One Of Just Two CL-415 Super Scooper Planes Taken Out Of Palisades Fire Fight By Drone
A drone’s collision with a water-dropping aircraft fighting the Palisades fire in Los Angeles caused temporary grounding of all aircraft working that fire and took out one of just two amphibious planes capable of repeatedly scooping 1,
Canadian ‘Super Scooper’ plane grounded after hitting civilian drone over Los Angeles wildfires
Los Angeles authorities have vowed to prosecute illegal drone flights after a civilian drone collided with a Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire Thursday, forcing it to be grounded.
Civilian drone grounds LA firefighting plane after collision over Palisades fire
A Los Angeles firefighting aircraft has been grounded and pulled from service battling devastating fires in the US after being hit by a civilian drone.
Firefighting Aircraft Collides With Some Idiot’s Drone Over Palisades Fire
The Palisades Fire just north of Santa Monica is currently at over 20,400 acres with 8% containment, the Eaton Fire near Pasadena is at over 13,900 acres with 3% containment, the Hurst Fire in the San Fernando Valley is at 771 acres at 37% containment, and the new Kenneth Fire in Woodland Hills is at 1,000 acres with 35% containment.
What are ‘Super Scoopers,’ the planes used to fight the L.A. wildfires?
The CL-415 aircraft being used in California can drop large amounts of water on fires and fills its tank by skimming along a body of water without having to land.
A drone collided with one of the only Super Scooper planes fighting the LA wildfires, grounding a key resource
A drone hit the wing of a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper plane fighting the LA fires. Cal Fire only has one other Quebec 1 aircraft in its arsenal.
Firefighting plane forced to be grounded after being hit and damaged by civilian drone as warning issued
A plane helping fight the Los Angeles fire was 'struck by a civilian drone' and the FAA has issued an urgent warning
Drone Collision Grounds Firefighting Plane in Los Angeles
The plane landed safely but is out of service because the collision damaged its wing, a Cal Fire spokesman said.
Drone flying illegally collides with, grounds Super Scooper over Palisades fire
Drones and other aircraft not helping with firefighting efforts are prohibited in temporary flight restriction zones around wildfires.
Firefighting aircraft collides with drone over Palisades Fire
A firefighting aircraft was grounded after it was struck by a civilian-flown drone while over the Palisades Fire on Thursday. The collision, which involved a Canadair CL-415, happened at around 1 p.m.
Quebec plane fighting L.A. fires grounded after drone collision
A spokesperson with the California state firefighting agency, Cal Fire, says the aircraft landed without incident. The agency is urging people not to fly their drones over the fires.
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