Unauthorized drone - what else do you figure? Somebody where they shouldn’t be…
Hi Russ, wasn’t talking about your headline, it was the article by Amelia Walsh… “CL-415 Hits Drone” that caught my eye…
If I am standing in the middle of railroad tracks when the train comes by, the train hits me. I don’t hit the train.
But yes, the train had the right of way. I was stupid and wrong for being there.
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A hell of a lot easier for you to move than stop a train. But hey, if you want to stand at the end of my driveway and not get out of the way, I will be happy to run you over. And the drone was not likely or did not have to be stationary, and someone was operating it and hit the plane. Wasn’t a freakin weather balloon…
First off, model airplanes and toys are not “drones”; we need precise language.
As far as more rules, we’re talking CA here; they cannot even control the unchecked growth of terrestrial law infractions.
There should be a mandatory prison sentence for anyone caught operating a drone in the vicinity of an emergency on the ground, or, in or near the flight paths at an airport. This reckless conduct indicates that the drone operator is willing to kill people in order to have some “fun.”
Drone is heading due north at 30 knots.
Air tanker is south of the drone and heading due north at 130 knots.
Air tanker comes up on the drone and the two make contact.
Did the air tanker hit the drone or did the drone hit the air tanker?