I-Team: Close calls in the sky: Are drones making takeoffs more dangerous?

Published July 18, 2018 This content is archived.

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A story on WKBW-TV about the growing problem of drones that are invading protected airspace every day quotes Javid Bayandor, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.

Bayandor said a pilot would have little time to avoid a drone in its path. “We need to be extremely cautious about this and don’t leave that to chance,” he said. “By the time you detect a drone on a radar or see it on an aircraft, it will be too late.”

Read the story here.