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Attributes | |
ACN | 1619999 |
Time | |
Date | 201902 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Final Approach |
Route In Use | VFR Route |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Takeoff |
Person 1 | |
Function | Pilot Not Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 23200 Flight Crew Type 3500 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
Two different drone operations from one company at the ZZZ airport were (once again) a problem. [They were] far too close to operating aircraft in the pattern at this airport. This particular event was the result of having to go around on very short final due to an airplane entering the runway directly ahead of our airplane. I asked my student what his plan was and he correctly advised and performed a go-around. I asked how he was to execute this maneuver with another cessna rolling on takeoff almost under us. Once again; a proper reply was to offset to an upwind leg climb out and announce our intentions on CTAF. The problem (once again) is the drone (uas) people feel it safe to operate directly in any and all airspace at the ZZZ airport; causing an unsafe environment for this far too busy airport. There's plenty of unused parking lots for drones to operate (away from airports); and I feel it just a matter of time before there will be a huge problem with a very likely collision or incident of trying to avoid these uas operators. The FBO I work for at this facility is a non-pilot [and not a] flight instructor; and has no idea how unsafe an act this uas operation causes. All of my concerns and reports to ZZZ1 ATC have resulted in no action what so ever. Hopefully; I won't need to make further reports; but rest assured that doing nothing will likely not end well with this uas operation at ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CFI reported UAV conflict in the traffic pattern area.
Narrative: Two different drone operations from one company at the ZZZ airport were (once again) a problem. [They were] far too close to operating aircraft in the pattern at this airport. This particular event was the result of having to go around on very short final due to an airplane entering the runway directly ahead of our airplane. I asked my student what his plan was and he correctly advised and performed a go-around. I asked how he was to execute this maneuver with another Cessna rolling on takeoff almost under us. Once again; a proper reply was to offset to an upwind leg climb out and announce our intentions on CTAF. The problem (once again) is the drone (UAS) people feel it safe to operate directly in any and all airspace at the ZZZ airport; causing an unsafe environment for this far too busy airport. There's plenty of unused parking lots for drones to operate (away from airports); and I feel it just a matter of time before there will be a HUGE problem with a very likely collision or incident of trying to avoid these UAS operators. The FBO I work for at this facility is a non-pilot [and not a] flight instructor; and has no idea how unsafe an act this UAS operation causes. All of my concerns and reports to ZZZ1 ATC have resulted in no action what so ever. Hopefully; I won't need to make further reports; but rest assured that doing nothing will likely not end well with this UAS operation at ZZZ.
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.