drone flying just under the southwest side of this abandoned airport here. >> what altitude would you say that was? >> probably about 100 feet below us, just off our right wing. >> delta 407 prepares to land at jfk airport with 154 people on board. the jet, just 1700 feet above the ground when the pilot spots a drone on the southwest side of the plane just about 100 feet below. >> did you, by any chance, get the color or type? he warned other pilots of the possible danger flying around them. >> caution, the one ahead of you reported the drone at the floyd bennett field over there. you might see that. >> we are probably considerably higher than he was. we are watching out for it. >> phil derner weighed in. he said, without a doubt, this was a close call. he explains a drone flying