yeah i mean you just proved my point about how absurd it is for them to be so hysterical about drones. drones, controlled by intelligent humans, bound by laws, avoidable conflicts = zero recorded strikes. dumb birds, bound by nothing = 665 incidents.
again, here's the quote from the article:
"Every day, when we fly, that’s a question that goes through all of our minds as pilot-in-command — what if somebody’s flying a drone? What if they don’t know how to fly a drone or lose control of the drone? How do we respond?" Lt. Harris said.
Except id argue the intelligence (common sense in particular) of a lot of operators. Large numbers are unaware of the laws and a possibly larger number who ARE aware of the laws choose to selectively ignore them.
There have been recorded strikes with aircraft.
Again simple common sense dictates the more the drone market grows, the more are in the air at once the higher the risk of collision. Risk management is about reducing potential accidents as much as possible. You dont wait until theres an incident before acting, you try to reduce the chance of that first incident happening at all.
"Every day, when we fly, that’s a question that goes through all of our minds as pilot-in-command — what if somebody’s flying a drone? What if they don’t know how to fly a drone or lose control of the drone? How do we respond?" Lt. Harris said.
Which is exactly the attitude id want off pilots or controllers. You're trying to anticipate potential threats and be prepared ahead of time. They're doing that all flight. What if an engine fails here? What if a bird strike is here? What if this happens? Its how you're supposed to act - its called professionalism.