Originally Posted by
Sallyann1234
Who is going to be held responsible if one of these drones collides with a GA aircraft?
Not just GA, as the report makes clear:
Originally Posted by
ORAC
The Times has learnt that a five-mile long aerial highway will be created south of Reading, Berkshire, that will allow drones to be operated beyond a pilot’s line of sight, a manoeuvre usually banned under existing regulations.
It will operate in normal airspace shared with conventional aircraft including helicopters, light aircraft and commercial jets.
Heat map of LHR arrival flightpaths when operating on easterlies. One hopes the maximum drone operating altitude will take this into account:
