Logan SF34 at Edinburgh on May 19th 2017, drone forces evasive maneouver
Last Update: May 24, 2017 / 20:44:29 GMT/Zulu time
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The airline reported the crew was forced to perform an evasive maneouver in order to avoid the drone, which was was flying about 60-100 feet (20-30 meters) from the aircraft at about 4000 feet of altitude. While aircraft are designed to withstand bird strikes, the hard material of a drone is a different matter. Flying drones into the path of an aircraft is irresponsible.
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