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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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A man accused of flying a drone over a major Arizona wildfire posted the aerial photos on his website, authorities said Saturday, leading to his arrest for hampering firefighting efforts against the stubborn blaze menacing an area where 19 firefighters were killed four years ago.
The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said deputies tracked down Gene Alan Carpenter, 54, of Prescott Valley on Friday after spotting a man near a white van flying the drone within hours of the fire being reported last weekend and throughout the week.
Prior contact with Carpenter and photos found on his website showing drone views were used to identify him, authorities said. His drone was seized during his arrest.
The sheriff's office in a press release said Carpenter recklessly endangered 14 aircraft and fire crews in the air and on the ground "with a substantial risk of imminent death or physical injury by flying an unmanned drone aircraft in closed airspace above an active fire area."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-suspect-posted-photos-drone-arizona-wildfire-014847624.html
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the albatross
Gym climber
Flagstaff
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Thanks for posting that link Reilly. At that time of the incident, when the drone was spotted by air attack (fixed wing plane coordinating aerial resources) we had to set down three water dropping helicopters. This was at a time in the fire when numerous homes were threatened. We were shut down for about an hour during a fairly critical time on this incident.
It is my understanding this person is facing at least 14 felony charges. I think drones are cool, but please do not fly drones near wildfires. "If you fly, we can't".
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 27, 2017 - 10:43am PT
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Jul 27, 2017 - 11:33am PT
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Just last week one of my dogs was barking through the screen at the back door. He was bothered by something. Masha took him out back to see and he was looking skyward. Above the house at least a hundred feet was a drone, hovering. I went out there to check it out and noticed it was not that small and had a green and a red light on it. I flipped it the bird and it started to leave and then stopped after thirty feet or so. I waved my hands like "go on, keep moving" and it took off. This was the second time in a week that it was over our house. It didn't really bother me and I thought the incident was humorous and now I'm glad that the dog can sense a drone present.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Aug 14, 2017 - 11:37pm PT
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Hopefully the guy isn't spraying the desert with lead in the course of having fun with drones.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 15, 2017 - 08:14am PT
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JB, thanks for another edition of "Why Britain Is Emasculated".
Lord Nelson surely rolled over.
But they still put on a jolly good show...
Wait, is that a drone just above the palace on the left?
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Oct 25, 2017 - 12:48pm PT
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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-trump-drones-20171025-story.html
Americans could see a lot more drones flying around their communities as the result of a Trump administration test program to increase government and commercial use of the unmanned aircraft.
President Trump gave the go-ahead Wednesday, signing a directive intended to increase the number and complexity of drone flights.
The presidential memo would allow exemptions from current safety rules so communities could move ahead with testing of drone operations.
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Safety concerns over drones have risen recently after the collision of a civilian drone and an Army helicopter over Staten Island, N.Y., and the first verified collision in North America between a drone and a commercial aircraft in Quebec City, Canada.
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WyoRockMan
climber
Grizzlyville, WY
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Nov 14, 2017 - 06:17pm PT
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^^^^^^^
Pretty worrisome.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Nov 15, 2017 - 07:54am PT
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Now, THAT's scary.
BAd
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WBraun
climber
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The "Big Ugly" whew what a monster wave, bad ass!
According to time and circumstance, a drone in the right hands is good.
According to time and circumstance, a drone in the wrong hands is bad.
Life is simple.
Americans make life a complex mess .....
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Caveman
climber
Cumberland Plateau
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Jan 21, 2018 - 07:59am PT
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/here-rsquo-s-how-drones-do-and-don-rsquo-t-threaten-passenger-aircraft/
“There weren’t any drone collisions until now, and when you consider how many flights there are, I think it confirms my suspicion that there is not this insane risk of planes going down regularly as sometimes the media had us fear would happen,” says Mykel Kochenderfer, an aeronautics engineer and director of the Stanford Intelligent Systems Laboratory at Stanford University. Still, he described the recent U.S. and Canada incidents as “a wake-up call to drone operators” about their potential impact on aviation safety."
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