
Terrifying moment a drone collides with a paraglider and forces an emergency landing
Daily MailFootage has captured a drone tangled in a paraglider after it collided with him and forced him to make an emergency landing. The incident occured on the same day an unauthorized civilian drone hit an aircraft assisting in the fight against the apocalyptic Pacific Palisades fire. Footage has captured a drone tangled in a paraglider after it collided with him and forced him to make an emergency landing The man was 400 feet in the air when the drone became stuck in his wing and tore a hole through it, forcing him to make a swift landing He reported the incident to the FAA and the San Diego Police Department. The incident occured on the same day an unauthorized civilian drone hit an aircraft assisting in the fight against the apocalyptic Pacific Palisades fire On the day in question, drones were also forbidden from being used in the evacuation zones in nearby southern California While there were no injuries, the FBI is still on the hunt for the drone operator after it damaged the aircraft and left it grounded and out of service at a time when firefighters desperately needed all the help they could get Civilian drone operators were warned not to fly drones during firefighting efforts The FAA vowed to investigate the incident, and the FBI has since been making enquiries. 'When people fly drones near wildfires, fire response agencies often ground their aircraft to avoid the potential for a midair collision,' the FAA said in a statement.
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Man agrees to plead guilty for flying drone that grounded firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire
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Illegal drone crashes firefighting aircraft's efforts with midair collision directly over Palisades Fire
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