I think this equating of a drone with a line-of-sight operated R/C aircraft is disingenuous at best.
No airline pilot is going to be very very concerned about damage done by lightweight poly frame RC plane (and I mean -after- they knew it wasn’t in the engine).
The FAA has investigated the incident, but said it had been unable to identify the drone’s operator.
and, stepping into tinfoil hat territory for a moment, there is a real linguistic difference between “had been unable to identify” and “could not determine”… just ask Don Rumsfeld, king of mendacious government press releases.
