tdgeek:

 

One drone can only ruin one engine, they can fly and land on one engine

 

I guess that would be OK, if the drone pilot was prepared to pay (i.e. insured) the cost of repairing that engine, and recompense 300 people for having their travel disrupted. Incorporate that into the price of buying a drone.

But, seriously,hard metallic bits going into a jet engine running at full power would be much more likely to cause an uncontained failure. and therefore potentially bits of jet engine entering the side of the aircraft and killing people.

Also, given that aircraft windscreens are designed to cope with bird strikes (cue video: frozen chicken vs aircraft windscreen), but not with a drone strike, what might happen to an aircraft if a drone hit the windscreen?

At the same time, I'm struggling to see the benefit of having drones flying around airports in a haphazard fashion. Why should it be allowed? Why should drones be treated any different from other kinds of model aircraft, or even kites?

frankv:

 

tdgeek:

 

One drone can only ruin one engine, they can fly and land on one engine

 

 

I guess that would be OK, if the drone pilot was prepared to pay (i.e. insured) the cost of repairing that engine, and recompense 300 people for having their travel disrupted. Incorporate that into the price of buying a drone.

 

But, seriously,hard metallic bits going into a jet engine running at full power would be much more likely to cause an uncontained failure. and therefore potentially bits of jet engine entering the side of the aircraft and killing people.

 

Also, given that aircraft windscreens are designed to cope with bird strikes (cue video: frozen chicken vs aircraft windscreen), but not with a drone strike, what might happen to an aircraft if a drone hit the windscreen?

 

At the same time, I'm struggling to see the benefit of having drones flying around airports in a haphazard fashion. Why should it be allowed? Why should drones be treated any different from other kinds of model aircraft, or even kites?

 

 

 

True, there have been instances of debris piercing the fuselage.

The rules that apply to drones near airspace restricted areas is the same for other forms, i.e. kites, unmanned aircraft which is RC or string held planes, and operators need to knpw the airspace boundaries and regulations

Why is this an issue all of a sudden for drones? Kites are flown by kids, or responsible adults. No one flies a kite next to an airfield its common sense, its probably rarely been tested. RC aircraft are flown by aviation fans, they would know better. Im sure many kite flyers or R/C plane flyers dont know the rules, but common sense naturally prevails. Drones however are open to sensible people and idiots. Everyone knows there are airspace issues and other local council rules, its been well publicised, but idiots are unleashed on to devices that can go a long way, and because of the built in stability, any novice can send one a long way, or a long way up

tdgeek:

 

Why is this an issue all of a sudden for drones?

 

I think you're right. Drones are accessible to the general public, with extensive capabilities (time, range, etc) but comparatively little skill needed. RC and other model aircraft require a fair bit of skill to be learned (unless things have changed a lot since my youth), which led to people being in clubs where they had some rules around them and learned some "common sense" from the old hands. There was also a lot of time invested in building models, whereas with drones it's just spending money.

Similarly kites... flying a kite above 400ft would require a really big kite and a lot of (probably kevlar?) string, and a lot of effort in winding and unwinding it. Whilst a kite enthusiast might achieve 400ft, it's not something a kid would be able to do.

tdgeek:

Why is this an issue all of a sudden for drones?

Batman: >

tdgeek:

 

Why is this an issue all of a sudden for drones?

 

 

 

I wonder what would happen if tdgeek tried to run his RC car on the formula 1 track during a race and his excuse was has anyone been killed by a RC car, and the worst that could happen is a punctured tyre, the car has 3 more tyres.

LOL, having a bad day??

I said "One drone can only ruin one engine, they can fly and land on one engine" This is correct and is the safety process. You said it can instead fly for another 10,000 miles as its only one engine, or words to that effect. 

I think your analog selection process needs work!  :-)

I actually still don't know what your point is.

kingdragonfly: Add to your list of "things never to joke about seeing / having with airport personnel:"

1) bombs

2) guns

3) drones

Another difficult choice, pay the PHP  40,000 fine or share a cell designed for 10 prisoners, with 39 people convicted of drug offences.

amiga500:

kingdragonfly: Add to your list of "things never to joke about seeing / having with airport personnel:"

1) bombs

2) guns

3) drones

Another difficult choice, pay the PHP  40,000 fine or share a cell designed for 10 prisoners, with 39 people convicted of drug offences.

Oops, plan 'B' needed then..

amiga500:

Oops, plan 'B' needed then..