US EditionCanadian plane fighting L.A. fires out of service after colliding with civilian drone
- A Canadian Super Scooper aircraft fighting the Palisades fire in Los Angeles collided with a drone in restricted airspace on Thursday, causing it to be grounded, according to the local fire department.
- The collision led to the temporary grounding of all aircraft responding to the Palisades fire, as reported by The War Zone, citing Cal Fire.
- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the midair collision, which it stated did not harm the firefighting aircraft, which landed safely.
- The FAA emphasized that it has not authorized anyone unaffiliated with Los Angeles firefighting operations to fly drones in restricted airspace during wildfires.
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Unauthorized drone usage in double digits amid SoCal's firefight
The number of unauthorized drone incidents over the Los Angeles County Fire zones are now “well into the double digits” Akil Davis, Assistant Director in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Office, told NBC News Saturday. The most serious of those incidents was a drone strike that ripped a hole in a Superscooper Thursday morning as the water dropping aircraft was involved in water drop sorties over the Palisades fire zone, temporarily ground other f…
Unauthorized Drones Ground LA Firefighting Planes: ‘Incredibly Dangerous’
Firefighting aircraft attempting to battle the Palisades wildfire on the outskirts of Los Angeles were forced to leave the area for a time on Friday after unauthorized drones were spotted in the air. Newsweek contacted the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department for comment via email and phone respectively on Saturday outside of regular office hours. Why It Matters On Thursday, a Super Scooper fixed-winged aircraft, des…
Unauthorized Drones Threaten Safety Of Firefighting Aircraft Above Palisades Fire
Multiple unauthorized drones flew above the Palisades fire in Santa Monica, California, on Friday afternoon, forcing important firefighting aircraft to leave the area for safety, The Los Angeles Times reported. Authorities decided to move the firefighting aircraft out of the area after a drone collided with a Super Scooper aircraft on Thursday. That plane was grounded for several days to be repaired, taking away a key asset for firefighters as t…
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