A study of government-sourced near misses shows 241 close encounters between pilots and “drones” (UAS). These are defined as aircraft within 500ft of each other. Most incidents occurred at higher than 500AGL and within 5nm of an airport.
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NEWS 241 close encounters between aircraft and UAS devices
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