This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Take action against pilots who fly their drones close to airplane or helicopter.
The number of near-miss incidents involving civilian drones reported in media is soaring. It is due to inexperienced pilots, wide availability of RTF drones, needing little talent to fly. Laws not being appropriately communicated would unfairly affect the airport owners & emergency response team.
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The below are all the appropriate links that address the issue raised in this petition.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/19/drone-near-misses-triple-two-years/
https://www.cnet.com/news/drone-near-miss-with-160-passenger-plane-given-highest-risk-rating/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/102635453/drone-has-near-miss-with-air-new-zealand-flight
According to https://mydeardrone.com/
Flying drones near an airplane or helicopter would be the difference between life and death.
This petition was rejected
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