation in Ireland. The current drone rules are not strong enough to stop people from flying drones over airports. Keep in mind though that we have not seen any evidence that drones were indeed to blame for the incidents at Gatwick, Heathrow, Newark or Dublin. Even DJI issued a statement urging people to not blame drone right away as the likely culprits.

Judge orders Severn bridge climber’s drone to be destroyed

Haye Kesteloo

- Feb. 22nd 2019 10:37 am ET

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In England, a judge orders the Severn bridge climbers drone to be destroyed. Alexandru Scutaru, 30 had climbed the M48 Severn bridge that connects England and Wales, in an attempt to fly his drone and capture footage for Instagram. The factory worker scaled the bridge despite his fear of heights after his GoPro Karma drone failed to take off from land. The incident took place on December 31st, 2018 and was covered here on DroneDJ

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Drone incident Stories February 21

Dublin Airport flights halted after absolute definite drone sighting

Haye Kesteloo

- Feb. 21st 2019 12:42 pm ET

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Earlier this morning, Dublin Airport halted flights after “an absolute definite sighting of a drone.” The drone was seen around 11:30 am local time on Thursday. According to the airport, flights were suspended for about 30 minutes. Three inbound flights were diverted. Two of which were sent to Belfast.

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Drone incident Stories January 25

Was there really a drone at Newark Airport?

Haye Kesteloo

- Jan. 25th 2019 10:11 pm ET

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Was there really a drone at Newark Liberty International Airport? As of yet no hard evidence has been provided to support the sightings of two drones. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working with local law enforcement but they haven’t been able to confirm the drone sightings independently. Meanwhile, drone enthusiasts and industry insiders have been pushing back and say that the pilots might have seen something else instead.

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Drone incident Stories January 22

Newark Airport halts flights after two drones were seen close-by

Haye Kesteloo

- Jan. 22nd 2019 7:03 pm ET

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According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), all inbound and outbound flights to Newark Liberty International Airport were halted when two drones were seen flying close-by on Tuesday evening. The drones were seen flying at an altitude of 3,500 feet (!) over Teterboro Airport, which is about 15 miles north of Newark Airport. These drone sightings follow only weeks after both Gatwick and Heathrow Airport in the UK were temporarily closed because of alleged drone sightings.

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Drone incident Stories January 11

DJI urges caution in evaluating reports of drone incidents

Haye Kesteloo - Jan. 11th 2019 11:42 am ET

As we have recently seen at Gatwick and Heathrow Airport, people are quick to point to drones as the culprits when often times other items may have been seen and misidentified as unmanned aerial systems. This morning DJI has sent out an official statement urging people to be cautious in evaluating reports of drone incidents and also say that the recent sightings at multiple airports may have been influenced by publicity.

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