UAVs beoming more of a threat to passenger safety.

[markis10]

Recently NASA ran a Global Hawk UAV in our region and was expected to enter our controlled airspace from time to time:

[video=youtube;_tEpKtnGvCs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tEpKtnGvCs[/video]

This prompted a CASA article that makes for interesting reading on how the industry is coping with this change

Civil Aviation Safety Authority - FSA issue 97 - Unmanned aircraft: the next waypoint

Over 100 unmanned operators on CASAs books indicates the use of devices is getting more popular, it will be interesting to see what impact if has on safety.

 

[albatross710]

Thanks for the picture.

I regularly see UAV activity listed in the NOTAMS with this one today.

NASA WILL OPR A GLOBAL HAWK UAV WI BRISBANE (YBBB) FIR
ON SHORT NOTICE ROUTES
BRISBANE ATC WILL PROVIDE A SEPARATION SERVICE WI CLASS A AIRSPACE
FL450 TO FL650
FROM 03 010940 TO 03 160000
H24

From 45,000 to 65,000 they must be lonely.

 

[markis10]

From 45,000 to 65,000 they must be lonely.

You would be surprised at whats up there at times, often departing from a military airfield. Concorde used to sit up there as well, it was always funny to here them on the flight service frequencies along with the low flying Cessna's etc who probably were not used to sharing the frequencies with a Speedbird.