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Old 27th Feb 2017, 10:44
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Originally Posted by 3wheels
That's NOT as I read it. The EASA report you quote on pages 6 and 7 of your link gives details of 5 drone collisions with light aircraft, not model gliders.
Model gliders are drones. The authorities use the term drone as a synonym for unmanned aircraft.

The things in the table in the EASA report that stand out for me are the absence of multirotors and the fact that all the manned aircraft are small private planes.
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