Originally Posted by
Sport_Pilot
The airliner was at or near 200 Knots which is likely well over his stall speed. At any rate the approach speed for any airplane is such that you should be able to quickly make a go around and climb. But no mater, regulations still require you to see and avoid. BTW PSA 182 was on approach and it was found in the crash investigation to have failed to "see and avoid" even though the small Cessna was not where it was supposed to be. The airliner was flaps down and transitioning into landing mode. Yet the pilots of the airliner took most of the blame.
I suggest you read this>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSA_Flight_182
Yes, thank you for that information, but in this thread we are talking about remote controlled Drones, not Full Scale aircraft.
I do realize the conflict, but here again, it's about uneducated, new to the hobby, flying recklessly and not even trying to obey flight rules established by the FAA and the AMA, to promote safe flying in our hobby.
This "see and avoid" concept is great, but when it comes to little Drones, 1-3 ft diameter, the full scale pilot has a second or two at most to avoid a conflict, a fully loaded airliner has about zero chance of avoiding a collision with a remote controlled Drone of that size. I know people are tired of this arguement, but the fact remains, when a full scale aircraft collides with a remote controlled uSAV, airplane or Heli, Glider, the rules will be rewritten to avoid this. Do we want more Regulation in this hobby, No, but if these types of people continue with the current practices they are conducting today and it grows every day on the News, we could be controlling remote controlled Submarines. Not a joke, fact.