Originally Posted by
Sport_Pilot
I do appreciate the limitations of seeing a small object. But this was not a factor as they did see it and reported this. I appreciate the ability of a large airplane maneuvering less so. Obviously it is less maneuverable than the sUAV, but they can turn fairly quickly when not limited to smooth turns for passenger comfort.
Ok I understand you are talking about a specific incident - my comments are in general relating to airliners seeing and avoiding drones.
There are a few examples in this thread, which one are you referring to specifically? I read the example in the first post and also the one at Dulles airport or was it another one you are referring to?
Neither of the examples I read state the distance the drone was first observed and neither of them say the pilots took no action. Did I miss something?