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

The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.

Federal charges were announced Friday in connection to a civilian drone that hit and damaged a water-dropping super scooper ...

Through a probe, the aircraft scoops the water into a tank, filling it to its 1,600-gallon capacity within 12 seconds. It can also be filled by fire hoses at an airfield before takeoff ...

It managed to safely land, but the Super Scooper was left out of commission for several days while the fire burned. It was only one of two Super Scoopers available. It's a federal crime to fly a ...

It managed to safely land, but the Super Scooper was left out of commission for several days while the fire burned. It was only one of two Super Scoopers available. "Lack of common sense and ...