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Drone nearly collides with helicopter, operator gets caught
On Saturday night around 9pm, above the northern California city of Martinez, a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer was flying a helicopter over Highway 4, searching for a stolen car. According to SFGate, speaking to Officer James Andrews, spokesman for the CHP air operations unit, the pilot suddenly saw a red light just in front of the craft’s cabin window. The pilot veered to the right to avoid a collision with the drone, which was flying at the pilot’s same altitude—between 700 to 800… (arstechnica.com) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Best thing to do to a drone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGLxKXtkHpY 2nd amend that U.S.
We are just waiting for a major disaster with these idiots & their "drones" !
In my 48 years of flying, I have encountered balloons, a kite with tail & string, errant VFR aircraft in hard IMC, & an amateur "rocket".
Drones; WE DON'T NEED them !
Rick
In my 48 years of flying, I have encountered balloons, a kite with tail & string, errant VFR aircraft in hard IMC, & an amateur "rocket".
Drones; WE DON'T NEED them !
Rick
Sorry, dies, not does.
If they don't prosecute this person to the fullest extent possible, this will do nothing but get worse until someone does!
My problem with this is that he was flying at night. It's hard enough to see these quads at that altitude in the daylight. It's almost invisible (or maybe it WAS invisible) at night, so I think this was pure negligence. But since he's an exchange student from China, nothing will happen.
Also, let's stop calling them drones. They are not automated, they are piloted. They are not drones.