Summary
A drone collision grounded one of two Super Scooper planes battling Los Angeles wildfires, leaving a critical resource unavailable.
The collision damaged the aircraft’s wing, forcing its grounding, and temporarily paused other firefighting flights, creating significant delays.
The FAA emphasized the dangers of flying drones near wildfires, noting it’s a federal crime with penalties up to $75,000 and prison time.
Over 36,000 acres have burned, with officials warning that delays in air support allow wildfires to spread rapidly, endangering lives and property.
Based on this article, that makes you the asshole in this scenario. TFRs exist for a very good reason, it’s not just big guberment trying to make your life harder.
Don’t worry, he’ll “police himself”.
I never said I don’t respect TFRs and regulations. A couple of my drones are over the 250 gram limit, and have a big fat sticker on them with the registration number, as well as a remoteID transmitter. I’m not stupid. It’s just that a piece of machinery enforcing something on me rubs me the wrong way.
Believe it or not, it is totally possible for some people to respect rules put in place to keep everyone safe and not have to be forced to do it. To me, it’s like driving a car that applies the brakes automatically every time it sees a red light, overriding whatever decision you have made. I don’t want to live in that kind of world, sorry. If someone needs their toaster to lock itself every time there’s no bread in it just so they won’t accidentally stick their fingers in it and electrocute themselves, that’s not my fault.
What if your self police don’t have the most up to date news that would’ve been enforced via the transmitter?
If you knew what you were doing you’d stfu. Idiots copy people and don’t know what they’re doing. All your post seems to say is you’re a braggart and probably part of the problem.
You know there are publically available maps you can check before a flight, right?