Originally Posted by
Chris P. Bacon
At this point in time, which presents a more significant risk to the safety of manned aircraft, the one non-commercial sUAS incident Franklin has on record or the thousands of wildlife strikes the FAA has reported showing significant annual increases over many years?
Let me counter with a simple question:
How many more additional airline flights are added each year? Boeing and Airbus, combined, are selling planes in close to record numbers with no where close to that amount being retired. Many nesting areas are being destroyed to let man expand, forcing birds into closer proximity with man. More planes plus closer proximity equals more strikes.