Piloting Super Scoopers: What It Takes to Pilot Firefighting Aircraft
Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying ...
16,000 Gallons Water At 350 Kmph, Repeat: 'Super Scoopers' In US Firefight
As wildfires leave a trail of destruction in southern California, claiming lives and gutting cherished homes, amphibious ...
One Of Just Two CL-415 Super Scooper Planes Taken Out Of Palisades Fire Fight By Drone
A drone’s collision with a water-dropping aircraft fighting the Palisades fire in Los Angeles caused temporary grounding of ...
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FBI working to piece together drone that damaged super scooper while battling Palisades Fire
LOS ANGELES -- The FBI released new photos of a damaged water-dropping super scooper firefighting aircraft that collided with ...
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Super Scooper hit by drone grounded until Monday
LA County only has two Super Scoppers both on loan from Quebec. With one of them out of operation until Monday, it makes the ...
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Water-dropping Super Scooper aircraft set to return to service after colliding with a civilian drone
The drone was flying illegally over the Palisades Fire Thursday, taking a vital firefighting resource out of commission for ...
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Drone hits, grounds super scooper fighting Palisades Fire
Devastating Santa Ana winds on Tuesday made the firefight difficult in the air until Wednesday. On Thursday, the FAA reported ...
Private drone makes hole in Canadian Super Scooper plane fighting LA fires: 'What a jacka**'
Photos released by the FBI showed the drone put a large hole in the aircraft’s wing, with the damage causing about a ...
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'Super scooper' cleared to fly after drone collision
A "super scooper" that was damaged by a drone ... causing a 20- to 30-minute delay in the aerial firefight. The collision grounded the firefighting plane for several days. The low-flying, surface ...