Drone film shows near miss
A DRONE may have captured “spectacular” footage during a near-miss with a passenger jet, according to a pilot.
He described the incident near Manchester Airport as a “close encounter”, a UK Airprox Board (UKAB) report revealed.
The drone was flown “almost head-on” with an Airbus A319 aircraft approaching the airport at 3000 feet on February 11.
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