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PA28 instructor pilot reported that a miniature airport for model aircraft is located 1.7 NM southwest of the hmt airport and one of the aircraft came in conflict with them nearby the rc strip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1390151 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HMT.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 170 Flight Crew Total 650 Flight Crew Type 640 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 2000 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
While departing from hmt runway 23; my student noticed an unmanned aircraft; that appeared to be a recreational use rc aircraft operating in the area about 1.7 miles southwest of hmt. There appeared to be a miniaturized runway constructed of concrete on the ground with multiple rc aircraft on the ground. The uas appeared to be operating about 100 feet below us; and about 2000 feet laterally to our left. This would put the aircraft at about 500-600 feet AGL. The aircraft did not pose an immediate threat to us; however the aircraft and the field it appeared to be operating from are located in the flight path normally used by pilots performing a 45 degree entry to the left downwind of runway 23. There were no notices on the airport ASOS or over any other frequencies.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 instructor pilot reported that a miniature airport for model aircraft is located 1.7 NM SW of the HMT airport and one of the aircraft came in conflict with them nearby the RC strip.
Narrative: While departing from HMT Runway 23; my student noticed an unmanned aircraft; that appeared to be a recreational use RC aircraft operating in the area about 1.7 miles southwest of HMT. There appeared to be a miniaturized runway constructed of concrete on the ground with multiple RC aircraft on the ground. The UAS appeared to be operating about 100 feet below us; and about 2000 feet laterally to our left. This would put the aircraft at about 500-600 feet AGL. The aircraft did not pose an immediate threat to us; however the aircraft and the field it appeared to be operating from are located in the flight path normally used by pilots performing a 45 degree entry to the left downwind of runway 23. There were no notices on the airport ASOS or over any other frequencies.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.