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New York governor calls for federal assistance after mysterious drones shut down airport runways
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Mysterious drones in New York temporarily shut down runways at an Orange County airport, a frustrated governor said, calling for federal assistance and declaring that "this has gone too far."

The New York Stewart International Airport was forced to close runways Friday night for about an hour "due to drone activity in the airspace," Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement.
 
In a statement Saturday to NBC New York, the Federal Aviation Administration said it slowed air traffic temporarily late Friday night "due to multiple reported drone sightings near and over the airport."

The agency said there have been no safety impacts to aircraft.

The airport received a report of a drone sighting from the FAA around 9:40 p.m. Friday, said a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The runways reopened at 10:45 p.m., the spokesperson said. The closure did not impact flights.

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The agency said there have been no safety impacts to aircraft.

FOD one engine on short final and the agency will have egg on its face, and blood on its hands.

I do not see our military blocking approach vectors or active runways with UAVs. It's that much of a safety issue.

So who is flying these things?
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An airport in Orange County, New York, was forced to shut down on Friday night as mysterious drone activity blocked the airspace, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Saturday, saying, "This has gone too far."

Drones have been spotted in recent weeks across New Jersey and neighboring states, prompting concern among residents and lawmakers and launching investigations by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. The FBI says that it has received over 3,000 tips related to the drone sightings, with most of the purported observations occurring at night.

"Last night, the runways at Stewart Airfield were shut down for approximately one hour due to drone activity in the airspace," Hochul said in a statement on Saturday.

New York Stewart International Airport is located in New Windsor, over an hour's drive north of Manhattan.


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That's NY.  It still doesn't justify shooting down drones that you get bamboozled into fearing.  Geez, man, grow a pair.

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That's NY.  It still doesn't justify shooting down drones that you get bamboozled into fearing.  Geez, man, grow a pair.
Oh, I'm not afraid. This crap is 2000 miles from me. But FOD one engine on short final and the story will change.
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Oh, I'm not afraid. This crap is 2000 miles from me. But FOD one engine on short final and the story will change.

Still not a threat that justifies shooting down every drone whose operator failed to file a flight plan. 

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Still not a threat that justifies shooting down every drone whose operator failed to file a flight plan.
Flight plan? How many drones file flight plans?
Just keep them out of controlled airspace.
They aren't supposed to be there.
It IS a safety issue.
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Flight plan? How many drones file flight plans?
Just keep them out of controlled airspace.
They aren't supposed to be there.
It IS a safety issue.

Duh.  Safety issue does not equal “shoot all the drones that give me the willies”, which is what you are arguing for, whether you have the honesty to admit it or not.

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Duh.  Safety issue does not equal “shoot all the drones that give me the willies”, which is what you are arguing for, whether you have the honesty to admit it or not.
I did not say shoot ALL the drones.

Shoot down the ones in the controlled airspace around airbases and airports.

If you were paying attention, I referred to the ones creating a hazard to planes.
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