A British police force paid more than $250,000 to a couple after falsely accusing them of threatening Gatwick Airport in an alleged 2018 drone incident. According to the BBC, attorneys for Paul and Elaine Gait negotiated an out-of-court settlement with the Sussex Police Department for $63,000 in damages and $190,000 in attorney’s fees after they sued for wrongful arrest and … [Read more...] about Police Pay Wrongfully Arrested Couple After Gatwick Drone Incident
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Flights Were Grounded At Dublin Airport After Another Drone ‘Sighting’
It's happened again. Following high-profile disruption after drone sightings at London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Newark Liberty and, most recently, Dubai International airport, another has grounded air traffic. This time it was at Dublin airport in Ireland, where flights were delayed for around half an hour after a pilot spotted a drone near the … [Read more...] about Flights Were Grounded At Dublin Airport After Another Drone ‘Sighting’
5 Times It Wasn’t A Drone After All
Before Christmas, air traffic at London's Gatwick airport was brought to a standstill for 36 hours after witnesses reported the presence of a drone nearby. In early January, departures at London Heathrow were briefly halted after a drone sighting. This week, flights in and out of New Jersey's Newark Liberty International were disrupted after two drone sightings were reported by … [Read more...] about 5 Times It Wasn’t A Drone After All
Reckless Drone Flight in Las Vegas Raises Concerns
A dramatic video bouncing around the internet shows an FPV pilot flying directly above a landing passenger plane heading into land at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas. The footage has been widely shared and condemned by the community. In this industry, it doesn't take much to kick off a fresh batch of negative headlines. Calls for stricter regulations on drone pilots are never … [Read more...] about Reckless Drone Flight in Las Vegas Raises Concerns
Is The Small-UAV Threat To Airliners Overrated?
(Source: aviationweek.com)  The threat of a hobbyist flying a small, light, remotely piloted aircraft into the path of a commercial aircraft may be overblown due to the rigorous certification standards already in place for other unidentified flying objects—birds. Those rules cover the airframes, empennage, windshield, engines and certain sensors for birds weighing as … [Read more...] about Is The Small-UAV Threat To Airliners Overrated?
