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by PragmaticPulp 1290 days ago
> It's my worst nightmare whenever I'm flying these days.

Maybe if someone is deliberately flying near an airport and moves into the exact right position at the right time without first being spotted

But in practice, mainstream drones are GPS locked to not fly anywhere near airports and it's not really realistic to just accidentally get a drone too close to an airplane anywhere else. Also, the sky is a massive place and drones have limited flight time. I think the drone-airplane collision fears are greatly exaggerated outside of unique low-altitude specialty flying like airshows.