[Scan-DC] FAA: US Airways Plane Nearly Collided With Drone

[Dewey]

Now that's gonna be a big black eye for drones!  The one thing that DJI will
be able to say is that they're trying to be proactive since their latest
Phantom series firmware update includes "No Fly Zones", which are radius
circles around the major airports.  However, I get the feeling that one may
be able to defeat the no fly zones by not flying in GPS mode if they're
inside of one of the programmed GPS circles, but I don't know since I don't
have one.

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http://www.businessinsider.com/faa-us-airways-jet-nearly-collided-with-drone
-2014-5
Merlin K3MEJ