Another drone takes down another helicopter 12

[Sparweb]

Not the first time.
In its report, the NTSB noted that it has now completed three investigations where a collision with a drone has been confirmed, and gathered information on two other collisions where the evidence is consistent with a drone strike.

The drone was operating above 400 feet AGL in airspace that did not permit this, and at night when this is not normally permitted either. The type of drone that probably hit the helicopter (based on the damage) is not the kind that would be equipped with proper anti-collision lights that would make night flight possible.

Here is another example, probably not in the NTSB count - although a much more avoidable one that should not have happened.

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[1503-44]

Was it blue, or ... red?

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[1503-44]

Isn't it hard to see a drone close up when moving at 130knts. And hard to see small things when they far away. I think it wasnt so close, or ... it was a big one!

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The brazen eagle vs. EGLE drone

Seriously, the drone was called EGLE? That is too funny

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[waross]

Was it blue, or ... red?

Orange I think.

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I can fully understand the eagle taking out the drone because it was orange.

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[davidbeach]

That either goes to a level of irony beyond mere mortals or is an indication of total cluelessness.

 

[1503-44]

I saw a lot of orange drones nesting in a tree.

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[davidbeach]

Reread the two most recent posts by waross and the JRB post immediately before Bill's first. Eagles and orange drones were two different topics.

 

[waross]

That either goes to a level of irony beyond mere mortals or is an indication of total cluelessness.

Will you accept "Inappropriate satire", David?

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[JohnRBaker]

An update on that drone taken-out by that eagle:

Drone attacked by eagle found, EGLE posts lighthearted statement on recovery

https://www.wnem.com/news/drone-att...cial&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

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[JohnRBaker]

If you thought drones were bad flying near other aircraft, what about this situation:

Airline Pilots Landing At LAX Report "A Guy In Jetpack" Flying Alongside Them

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...ort-a-guy-in-jetpack-flying-alongside-them-on

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[1503-44]

No worries. New movie production. George Jetson looking for Astro.
I can see where this will turn into a big problem some day. Will FAA make these guys get some kind of pilot's license? Ultralight are prohibited from flying into controlled airspace. That seems to have worked so far.
But, this could be different ...

https://www.cnn.com/videos/travel/2...japan-lon-orig-tp.cnn/video/playlists/travel/

 

[JohnRBaker]

This appears to have been an actual collision between a drone and an police chopper over Los Angeles back in September. This is believed to be the first drone operator to face criminal charges for improper operation of a drone resulting in a mid-air accident:

Hollywood Man Arrested For Crashing Drone Into LAPD Chopper

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/202...rrested-for-crashing-drone-into-lapd-chopper/

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[Sparweb]

JRB you beat me to it.

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[dik]

According to the rules, it looks like choppers can fly below the ceiling if done safely... from the damage, it looks like the chopper ran into the drone... maybe they weren't flying so safely?

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[Alistair_Heaton]

That's what I suspect as well dik.

From what a I can tell any local or national agency operation seems to think that the rules apply to everyone else but them.

The helicopter will have been blow the 300ft ceiling travelling reasonably quickly.

So it will be interesting see what they actually try and pin on him.

He really doesn't seem to be the type that would process a powerful very expensive drone that can go serious distance or that high. And please don't read anything derogatory or nasty in anyway into that statement. I am in exactly the same club as him.

 

[dik]

He's already been charged...

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[Alistair_Heaton]

He has but the charge is a first of unsafely operating a drone.

I believe if the FBI are involved its a federal crime?

If he had busted any of the other FAA reg's then he would have been taken for that which says to me that he was below 300ft. If he didn't have lights he would have been done for that.

"unsafely operating a drone" is just open ended and sounds like they want to get a test case through to get something on the books by someone that can't afford to pay for big hitting lawyers.

 

[IRstuff]

It is a federal case because the law falls under the FAA mandate.

The fact that he admitted to distracted flying is damning enough.

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[Alistair_Heaton]

I thought he just said he put it up to see what was going on?

They should charge the Helicopter pilot as well for flying under 300ft and at speed not for the purpose of takeoff and landing and not keeping a good look out.