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Old 12th Jun 2007, 13:29
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Ian Corrigible
 
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Originally Posted by propulike
There's no way this would be tolerated if both aircraft were manned
Bear in mind that the 'typical' collisions so far reported involve 4 lb UAVs and slow movers, resulting in little more than a small dent on the F/W and a 'Game Over' message on the controller's screen.

One interesting quote, not included in the DN article, came from the U.S. Army's PM-UAS a couple of weeks back: "I can guarantee that the annual fatality rate will not be zero when UAVs enter the NAS [National Aerospace System]."

So, yes, improved deconfliction will increasingly become an issue.

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