Monday, 29 September 2025

Water bombers and drones do not mix

 We can be such victims of floods and fires. Unfortunately, humans often contribute to this. I was happy to read the headlines, after this arrogant twerp caused so much damage. He was a professional, and should have known better. The plane was leased from Quebec, to fight the LA fires. Aside from repairs, simply repainting the plane costs $56,000 and time away from fires. 

read more here

"A California tech executive has been sentenced to jail and ordered to pay restitution after his DJI Mini 3 Pro drone collided with a vital firefighting aircraft battling Los Angeles’ January Palisades Fire. The crash forced the plane out of service at a critical moment in the firefight, underscoring the dangers of flying drones near emergency operations." – read more...

Speaking of drones... There are incursions around the world...


7 comments:

DrumMajor said...

Beautiful plane. Interesting maps. Linda in Kansas

Jeanie said...

I never would have thought of that but it makes perfect sense.

Mary Kirkland said...

I see privately owed drones flying around here every night. They are everywhere.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

That drone pilot should have known better.

Anvilcloud said...

We can drone on and on about stupidity.

MARY G said...

You are right and I am glad the plane pilot is unhurt. Sheesh. Stupid.

DeniseinVA said...

Thanks for this, all very interesting and I am very glad the pilot is okay.