The pilot reported that the object was ‘rectangular and appeared to be propellor driven’, indicating that it was a remote-controlled drone, according to a report by the UK Airprox Board (UKAB). A drone narrowly missed a commercial Airbus aircraft coming in to land at night by 50 metres , in the second such incident in less than a year . Despite being used as toys , drones are still classified as ‘ aircraft ’ by the Civil Aviation Authority ( CAA ) which provides strict guidelines on their use , including flying within 100 m of any vehicle that is not under the user ’s control - such as other commercial aircraft .
A drone narrowly missed a commercial Airbus aircraft coming in to land at night by 50 metres , in the second such incident in less than a year . Despite being used as toys , drones are still classified as ‘ aircraft ’ by the Civil Aviation Authority ( CAA ) which provides strict guidelines on their use , including flying within 100 m of any vehicle that is not under the user ’s control - such as other commercial aircraft .