Originally Posted by
IFlyEm35
Multiple reasons. Mainly even though you can identify objects when they go by at 200+ mph they are there and behind you pretty quick. There isn't enough time to really make much of an evasive maneuver. Airliners that are dirtied up aren't the most nimble machines. And even if they were you can run into issues with aircraft on parallel approaches..
That is my point. Yes it is possible to see and recognize a drone at that speed, but they are not scanning the sky well enough to be sure and when they spot it it is past them in an instant. So misidentification is very possible. Especially with FAA and pilots unions telling them to report anything as a drone. Heck if they saw a flying saucer with little green men at the window they would report it as a drone.