Piloting Super Scoopers: What It Takes to Pilot Firefighting Aircraft
Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying conditions.
Ex-Skydance Executive Escapes Prison Time After Admitting To "Recklessly" Operating Drone That Crashed Into Super Scooper, Endangered LA Wildfire Fighters
A drone owned and piloted by the ex-president of Skydance Interactive damaged and temporarily grounded a Canadian Super ...
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Pilot of Drone That Grounded Blaze-Battling ‘Super Scooper’ Pleads Guilty
As part of the plea deal, he will be required to fully repay the Government of Quebec and an aircraft repair company, which spent about $65,000 to get the Super Scooper back in the air.
Video Game Exec Pleads Guilty to Crashing Drone Into Firefighting Plane During LA Wildfires
On January 9, as wildfires raged across California, Akemann drove to the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California. He went to the top floor of a parking lot there and launched a DJI Mini 3 ...
Drone operator who damaged LA firefighting plane was Treyarch co-founder Peter Akemann, who is 'deeply sorry for the mistake'
Akemann will plead guilty to a misdemeanor offense after his drone collided with an aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in ...
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California man pleads guilty after his drone collides with aircraft fighting Palisades Fire
A California man is facing up to one year in federal prison for recklessly operating a drone that crashed into a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft as the crew was battling the devastating ...
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Former Skydance Interactive President Pleads Guilty to Piloting Drone That Crashed Into Plane During Palisades Fire
has pleaded guilty to flying the drone that collided with and subsequently grounded a Canadian Super Scooper firefighting plane as the Palisades Fire raged on Jan. 9. Akemann, who worked with Skydance ...