United Vs. Drone @ EWR

[melax]

Bread truck, now Drone what's next ?
Landing at EWR is getting more and more Hazardous...

Drone nearly hits United Airlines plane landing in Newark, pilot says

A United Airlines passenger jet nearly collided with a drone as it was coming in to land in New Jersey, its pilot said.

www.mynbc5.com

 

[NovemberEcho]

In the last ~5 years drone reports went from something weird to a multiple a day occurrence

 

[Roger Roger]

In the last ~5 years drone reports went from something weird to a multiple a day occurrence

How could they not? Everybody and their kid has one and they take zero skill to fly.

 

[tomokc]

I worked in this industry 10+ years ago when FAA was told, "regulate drones." They approached them like you'd expect: They required N-numbers and the operator had to possess a pilot's license. FAA put barriers in front of enterprise companies & researchers wanting to test platforms here, so they all went overseas. FAA even calls commercial drone operators "pilots." FAA declared everything "above the blades of grass" to be their purview, but they simply gave up as far as I'm concerned.

I think a better solution would've been to assign this to FCC or US Dept of Commerce, and require manufacturers to geofence drones for airspace and altitude, subject to waivers and/or authorizations. That raises the cost of little Timmy's drone from $29.99 to maybe $150, but I'm comfortable with Timmy not flying drones. Or driving a car. Or doing a lot of other things.

 

[BobDDuck]

I think a better solution would've been to assign this to FCC or US Dept of Commerce, and require manufacturers to geofence drones for airspace and altitude, subject to waivers and/or authorizations. That raises the cost of little Timmy's drone from $29.99 to maybe $150, but I'm comfortable with Timmy not flying drones. Or driving a car. Or doing a lot of other things.

A uas that is any kind of danger to aircraft is already 3x to 5x times more than $150. Most airports already have geofences around them but due to how easy it is/was to jailbreak those restrictions, a lot of manufacturers (cough DJI cough cough) took the whole system out of their software.

Part of the problem is how hard it can be to legally get permission to fly in zero grid airspace. There have been pretty good improvements in getting permission for the nearby airspace through LAANC, but even a priority request for a zero grid can take 3+ weeks to get approved.

 

[derg]

In the last ~5 years drone reports went from something weird to a multiple a day occurrence

I was waiting for a gate in LAX and watched a drone overfly my aircraft, then overfly numerous taxiing aircraft.

I reported it and, well, I think I just wasted a radio call.

 

[melax]

There it goes.....

JetBlue flight reports striking drone while landing at JFK

A JetBlue Airways pilot reported hitting a drone as the flight was on approach for landing at JFK Airport on Monday morning, the FAA said.

abcnews.com

 

[SeanD]

There it goes.....

JetBlue flight reports striking drone while landing at JFK

A JetBlue Airways pilot reported hitting a drone as the flight was on approach for landing at JFK Airport on Monday morning, the FAA said.

abcnews.com

They hit the drone at 3000 feet? Not sure why someone would be flying their drone that high unless they were intentionally trying to mess with incoming air traffic.

 

[NovemberEcho]

They hit the drone at 3000 feet? Not sure why someone would be flying their drone that high unless they were intentionally trying to mess with incoming air traffic.

2000-6000 is our most commonly reported drone altitudes

 

[CFI A&P]

They hit the drone at 3000 feet? Not sure why someone would be flying their drone that high unless they were intentionally trying to mess with incoming air traffic.

It is a safe bet that logical thinking wasn't part of the plan when they decided to operate it inside of the busiest bravo airspace in the country without proper coordination.