Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80; Flight Crew Total 15000; Flight Crew Type 12000
Conflict NMAC
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
During final app on visual app to Runway 36L in MCO about 1;800 feet MSL and about 5 to 6 miles of landing runway; we encounter a drone on our same altitude and approximately as close as 50 meters; in our right side and apparently flying hover flight. At the same time we identify the drone suddenly it descended and disappeared from our sight.
Air carrier flight crew reported that while inbound on a visual approach; a small drone was hovering at the same altitude within about 65 feet.