It ’s fall to illumine that a small drone almost collided with a US Airways jetliner in Florida in March — and it ’s enough to goad the FAA to further clamp down on the habit of UAVs .
According to Jim Williams , head of the FAA ’s remote-controlled - aircraft business office , the UAV total so closely to the jetliner that the pilot was initially convinced there would be damage as he approach the Tallahassee airdrome . The drone , which come along to be the size of it of a small modelling aircraft , was flying 2,300 invertebrate foot above the ground . That ’s rather higher than the 400 feet limit that the FAA requires small type of unmanned aircraft to remain below .
The incident is cause for concern at the administration . “ [ The issue ] ca n’t get any more important to the FAA than it is today,”Williams told sUAS News , lend that the incident could have proved “ catastrophic . ” He go on to explain that the FAA is plan to propose new rules in November about how humble drones can be used legally for commercial purposes , to “ ensure that risks are contend appropriately . ”
The FAA and lawmaking being what it is , through , this cognitive process could well take class — so do n’t worry about a clampdown arrive any fourth dimension shortly . [ sUAS NewsviaCNNviaEngadget ]
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