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Drone sightings near airplanes have decreased since last summer

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There are more drones than ever, but a new report claims that sightings by pilots are falling, so it’s possible we can put to rest some of the fear over a drone bringing a plane down.

To be clear, the report is from the pro-drone Academy of Model Aeronautics, so it should be taken with a grain of salt. AMA analyzed FAA data and found that, while there are still a lot more pilot drone sightings now than in 2014, sightings peaked last summer and have been falling ever since. Of these sightings, it claims only 3.3 percent were truly close calls.
via Gizmodo

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