Jim Hearnden 1 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Food for thought, despite super strict rules in the USA as regards flying. https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-just-two-cl-415-050932342.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hearnden 1 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 And more https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-09/drone-collides-with-firefighting-aircraft-over-palisades-fire-faa-says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 - Moderator Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 All the rules you can make can not guard against idiots. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Of course, it may have been a multi-rotor being used legitimately, and not just an idiot looking for YT footage...... hopefully we'll find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Lewis 3 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, GrumpyGnome said: Of course, it may have been a multi-rotor being used legitimately The whole area is subject to an FAA no fly zone and the FAA have not granted any exceptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Yeah, all the reports now say 'civilian drone' - numpties! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Burton Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Has anyone produced any evidence that it was a drone that hit the 'plane ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 32 minutes ago, Bob Burton said: Has anyone produced any evidence that it was a drone that hit the 'plane ? No, I just watch Xjet's video, but it is a hefty hole, maybe a drone flown by the authorities, fireman or press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 That it may have been an 'official' device was something I raised earlier...... indications now are that it was a civilian device Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 4 hours ago, Bob Burton said: Has anyone produced any evidence that it was a drone that hit the 'plane ? If you see the picture of the hole in the leading edge of the wing, you can clearly see the outline of a drone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cooper Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Coyote-shaped drone gets in the way of a train. Beep beep. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lee Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Burton Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 3 hours ago, Andy Stephenson said: you can clearly see the outline of a drone. In that case I would expect there to be identifiable remnants of the drone inside the wing. I await more details with anticipation In addition, the authorities will have the details of the drone, its operator and where it was flown from because Remote ID is a legal requirement in the USA (flap, oink, flap, oink) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Walby Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 From what I have read, they know who it was. Lets just see if they throw the book at him. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 - Moderator Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 That is a fair hole in the wing. Could very well have been a different story had it punched through the cockpit screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Burton Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 15 hours ago, Bob Burton said: I would expect there to be identifiable remnants of the drone inside the wing. I await more details with anticipation It sounds like some remains of a drone have been found in the wing so there is a chance that the operator can be identified depending on what has been found. If so, then they deserve whatever the law can throw at them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyinFlynn Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 The FBI have decided it was a DJI Mini 3 and therefore most likely a recreational flyer. They are currently looking at identifying the owner through software updates / fingerprints / snitchers / serial number sales reciept ie they haven't a clue yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Hopefully the FBI will be able to track the miscreant down and make an example of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 If there's enough of the receiver left they should be able to match the unique binding code to the transmitter if they suspect a specific someone and they haven't destroyed it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Wolfe Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 11/01/2025 at 18:51, Bob Burton said: Has anyone produced any evidence that it was a drone that hit the 'plane ? Pretty good evidence here https://dronedj.com/2025/01/13/dji-mini-drone-la-fire/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil James Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 11/01/2025 at 07:51, Bob Burton said: Has anyone produced any evidence that it was a drone that hit the 'plane ? How about this, which shows the mentality of drone operators and includes pictures of the debris from inside the aircraft: https://petapixel.com/2025/01/15/three-drone-pilots-arrested-for-unauthorized-flights-over-la-wildfires/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hearnden 1 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 They've found the idiot drone pilot that hit the water bomber! https://abcnews.go.com/US/drone-operator-charged-hitting-super-scooper-plane-palisades/story?id=118313936#:~:text=Peter Akemann%2C 56%2C of Culver,federal prosecutors in Los Angeles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Symons - BMFA Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 15/01/2025 at 13:50, Neil James said: How about this, which shows the mentality of drone operators and includes pictures of the debris from inside the aircraft: https://petapixel.com/2025/01/15/three-drone-pilots-arrested-for-unauthorized-flights-over-la-wildfires/ Shows the mentality of a very small number of drone operators who happen to be idiots. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kearsley Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 9 hours ago, Andy Symons - BMFA said: Shows the mentality of a very small number of drone operators who happen to be idiots. Well said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Unfortunately, it's the idiots that get the publicity 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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