Pilots stunned as passenger jet involved in near-miss with large drone

They both exclaimed: "Was that a drone? At 10,000 feet!"

Pilots stunned as passenger jet involved in near-miss with large drone

Two pilots were left stunned when their passenger jet was involved in a near-miss with a large drone.

They spotted the gadget, which had multiple arms and up to eight rotors, on the approach to Heathrow Airport in west London, the UK Airprox Board (UKAB) said.

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