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An instructor and student departed okv and while climbing through 1;500 ft took evasive action from a uas approximately 1.5 miles south of the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1174904 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201405 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | OKV.Airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5 Flight Crew Total 315 Flight Crew Type 60 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural FAR |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 200 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
Student pilot with instructor took off from okv on runway 35 made left crosswind and then continued to the southeast toward white post airport climbing up to 1;500 MSL/800 AGL. Approximately 1.5 miles to the south of okv encountered a small uav helicopter at the same altitude. [We] came close enough to determine color; type; and approximate size; possibly within 200 ft. Uav was 2-3 ft across; it was red; and was the 3-channel type. We turned our helicopter left and descended to avoid. Made radio call on CTAF advising other aircraft of the uav and location/altitude. The uav helicopter should not have been that high or that close to the airport. Uavs need regulation and operators need training in how to avoid piloted aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An instructor and student departed OKV and while climbing through 1;500 FT took evasive action from a UAS approximately 1.5 miles south of the airport.
Narrative: Student pilot with instructor took off from OKV on Runway 35 made left crosswind and then continued to the southeast toward White Post airport climbing up to 1;500 MSL/800 AGL. Approximately 1.5 miles to the south of OKV encountered a small UAV helicopter at the same altitude. [We] came close enough to determine color; type; and approximate size; possibly within 200 FT. UAV was 2-3 FT across; it was red; and was the 3-channel type. We turned our helicopter left and descended to avoid. Made radio call on CTAF advising other aircraft of the UAV and location/altitude. The UAV helicopter should not have been that high or that close to the airport. UAVs need regulation and operators need training in how to avoid piloted aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.