{"id":1491,"date":"2014-11-12T13:35:40","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T18:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2014-11-12T13:35:41","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T18:35:41","slug":"us-getting-near-daily-reports-of-drones-flying-near-aircraft-without-permission-world-news-theguardian-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=1491","title":{"rendered":"US getting near-daily reports of drones flying near aircraft without permission | World news | theguardian.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/nov\/12\/us-daily-reports-drones-flying-airplanes-without-permission\">US getting near-daily reports of drones flying near aircraft without permission | World news | theguardian.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px 0px;\">The US government is getting near-daily reports \u2013 and sometimes two or three a day \u2013 of drones flying near airplanes and helicopters or close to airports without permission, federal and industry officials tell the Associated Press. It\u2019s a sharp increase from just two years ago when such reports were still unusual.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px 0px;\">Many of the reports are filed with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by airline pilots. But other pilots, airport officials and local authorities often file reports as well, said the officials, who agreed to discuss the matter only on the condition that they not be named because they weren\u2019t authorized to speak publicly. Michael Toscano, president of a drone industry trade group, said FAA officials also have verified the increase to him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px 0px;\">While many of the reports are unconfirmed, raising the possibility that pilots may have mistaken a bird or another plane in the distance for a drone, the officials said other reports appear to be credible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px 0px;\">The FAA\u00a0<a style=\"border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; text-decoration: none; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2013\/dec\/26\/us-states-await-key-drones-decision-billions\">tightly restricts the use of drones<\/a>, which could cause a crash if one collided with a plane or was sucked into an engine. Small drones usually aren\u2019t visible on radar to air traffic controllers, particularly if they\u2019re made of plastic or other composites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px 0px;\">&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US getting near-daily reports of drones flying near aircraft without permission | World news | theguardian.com. The US government is getting near-daily reports \u2013 and sometimes two or three a day \u2013 of drones flying near airplanes and helicopters or close to airports without permission, federal and industry officials tell the Associated Press. 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