Drones spotted inside NY Bravo by several airplanes on approach!

[Ftlausa]

I have had a drone fly a hundred or so feet below me while approaching PBI.  I think more strikes are inevitable.  My fear is that it is going to take a tragedy before real regulation occurs.  I am also concerned about those that would cause an intentional strike.  Think about it -- terrorists don't need to get an explosive devise ON a commercial airliner, they can position one right in front of one on a drone it its flight path. I hope I'm wrong, but I doubt it.   

[MyNameIsNobody]

I want regs that limit the altitude to 200' max from mfr. I want a chip in them that says who owns them and when/where they were purchased.

I want laws that clearly state that if you hover over my property or areas where general public are gathered that you forfeit your UAV. There are privacy/Noise/Safety issues that need to be established in a pro-active not reactive manner on a national basis.

Idiots/perverts and those that do because they can and there is no rule against it ARE the problem. Someone in the industry profiting takes a different position. Jacks surprise...

[MyNameIsNobody]

These are not hobbyist airplanes. These are camera equipped devices to infringe on others...IF used by someone that chooses to do so. Define. Regulate. Prosecute.

[Piloto]

Just shoot them down. These drones are more of a threat than the kid at Ferguson.

 

José

[MyNameIsNobody]

Just shoot them down. These drones are more of a threat than the kid at Ferguson.

 

José

Nope.

I will not feed your feeble call to escallate away from topic Jose...

[Piloto]

Nope.

I will not feed your feeble call to escallate away from topic Jose...

Unlike Ferguson, I don't think you are going to see a mass protest of drones if you shoot one down.

 

José

[ryoder]

I know of a drone operator story but am afraid to share it. Sucks. I tried talking sense into him. Didn't work.

[Yetti]

Unlike Ferguson, I don't think you are going to see a mass protest of drones if you shoot one down.

 

José

um not so sure about that

 

http://www.ted.com/talks/vijay_kumar_robots_that_fly_and_cooperate?language=en

[mike_elliott]

This is how the symbol of freedom handles drones...

 

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/13/eagle-attacking-drone-mid-air-animals-averse-uavs?CMP=ema_565

[Piloto]

Unlike the kamikaze terrorists of 911, now with a drone on their hands they can bring airliners down at no risk to them. The only way to prevent such a disaster is by shooting them down.

 

José

[N33GG]

If a drone takes down an airliner, do they still get 72 virgins?

[Piloto]

If a drone takes down an airliner, do they still get 72 virgins?

How 72 virgins are going to do it with a drone? Batteries don't last that long.

 

José

[Yetti]

Since 9/11 the armed forces have a yearly how to deal with drones.  The clip I saw was a helicopter with a door gunner shooting at a quadcopter.  As if that would work over a populated area....  spraying the ground with a bunch of 30 cal would be a media mess.  Now on the other hand they had an E-2.  Which would be fine to fire up the ECM, but everyone on the ground is going to be mad about losing their cell phone coverage.  I told the FSDO guy that they should do some real world tests and see what will happen.  I think a strike on a mooney wing would just bounce off with some dents and scraped paint. 

[Browncbr1]

During a standard weather brief yesterday, the briefer asked me if I needed a drone brief. I said, how about a migratory bird or turkey vulture brief. She laughed and said she agreed. On that very flight, I had to turn at one point about 30degrees to avoid a vulture at 5500'. My CFI told me he had a Canadian goose come through his windshield at 10,000' and they never got the blood stains out of the cabin. Yikes!!!