Drone discovered on taxiway at Bankstown Airport
A drone operator will rue the day they ever decided to fly over Bankstown Airport — after it crashed on the runway.
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A DRONE operator will rue the day they ever decided to fly over Bankstown Airport —
The drone was discovered last Sunday on a taxiway during a routine morning inspection.
“It looks like it may have lost control after losing an engine because it was upside down,” Bankstown Airport chief executive officer Lee de Winton said.
Ms de Winton said the discovery is disappointing given Bankstown Airport’s efforts to highlight the dangers of drones.
“It’s disappointing, it’s a really dangerous thing to do,” she said.
The drone is still at the airport, but Ms de Winton was doubtful anyone would come forward to claim the Kmart drone worth “a couple of hundred dollars”.
Fines can reach up to $9000 for flying within 5.5km of an airport. Bankstown Airport has reported the incident to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
Ms de Winton told The Express drones had the potential to bring a plane down: “It would be like driving a car and someone throwing a frozen chicken off a bridge at you.”
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