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>> what risk do drones risk to pilots? >> they pose quite a few. if i'm flying in the air tlrks expectation other people in the airplanes know what they're doing, that they know the rules of the road. air traffic controllers often times can't see a these things. they're too small for radar. if i see a bird, i know how to avoid it. if it sees he, it's going to tuck wings and dive. that's all it can do. a drone may not see you. on top of that, you have no way to know which way it will go. >> there's hobbyists flying these things. >> people need to pay attention. terrorists can put weapons on the...

Are hobbyist drones. the people that are flying dr e drones professionally like law enforcement and this kind of thing, they go by the rules. but the hobbyists, they don't care. >> reporter: the news comes after a close call on wednesday when a drone almost hit a medical helicopter carrying a patient in fresno, california. >> we almost got hit by a drone, just to let you know. >> it was probably about 15 feet from the actual aircraft. >> reporter: last sunday the pilots of four commercial airplanes reported seeing a drone during a final approach at newark airport. the latest in the series of s...

>> the people that are flying drones professionally like law enforcement and this kind of thing, they go by the rules. the hobbyists, they don't care. >> the news comes after a close call on wednesday where a drone almost hit a medical helicopter carrying a patient in fresno, california. >> we almost got hit by a drone. >> it was probably about 15 feet from the actual aircraft. >> last sunday the pilots of four commercial airplanes reported seeing a drone during final approach at newark airport. the latest in a series of similar incidents at new york area airports. >> drone reported off to the...

Them fly in certain places within two miles of an airport, over the empire state building or the pentagon. it's cheap. it doesn't interfere with hobbyists and others who want drones or need drones and it will help solve the problem. >> well delta and american airlines say they will no longer allow certain big game trophies on their planes. they won't transport lion elephant rhinoceros and buffalo trophies. it follows international protest over the killing of a famous lion named cecil. they are calling for the extradition of the american man accused of killing cecil. now they say a second man w...

Drones are not allowed. >> what altitude would you say that was? >> i would say about 100 feet below me, just off the right wing. >> reporter: that same day a jet blue flight landing at jfk was surprised by a drone passing just below its nose. >> it was one of those four-bladed drones. color or direction, i'm not sure, man. it just popped right underneath our nose. >> reporter: today new york senator chuck schumer says he's had enough and wants the federal aviation administration to require all drones to carry software that keeps them out of the way of planes. >> you can build into the softwar...