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Drone spotted 30 metres from plane at Auckland Airport
28 Apr, 2021 08:15 AM
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The drone sighting sparked incoming flight delays. Photo / 123rf
NZ Herald
Flights were suspended temporarily at Auckland Airport last night causing some international and domestic arrival delays after a drone was spotted by a pilot.
A Barrier Air flight pilot saw the drone at 5pm, reporting it came within around 30m of the aircraft.
Read More This temporarily delayed domestic and international arrivals. Normal operations resumed at 5.45pm.
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There have been 21 drone incursions reported in controlled airspace in the year to date. These are events where a drone is flying without authorisation in controlled airspace and is close enough to an aircraft or airfield to be spotted by pilots, air traffic controllers or members of the public.
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Flight fears: Plane pilots say concerns over aircraft laser strikes going unheard
23 Apr, 2021 02:04 AM
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Pilots concerns are growing about laser strike and drone incidents. Photo / Tania Whyte
Pilots grave concerns about aircraft laser strikes are going unheard by the relevant authorities as incidents mount.
That s according to New Zealand Air Line Pilots Association spokesperson Captain Tim Robinson who says his demands to ban high-powered lasers have been falling on deaf ears . I don t want to put words in their mouth but they obviously doesn t think the risk is great enough and we certainly do, Robinson said. We would hate to see a fatal accident, especially from a medium to large-size commercial airliner, because these lasers continue to illuminate aircraft.
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