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MANILA - The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said it is now conducting investigations to determine the exact cause of the crash-landing of its Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while about to land at the Lumbia Airport, Cagayan De Oro City Saturday. PAF spokesperson Col. Maynard Mariano, in a statement forwarded to reporters Saturday night, said the UAV took off at around 9:30 a.m. to perform a functional check flight (FCF). "Upon takeoff, the UAV proceeded to 5NM (five nautical miles) east of Lumbia and ascended to 10,000 ft. After finding the FCF procedure to be satisfactory, the pilots declared the termination of test and started to descend 5000 ft 1.5 miles east of Lumbia Airport," he added. At around 11:46 a.m., communication with the UAV was cut. "All emergency procedures were performed, and field service representatives were called for troubleshooting," Mariano said. He added that the Hermes 900 UAV crash-landed in a vegetated area where it was last confirm

Franck dick roseteMaynard marianoPhilippine air forceOlumbia airportCagayan de oro cityFranck dickManila the philippine air force paf said it is now conducting investigations to determine exact cause of crash landing its hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicle uav while about land at lumbia airportAgayan de oro city saturday paf spokesperson col maynard marianoNa statement forwarded to reporters saturday nightAid the uav took off at around 9 30am to performa functional check flight fcf quot upon takeoffHe uav proceeded to 5nm five nautical miles east of lumbia and ascended 10000 ft after finding the fcf procedure to be satisfactoryHe pilots declared the termination of test and started to descend 5000 ft 1 5 miles east lumbia airportUot he added at around 11 46amOmmunication with the uav was cut quot all emergency procedures were performedNd field service representatives were called for troubleshooting