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Posted on 06/29/2026 5:09:44 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
It comes after another drone-related scare involving a Newark-bound flight just this past Friday.
A JetBlue pilot reported hitting a drone as the flight made its approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport Monday, aviation officials say, marking the tri-state's second drone-plane incident in four days.
The pilot reported the incident at an altitude of about 3,000 feet while the flight was on its final approach to the Queens hub around 7:15 a.m. Air traffic control radio showed the pilot say, "it hit us right above the cockpit."
JetBlue said in a statement that the flight, which had departed from Las Vegas, landed without incident. Customers deplaned normally, and post-flight inspection revealed no damage or evidence of a collision.
The airline asserted safety as its top priority, and pledged to cooperate in any related investigations.
That hasn't been the only drone-related incident at a local airport in the last few days.
A recording from ATC.com captured a scare for a Newark-bound United flight on Friday afternoon.
Moments after that flight saw the drone, a second plane confirmed its own sighting a mile "to the right of us."
The FAA is investigating both cases. The agency gets more than 100 drone-sighting reports near airports each month. It says flying a drone so close to aircraft is not only dangerous, but illegal.
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da*n! these drones can be dangerous
Well Islamic terrorists run NYC courtesy of the democrap party so this doesn’t surprise me at all.
Aviation Ping!................
Aviation Ping!................
Not the last time something like this is going to happen, I’m afraid.
And it’s not the first time either.
I’ll bet they’re trying to get sucked into the engines.
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https://bonvaero.com/altitude-limit-of-drone-how-high-can-you-fly/
Technical Capabilities Of Drones vs Legal Limits
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According to Drone Flight Calculator at higher elevations the thinner air means propellers generate less lift and motors must work harder, which causes battery drain and shorter flight times. For e.g., flight time may drop by 10-20% at 2,000 m, and power demands increase more sharply above 3,000 m.
Sounds more like bird strike that was reported as a drone strike and the misidentification may reflect widespread pilot concerns
I think a bird strike would leave
an organic smear.
Practice runs for the 4th?
They’ll leave a smear, and a smell you won’t forget. Can’t quite place it, but it reminds me of a reefer truck that hauled chicken. Smell was awful.
Sounds more like projection (on your part) and baseless speculation.
Accidentally on purpose?
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