A drone flying without authorization over a fire-ravaged Los Angeles neighborhood hit and damaged a firefighting plane, the county fire chief said. The Super Scooper, a vital firefighting aircraft, is grounded after the crash. It won’t be available until Monday, Anthony Marrone explained in a press conference he gave. Its pilots did not notice the impact. But they saw a “fist-sized” hole in one of its wings and landed safely. The collision took place over the skies of the suburb of Pacific Palisades. “We only have two Super Scoopers. The important thing is to understand that if you fly a drone over a wildfire, all of our aerial operations stop,” Maroun said, calling the practice “illegal and dangerous.” “If you think it’s fun to send a drone into these zones… You will be arrested, prosecuted and […]
Source: News Beast
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