Why Mexico City Was Happy to Have a Drone Flying Around Their Airport Matt McFarland - The Washington Post
go to original March 16, 2015

For two days in Mexico City, air traffic controllers embraced having a drone buzz around their airport. (Postandfly)

Drones and airports are the water and oil of the aviation world. While there’s intense debate over how restrictive emerging drone rules should be, you’d be hard pressed to find someone not in favor of restricting the air space around airports. If a drone flew into a jet engine it might disable it, resulting in a deadly crash.

All of this makes the story behind the audience choice winner at the 2015 New York City Drone Film Festival so unusual, and a reminder of the world’s polarized views on drones’ safety and value. Last weekend, the honors went to “Mex Airport From Above,” which showcased the Mexico City airport.

The video was actually commissioned by the Mexican Aerospace Navigation Service, which is Mexico’s equivalent to the FAA, to show at its anniversary dinner for air traffic controllers. Its director wanted to show a video and air traffic controller Alexandro Ruiz de la Fuente suggested using a drone.

...Ruiz de la Fuente stressed that caution was used to ensure the safety of all passengers during the two days last September that drone operator Tarsicio Sanudo was brought in with a DJI F450 to shoot at the airport.

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