Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying conditions.

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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.

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But their chariot in the sky, a winged ambassador for the hero first responders in California, goes by a remarkably goofy nickname, the Super Scooper. This is the story of the Canadair CL-415 ...

A California man has pleaded guilty to recklessly operating a drone that collided with a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper as it ...

A California man has agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into a "Super Scooper" firefighting ...

Drones and other aircraft not helping with firefighting efforts are prohibited in temporary flight restriction zones around wildfires.

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Fire services have been operating two Canadair CL-415 firefighting aircraft, known as Super Scoopers, as well as several other aircraft, to combat the massive wildfires ravaging Southern California.