Nouvelles des USA : On s'attend à 1 million de nouveaux drones jouets
vendus à Noël et utilisés par des jeunes ignorants de la pratique et de
la réglementation.
"A new study
<http://dronecenter.bard.edu/drone-sightings-and-close-encounters>
released by The Center for the Study of the Drone
<http://dronecenter.bard.edu> at Bard College offers a comprehensive
examination of incidents involving drones and manned aircraft in the
national airspace over the past two years. Using data from the FAA and
Department of Interior, the report, "Drone Sightings and Close
Encounters: An Analysis," explores 921 incidents in the national
airspace from December 2013 to September 2015.
The authors identified 327 close encounters in which drones presented
some level of hazard to manned aircraft, 90 of which involved commercial
multiengine jets.
The study found that incidents predominantly occurred far above the
Federal Aviation Administration's 400-foot ceiling for unmanned
aircraft, often within five miles of an airport. *In August, the
Department of Homeland Security issued a warning after consumer drones
flew close to commercial aircraft at John F. Kennedy Airport three days
in a row.*
The FAA's ruling that hobbyist pilots must register, which was issued
earlier this month
<http://www.zdnet.com/article/faa-finally-issues-ruling-registration-is-a-go-for-drone-pilots/>,
may at least reduce incidents caused by ignorance, as registration
includes a mandatory education component.
The next year will be an important one for the FAA, which has resisted
imposing many strict rules around the use of hobbyist UAVs. If incidents
rise sharply as drones increase in popularity, however, it's likely the
agency will be forced to revisit its position."
Guy R.
- [electron.libre] Drones Guy Revel
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