Monday, November 14, 2016

Canadian airliner swerves to avoid drone; injuries

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/14/toronto-airport-drone-incident-injuries-canada

"A Canadian airliner with 54 passengers on board had to swerve to avoid a suspected drone near Toronto early on Monday, slightly injuring two cabin crew, in the most serious case of its kind in Canada, officials said.
The Porter Airlines Bombardier Q400 twin-prop plane, which took off from Ottawa, was at 9,000ft (2,750 meters), descending into the city’s Billy Bishop waterfront airport, when the pilots saw an unmanned aerial vehicle.
'Two crew members performed an evasive maneuver to avoid the unidentified object,'
said Genevieve Corbin, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB). Corbin said the object was most likely a drone."

It's very simple, follow the rules!  Stay away from airports!  Duh!

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