The CEO of Bridger Aerospace, which has sent Super Scooper planes to tackle the LA wildfires, said drones are a major concern for his pilots.
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AcollisionwithadronegroundedacrucialSuperScooperplanefightingtheLAwildfires.BrianvanderBrug/LosAngelesTimesviaGettyImages
TheCEOofanaerialfirefightingcompanysaiddronesareamajorproblemforitspilots.BridgerAerospacehassenttwo“SuperScooper”planestohelptackletheLAwildfires.Lastweek,adronecollidedwithaSuperScooperoverLA,groundingtheplanefordays.TheCEOofacompanythatflies“SuperScooper”firefightingplanessaidoneofhisbiggestworriesisdronescrashingintohisplanesduringemergenciesliketheLosAngeleswildfires.
Asthefiresragedlastweek,aconsumerdronecollidedwithQuebec-1,oneofonlytwoCanadairCL-415SuperScooperaircraftfightingthePalisadesfire.
Theplanesdidn’tbelongtoBridgerAerospace,butthecompany’sinterimCEOSamDavissaidit’ssomethinghe’slongfeared.
“Mygreatestfear—andIlosesleepatnight—issomethinglikethatdronestrikethathappenedonth
