[MilCom] Drone Scare At JFK

[Thomas J. Dalrymple]

A four blade propeller, or four propeller engines?  Four engines
sounds like a RC model airplane, and not a drone.

On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:43 PM, PERRY, AARON <abryant.ma at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Source: http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2013/fbi-seeks-publics-assistance-in-identifying-locating-unmanned-aircraft-and-operator
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> On Monday, March, 4, 2013, at approximately 1:15 p.m., the pilot of Alitalia Flight #608, reg number EI-ISE, spotted a small, unmanned aircraft while on approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport. The Alitalia flight was roughly three miles from runway 31R when the incident occurred at an altitude of approximately 1,750 feet. The unmanned aircraft came within 200 feet of the Alitalia plane. The drone was described as being 4-feet in diameter, with four propellers, and black-colored.
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> Listening to the ATC recording, it definitely sounds like the pilot says Alitalia 60U Heavy, not Alitalia 608...
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> Audio Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0YnySDyqyg (ATC Audio courtesy of LiveATC.net)
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> Reg Number: EI-ISE
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> Best Regards,
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> //SIGNED//
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> AARON PERRY
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> Founder/Chief Executive Officer
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> Convective Solutions, LLC
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