Sunday 8 May 2016

Europe: EASA Creates Drone Collision Task Force



In order to tackle the risk of drones colliding with aircrafts, The European Aviation Safety Agency-EASA(https://www.easa.europa.eu)  has set up a task force to control this hazard.

The task force will study different vulnerabilities on aircraft, such as outer frames, windshields and engines, as well as all different kinds of aircraft, including large and small planes helicopters if the need exists. EASA may perform actual tests for collisions between drones and aircraft, which would probably mean launching drones at stationary aircraft at certain speeds, rather than flying aircraft into drones, the agency said.

In April, a British Airways plane hit an object while approaching an airport and the pilot said he believed it was a drone. It turns out the object may not have been something else. Sometimes what was thought to be drone ended up being another object, however it is worth looking at this, says EASA spokesperson.

The more drones become popular around the world, regulations and safety testing has become a necessity, including the need to register drones of certain sizes with the U.S. government. 

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