Melbourne-based photographer Simon Pollock was landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday when he looked out his window and spotted a DJI camera drone flying just a small distance away.
“Drones. All fun and games until you’re looking out your window on approach to LAX and you spot a Phantom just out your window (yeah a few hundred feet, but imagine if it… well…),” writes Pollock in a Facebook post. “Some people are utterly stupid.”
“[Q]uick flight from SFO to LAX on an Embraer 175,” Pollock tells PetaPixel. “[W]e were on final approach and, being the typical ‘looker out the window’, I saw flashing lights of what I first thought was a plane. They were ahead of us and just off to the left hand side, headed our way – but not fast.
“It took a few seconds to realize the thing wasn’t a plane and that it was just hovering. Then the little flashing lights dawned on me — it was a DJI Phantom of some sort.
“It was most certainly a drone and it wasn’t far at all off the flight line. I’m not sure what a Phantom would do to a smaller jet engine, probably nothing, but it’s still a bit scary to think there’s some moron with zero thought for others flying around.”
Source: PetaPixel
Wow, amazing that he saw a Phantom that was whipping past his window at 150 knots, and yet was able to get his camera out and snap a picture. Amazing that he was able to see flashing lights, (since the Phantom’s lights are oriented mostly DOWN) and this is was below him. Even more amazing is he got it so well framed.
I am amazed that someone is flying a P4 out there in excess of 5000′ or maybe more.
First of all. Dji drones have a no fly zone programed in the copter. When you are near a airport, the drones motors won’t even turn on. They use gps, and know where the airports are.
Quit giving the drone enthusiasts a bad rap….
Looks more like bigfoot than many bigfoot pictures.