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by bronco21016 2820 days ago
I agree. 230 mph seems high. Most commercial airliners and business jets make their approach at no greater than 150 knots which rounding up is 175 mph. I think the latest DJI drones do about 40 mph.

A drone striking a Mooney at 230 mph seems pretty unlikely. One has to ask what the GA pilot is doing if he’s flying 200 mph at 400 ft or less. It’s not necessarily an unsafe operation but it would definitely be an abnormal operation.

Edit: As pointed out elsewhere the latest DJI Phantom does 40 mph. Updated post to reflect that.