{"id":2061,"date":"2017-10-17T16:18:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T16:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestdroneforthejob.com\/?p=2061"},"modified":"2019-02-16T19:57:38","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T19:57:38","slug":"crash-between-drone-and-passenger-plane-reported-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestdroneforthejob.com\/blog\/crash-between-drone-and-passenger-plane-reported-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"First Ever Crash Between Drone and Passenger Plane Reported in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"
In reports that are bound to make drone enthusiasts wary of tighter regulations, a drone hit a passenger plane in Quebec, Canada. <\/p>\n
According to Canada\u2019s transport minister, the Skyjet passenger plane was flying from Quebec and had eight people onboard. Marc Garneau said the plane was approaching Jean Lesage International Airport at an altitude of 1,500 feet when the incident happened. <\/p>\n
Thankfully, the plane sustained only minor damage and was able to make final descent without any injuries to the pilots or passengers. <\/p>\n
But things could have easily gotten deadly. <\/p>\n
Mr. Garneau said that, \u201cAircraft are particularly vulnerable when on final approach coming in \u2013 the pilot is concentrating on landing properly.\u201d <\/p>\n
If the drone had hit a vulnerable part of the airplane such as the engine or the cockpit, the results could have been catastrophic. <\/p>\n
Based on Canadian drone regulations, the drone was flying illegally. The transport ministry earlier this year released new restrictions<\/a> on hobbyist drone flying. <\/p>\n Any non-commercial racing or camera drone cannot be flown higher than 300 feet. Users cannot fly a drone more than 1,640 feet from their position. Operators must maintain a minimum of 5.6 miles away from any airport. <\/p>\n If guilty, the drone operator involved in the SkyJet incident could face fines of up to $2,248. He could also go to jail because of endangering the safety of the airplane. <\/p>\n Transport safety authorities and law enforcement in collaboration with the airline are still investigating the incident. <\/p>\n This is the first incident of its kind to be reported in Canada. The government has recorded 1,596 drone incidents so far this year but none comes close to this in terms of severity and potential for catastrophe. <\/p>\n In the United States, there have been scattered reports of pilots encountering rouge drones midair. But the FAA has yet to verify any of these claims. <\/p>\n So this could seriously affect how authorities go about regulating drone usage. Canada already has tougher regulations than the US. The FAA has been surprisingly friendly towards the drone industry. <\/p>\n But all that could change if such serious incidents start happening more frequently. <\/p>\n So it\u2019s understandable that many drone owners were furious at the news, blaming a few bad apples for ruining an entire industry. <\/p>\n \u201cThis is going to be a problem real soon!\u201d<\/em> one commenter on Twitter noted. <\/p>\n Another had some advice for drone users; \u201cPeople need to understand there\u2019s a real danger to flying them near flight paths or anywhere near an airport. Just stay away!\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n There has been a lot of debate on how to prevent such incidents. An outright ban on drones near airports and in other areas that could be hazardous doesn\u2019t seem to always work. <\/p>\nFirst Time<\/h2>\n
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