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St Paul MN Cathedral part 2!
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeplane" data-source="post: 50836" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>We descend on final at a 3 degrees angle. That equals to about 300 feet for every mile from the runway. </p><p></p><p>If you found planes at 200' or less, it means that you were within a mile from the runway. Were you really this close!?</p><p></p><p>Assuming that you were a mile off, and assuming that the video shooter was another mile away from you, that would put us at 2 miles from the runway, with an altitude where planes will be at 600 feet AGL. </p><p></p><p>It is hard to judge at what altitude the drone was in the video, heck even pilots have to use an altimeter because we are terrible at judging precisely. Perhaps not at 1500 like the media said, but it certainly looks close or higher than the 400 feet the FAA recommends. </p><p></p><p>I can assure you that the day I find a drone ABOVE me on approach, or anywhere I am flying for that matter, I will be pissed!!</p><p></p><p>And trust me, I understand both side of the coin, being a drone owner as well. This is why I always encourage the 400 feet max guideline.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeplane, post: 50836, member: 5"] We descend on final at a 3 degrees angle. That equals to about 300 feet for every mile from the runway. If you found planes at 200' or less, it means that you were within a mile from the runway. Were you really this close!? Assuming that you were a mile off, and assuming that the video shooter was another mile away from you, that would put us at 2 miles from the runway, with an altitude where planes will be at 600 feet AGL. It is hard to judge at what altitude the drone was in the video, heck even pilots have to use an altimeter because we are terrible at judging precisely. Perhaps not at 1500 like the media said, but it certainly looks close or higher than the 400 feet the FAA recommends. I can assure you that the day I find a drone ABOVE me on approach, or anywhere I am flying for that matter, I will be pissed!! And trust me, I understand both side of the coin, being a drone owner as well. This is why I always encourage the 400 feet max guideline. [/QUOTE]
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