Water-dropping choppers were brought in to help keep the fire from spreading. The Los Angeles Police Department said a drone smacked into one of its helicopters, which was dispatched to the scene of the fire. Police said the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing.
But why was an LAPD helicopter there?
Water-dropping choppers were brought in to help keep the fire from spreading. The Los Angeles Police Department said a drone smacked into one of its helicopters, which was dispatched to the scene of the fire. Police said the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing.
“We were just informed shortly, about five minutes ago, that our airship was hit by a drone and had to make an emergency landing over at Van Nuys Airport. Everybody is OK, as far as we know. They are just going to do checks for damage and the safety of the crew,” said Capt. Brian Wendling with LAPD. “I know people are curious, but curiosity can cause danger.”
Curious idiots in drones need to stay away so they don’t interfere…
But so do curious idiots in police helicopters.
The article is written to give the impression the LAPD helicopter was dumping water, but they were just rubbernecking.
But why was an LAPD helicopter there?
They wanted to see if the fire was black
but they were just rubbernecking.
Source? Is there any reason to think they weren’t assisting?
Is there any reason to think they weren’t assisting?
It’s the LAPD…
I’m from a different country, in a different continent, and even I know of their infamous uselessness, institutional racism, and brutality.
Yes yes, ACAB. That still doesn’t make your answer in any way relevant.
You don’t think the past actions of an organisation is relevant in determining what their present day actions may be?
Do you have any reason to believe they were assisting?
at about 2:52 p.m., the helicopter returned to the Tarzana area along the 101 Freeway between Balboa Boulevard and Reseda Boulevard, just more than 1.5 miles from the fire in Encino, to assist officers searching for a reported kidnapping suspect.
Is there any reason to think they weren’t assisting?
Assisting firefighters or assisting the fire?
I can entirely believe that there are idiots out there who would try to tackle a fire with their garden hose or a few buckets in the car. Being able to spot them quickly and let the professionals do their job safely is important.
But it’s lemmy. They’re all hardwired to scream ‘ACAB’ utterly regardless of context.
Right? It’s crazy how much of an echo chamber lemmy is on some topics, it’s impossible to carry on a conversation of any nuance.
Using thermal imaging to identify hotspots?
at about 2:52 p.m., the helicopter returned to the Tarzana area along the 101 Freeway between Balboa Boulevard and Reseda Boulevard, just more than 1.5 miles from the fire in Encino, to assist officers searching for a reported kidnapping suspect.
Seems like every time there’s a fire in LA there’s some fuckhead flying a drone around. These pieces of shit need jail time.
If they are violating FAA regulations on their drone activity, they likely will face consequences. This article even mentions that they are seeking the operator so they can face justice.
If they violating faa regulations there no way to know who it was
They can violate faa regs and also leave their remoteID on accidentally. It might not be that hard
All I’ve seen in the past is some fines. It really doesn’t seem like enough, but I’m not in a great mood, so I’m probably over reacting.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said “If we find out who you are, you will be arrested, and you will be prosecuted. So any lookie-loos out there, this is very dangerous to everyone."
Didn’t that guy who clipped the firefighting plane get banned from drones and like $100,000 in repair costs + penalties? Seems like a pretty good deterrent to me
I’ll trust your word on it, I can’t remember. I do remember there was something like 50 illegal drones over the Eaton Fire the other year. Not enough of a deterrent it seems.
