A drone comes to within 50-m of a Dash-8 transport aircraft over London City Airport

It was a sort of near miss when a drone came to within 50 meters from a passenger plane in a 'possibly catastrophic' situation over London City Airport. The drone was spotted by both the pilot and co-pilot of the twin-engined Dash 8 aircraft, which can carry up to 78 passengers. The incident took place on April 19 as the drone passed along the right-hand side of the plane.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 28 August 2015.

The aircraft was a Dash-8 and the revelation was by the UK Airprox Board which probes near misses. They have assigned this close call its second highest risk rating of B – this means 'safety is not assured'.
The owner of the drone could not be identified – it was flying at the same altitude as the plane. Moreover, there was no radar information for the drone and, it was clear the pilots had seen it 'at close quarters'. It seems there were numerous parks in the areas from where the drone could have been launched.
As per existing laws on using drones – they must not fly higher than 400ft and must not be further than 500m away from the pilot. They cannot also be flown within 150m of any other congested area, or within 50m of other aircraft or vehicle.
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