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Here we go... stupid dronies flying over California fires hampering firefighter efforts.
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<blockquote data-quote="suprPHREAK" data-source="post: 58877" data-attributes="member: 1505"><p>I do appreciate your response. It is thoughtful, but I still disagree.</p><p></p><p>There have been studies conducted which found that drones are more of a threat than birds because birds are squishy. They break, compress, and force gets distributed over a large area on impact, less likely to break windscreens, and are easily sliced by props or turbine blades. Drones however have solid, not so compressible parts like motors and batteries which cause alarm. Ie: would you rather be hit by a 1kg brick, or a 1kg bag of feathers? I believe it was Transport Canada who did this analysis.</p><p></p><p>Regardless of that, I simply think an active fire area should be left alone until the fire is declared out. Fire crews, aircraft, are travelling the area watching for hot spots, and I think keeping back is the best answer.</p><p></p><p>When the fire is declared out, the area will still be charred and black, and you can get all the Instagram/YouTube likes you want. Just be patient.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="suprPHREAK, post: 58877, member: 1505"] I do appreciate your response. It is thoughtful, but I still disagree. There have been studies conducted which found that drones are more of a threat than birds because birds are squishy. They break, compress, and force gets distributed over a large area on impact, less likely to break windscreens, and are easily sliced by props or turbine blades. Drones however have solid, not so compressible parts like motors and batteries which cause alarm. Ie: would you rather be hit by a 1kg brick, or a 1kg bag of feathers? I believe it was Transport Canada who did this analysis. Regardless of that, I simply think an active fire area should be left alone until the fire is declared out. Fire crews, aircraft, are travelling the area watching for hot spots, and I think keeping back is the best answer. When the fire is declared out, the area will still be charred and black, and you can get all the Instagram/YouTube likes you want. Just be patient. [/QUOTE]
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