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hlthe2b

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21. And those were not available over western wildfire regions EITHER until recent years and Colorado was a BIG
Fri Jan 10, 2025, 05:26 PM
Jan 10

reason WHY. They created those no-fly zones to protect governmental protectees, urban corridors (against terrorist threats), and infrastructure. Until Colorado likewise had to ground those precious air drops of flame retardants and water (over a year of wildfires--or within a year or two of when (unfortunately) firefighters died) due to drone interference, FAA did NOT include wilderness areas or backcountry in those zones. Not only Colorado was impacted, mind you, that was a year (among several) when it seemed the entire West was on fire. At the time both commercial (especially, but not limited to news drones) and hobbyist drones thought nothing of interfering with the combatting of wildfires because they wanted to post their videos and they had no other priority but to get it first.

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They're going to have to implement some strict regulations with strict enforcement on ... Jim__ Jan 10 #1
+1 Blue_Tires Jan 10 #12
I read earlier that 12 months in prison & a $75K fine could be the maximum for interference in a wildfire operation. CrispyQ Jan 10 #2
It will have more effect when the criminals in question get their arrests & convictions publicized Hekate Jan 10 #4
Believe you me ReRe Jan 10 #19
Here is one source that actually has the image of the wing damage to the plane. xocetaceans Jan 10 #3
Thanks Hekate Jan 10 #5
You're welcome. n/t xocetaceans Jan 10 #23
I was angrily told by a DUer (after detailing Colorado's major issues with them) that it was his livelihood and hlthe2b Jan 10 #6
When they went on the market as clever toys for hobbyists my first thought was about regulations Hekate Jan 10 #7
Yet we keep hearing about "personal air taxis" coming soon. Callie1979 Jan 10 #10
Flying Cars? lavoosh99 Jan 10 #15
Here they are: Callie1979 Jan 10 #22
You can make a living using drones but also NOT being a dick. Callie1979 Jan 10 #9
There are "no fly zones" for drones. I think in this emergency in LA, they may have forgotten to implement an LeftInTX Jan 10 #18
And those were not available over western wildfire regions EITHER until recent years and Colorado was a BIG hlthe2b Jan 10 #21
Probably some jerkoff, getting his video for hits on Youtube or 3Hotdogs Jan 10 #8
More than likely. I hope that they catch them and if the drones are damaged, and fall to the ground, I hope that some- SWBTATTReg Jan 10 #13
Lock up the drone person Trueblue1968 Jan 10 #11
this. AllaN01Bear Jan 10 #14
This is one of the Canadian Bombers Bev54 Jan 10 #16
The national bird of the United States of America. SergeStorms Jan 10 #17
How did they capture the drone? ReRe Jan 10 #20
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