172 hits Police Drone in Canada
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172 hits Police Drone in Canada
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Originally Posted by Alanwsg
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Originally Posted by Bill Harris
For us SLF, the approach speed of a 172 is about 60 knots or 80 mph.
Assume that the drone was hovering (or would that be "the hover was droning"?).
Assume that the drone was hovering (or would that be "the hover was droning"?).
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Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
If all drones could do was to hover, they would be of pretty limited use. The one in question is capable of 45 kts, though unlikely to have been moving that fast when it and the Cessna collided.
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It's a puzzling incident, usually they try to run into their own aircraft.
RCMP helicopter and drone collided during Wet’suwet’en protests in northern B.C.: TSB report | Globalnews.ca
Although maybe that's only SOP when they're trying to suppress civil rights.
RCMP helicopter and drone collided during Wet’suwet’en protests in northern B.C.: TSB report | Globalnews.ca
Although maybe that's only SOP when they're trying to suppress civil rights.
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Originally Posted by Bill Harris
A hoverable UAV is of great utility for police surveillance or searches. The article didn't list it's airspeed, so we can assume Vmin.
