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Drone's close encounter with jet spurs call for tighter laws in the US
Three influential aviation groups have come together and sent a letter to US law-makers on the problem
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Wed, Feb 14, 2018 · 09:50 PM
Washington DC
A VIDEO from a drone that flew within feet of an airliner over Las Vegas and prompted outrage on the Internet has spurred three influential US aviation lobbies to call for tighter regulations on hobby drones.
Legislation exempting certain hobbyist drone pilots from oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has hampered the aviation agency's ability to oversee the safety of drones, said a letter sent on Monday to lawmakers.
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