Originally Posted by
Sport_Pilot
That is not regulation, but soon will be. Still the sUAV pilot should have stayed away from the airliner, but that is not my point. The airliner should also avoid the sUAV. So far they do not seem to be trying. Are they not worried about the sUAV?
Sport, I have a problem following your statement. Yes, any sUAV should aviod a full scale aircraft.
The airliner on final approach,traveling at 160 knots, flaps down, weighing 300 tonnes, can not take drastic avoidance procedures without stalling the aircraft. The second point is, more likely than not, the pilot will not see the uSAv until it's to late, he has his hands full right then and his main object is to land the aircraft safely. The airliner should not have to avoid a uSAV, which I mentioned earlier, the uSAV should not be in that airspace in the first place. Our own AMA manual , in rule 2.c. states not to fly within 3 Miles of an airport or above 400ft AGL. No airport that handles airliners with allow model airplanes,uSAV's to fly in that airspace.