Some pilot decided to declare that drone midair incidents are probably NBD. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/fear-drones-crashing-into-passenger-planes-much-ado-about-nothing-says-airline-pilot-1515001 … so, I know who I don't want to fly with.
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Replying to @starsandrobots
@starsandrobots Personally, I am not convinced that most of the reported sightings are real.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Replying to @starsandrobots
@starsandrobots Also, pilots are trained to detect and react to apparent traffic first -- accurate identification is not important2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @nocleverhandle
@nocleverhandle so I would add here I think this is particularly not true. Traffic as large as *other planes* is very difficult to visual1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @starsandrobots
@nocleverhandle when you do ID you get maybe a few seconds to respond1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@nocleverhandle drones get to have a mind of their own and no skin in the game literally1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@nocleverhandle the fact that see-and-avoid works at all is fairly miraculous1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@nocleverhandle I am very in favor of 1) strict restriction on flying drones near aircraft 2) transponders for drones
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