Dronet cause headaches to pilots in finland, too, a danger for large aircraft – It can do worse damage than bird strikes

London Gatwick airport was closed on Thursday dronejen. According to the expert, they can pose a serious danger to any aircraft.Dronet can cause serious damage to the aircraft. Stock. Paula Nikula / Archive

the Finnish legislation has sought to prepare for situations where dronejen such as unmanned aircraft impeding traffic or threatening military tasks.

the beginning of the Year came into force the law give the armed forces the court to drop the illegal dronet by interfering with their connections or if necessary even by shooting them down. Also the police provides similar powers.

aviation federal lobbying-expert Juha Silvennoinen do not know, in what way, for example, Helsinki-Vantaa airport is prepared for the drone threat. Instead, Silvennoinen know that dronet are individual cases causing headaches in finland, the travel for the aircraft.

They already have reports to make and Trafikin is we inform, that the problem has already been. Finland is fortunately not yet a bump, not once, Silvennoinen said.

the Person told me that if in Finland the aircraft detect the unmanned aircraft, it always made report to the Finnish transport safety agency Trafi.

– the number I don't know how to say, they are the authority.

the evening paper didn't reach Trafi or finavia's representatives on Thursday evening to comment on the dronet.

Machine size doesn't matter

Unauthorized place have flown dronet may endanger any size aircraft. Juha Silvennoisen, it does not matter whether it is a pienlento machine or a large passenger plane.

– in Either case it is equally dangerous. If it goes to the big passenger engine, it could be millions of euros of damage. It can do worse damage than a bird strike.

Silvennoinen stresses, however, that the damage largely depends on where the machine part of it.

the faa is being held in dronejen to stop aiming at the law, extortion is a good thing. He recalls that most of the enthusiasts know where dronet can fly.

– Those who do not know or do not care, have to intervene. We care about the fact that flight safety will not be compromised.