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Brian Schatz: “Pilots have reported a surge in close calls with UAS: nearly 700 by mid-August of this year as compared to 238 in all of…”

On the recordAugust 20, 2015
Pilots have reported a surge in close calls with UAS: nearly 700 by mid-August of this year as compared to 238 in all of 2014.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz highlights the increase in near-collisions involving unmanned aircraft.

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