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Old 5th Sep 2015, 03:31
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megan
 
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From Avweb
The FAA has reported that an “unknown object” struck a Piper Apache while in flight near Romeoville, Illinois, but according to the drone website suasnews.com, that object was likely a small drone. Citing an “unconfirmed report,” suasnews states that a Piper PA-23 twin impacted the drone at about 2,500 feet near Lewis University Airport (KLOT) in Illinois on Aug. 27. Photos of damage on the aircraft appear to show a series of vertical indentations and a slice into the rubber de-ice boot along the leading edge of the tail surface. The airplane landed safely and nobody was hurt.
If we should ban drones because they are a threat to aircraft, then should we also ban little puddle-jumpers?
The drivers of little puddle jumpers are supposed to have a handle on how to operate in the airspace. Little Johnny with his drone, not so much, as we see with the pratts and the green light shiny things. If I were the owner of the aircraft above I'd be one ticked off individual.
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