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LAPD helicopter makes emergency landing after being hit by drone at Encino brush fire (abc7.com)
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Water-dropping choppers were brought in to help keep the fire from spreading. The Los Angeles Police Department said a drone smacked into one of its helicopters, which was dispatched to the scene of the fire. Police said the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing.

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[โ€“] swicano@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Didn't that guy who clipped the firefighting plane get banned from drones and like $100,000 in repair costs + penalties? Seems like a pretty good deterrent to me

[โ€“] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'll trust your word on it, I can't remember. I do remember there was something like 50 illegal drones over the Eaton Fire the other year. Not enough of a deterrent it seems.