FAA: Mystery Drone Comes Within 200 Feet Of Alitalia Jet

Cockpit audio. Altitude was 1500 feet.

CNN reports on an unknown black drone spotted in the skies near JFK airport on Monday.  Expect stories like this to become a regular occurrence now that drones (both amateur and professional) have begun to rule the sky.

Maybe, just maybe, we'll see public opinion change on UAV deployment before the first airline tragedy.  But I doubt it.

Until then keep your head up and your eyes peeled.  President ODrona has a brand spankin' new toy.  And he's not shy about using it.

"That was my private drone, fools."

Comments

[mick]

you couldn't "neutralize" four massive airliners on 911 , whats different now ...other than Cheney being out of power ?

[chiller]

Only a matter of time before drones collide with other air traffic. Then your video game fly-boys will have to live with that on their conscience the rest of their lives...

[TR]

Of course nonexistent sleeper cells or other radical groups would not use drones in the U.S.
What a great tool for acts of terror, Stealthy & Cheap.FMTT