"@David Drysdale note that I said drones would likely cause more damage. I didn't say there was a greater risk in hitting one. That's not to say that as drones become more prevalent they won't pose a greater risk. Put more of anything into the sky,…"

"@David Drysdale - birds usually try to get out of your way. Except eagles. They know who owns the sky and they don't move. Have had a near miss with one before. I do think drones pose the potential for more damage, especially given that some of them…"

"I use "football field" estimates. If it looks closer than a couple of football fields, it's too close. From an airplane, 500 feet looks REALLY close."

"So this is Lithuania? I thought is was Canada. In the US and Canada, the pilot appeared to be operating completely within the rules."

"Also, it's possible that the aircraft was an instructional flight practicing emergency loss of power procedures. Low flight in that case is also explicitly allowed in the CAA regs."

"I'm not sure what you are quoting above, but this is covered in Canada by CAR 602.14, and the regulation there is essentially the same as the US. In paragraph b) it states "in circumstances other than those referred to in paragraph (a), at a…"

"It's not clear that the aircraft is breaking any rule. section c) of 14 CFR 91.119 states that over uncongested areas a pilot may not operate an aircraft  below "An altitude of 500 feet above the surface, except over open water or sparsely populated…"

"Seattle, WA"