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Offline marcoleon

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Drone on Final - KIAD Dulles, Wash DC
« on: April 24, 2015, 12:54:41 PM »
Made the news: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/04/close-call-between-drone-and-plane-landing-at-dulles-airport-113458.html

Attached is the recording. Only a matter of time before there's a collision somewhere.




Offline VASAviation

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Re: Drone on Final - KIAD Dulles, Wash DC
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2015, 07:08:20 AM »
Could anyone help me to transcript the 00:20 part when the pilot speaks?

LOF3340: It was heading Eastbound and uh... look like it was a couple hundred feet below us. [.......]

Thanks! :wink:

Offline RonR

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Re: Drone on Final - KIAD Dulles, Wash DC
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2015, 07:31:14 AM »
3340: It was heading eastbound and uh it it looked like it was a couple of hundred feet below us. I just happened to catch it as it whizzed below us.

Twr: ok uh thanks a lot sir, umm I'll let the supervisor know.

3340: Ok thanks.

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Re: Drone on Final - KIAD Dulles, Wash DC
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2015, 08:03:06 AM »
Thanks a lot Ron!!! Much appreciated!  :-)