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Old 4th September 2015 | 11:29
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I fully accept that Man 3 is probably prevalent, but that does not detract from my point.


If we should ban drones because they are a threat to aircraft, then should we also ban little puddle-jumpers?

If not, why not?

In both cases, the majority are flown purely for entertainment, and both potentially pose a risk to other, larger, aircraft.

So far, there is no evidence that drones have caused more deaths than puddle-jumpers, in fact the only collision between a toy drone and a manned aircraft I have heard of so far caused no damage whatsoever.

Manned toys can't say the same.......

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSA_Flight_182

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_C...-air_collision

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedmo...ines_Flight_22

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegh...nes_Flight_853
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