The incident involved a consumer drone colliding with one of the Super Scooper planes, causing significant disruption during a critical firefighting operation over Los Angeles. The plane was grounded for days, highlighting the serious risks drones pose to aerial firefighters during emergencies, a concern that has been voiced repeatedly by the interim CEO of Bridger Aerospace, Sam Davis. This type of incident risks both the lives of pilots and the effectiveness of firefighting efforts.
Sam Davis explained that one of his greatest fears is encountering drones during emergency firefighting operations. He admitted to losing sleep over this concern, stating, "My greatest fear - and I lose sleep at night - is something like that drone strike that happened on the Quebec Scooper, because you can't do anything about that." This reflects the real anxiety pilots and operators experience due to unauthorized drone sightings in emergency situations.
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