{"id":76583,"date":"2017-12-16T09:25:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T14:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=76583"},"modified":"2017-12-16T09:25:51","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T14:25:51","slug":"drone-collided-with-black-hawk-helicopter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=76583","title":{"rendered":"Drone collided with Black Hawk helicopter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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David sends us a link to Reuters<\/a> which reports on a collision between a hobbyist’s DJI Phantom 4 drone and a US Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter near Staten Island, New York while the Army aircraft was involved in security operations for the United Nations General Assembly;<\/p>\n

The helicopter landed safely but a 1 1\/2\u2013inch (3.8-cm) dent was found on the leading edge of one of its four main rotor blades and parts of the drone were found lodged in its engine oil cooler fan. The Army said previously that the helicopter was not targeted and that it was struck by a drone being operated by a hobbyist.<\/p>\n

The helicopter was flying at about 300 feet (90 meters) when the drone struck its side…The drone operator intentionally flew the drone 2.5 miles (4 km) away, well beyond visual line of sight and did not have an adequate understanding of drone regulations, the NTSB said in a report released on Thursday on the incident. Drones are barred from being flown out of visual range.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Black Hawk was repaired within about 24 hours and there were no injuries, well, except to the $800 drone.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration is considering allowing expanded drone use for purposes such as deliveries, where aircraft would fly beyond the sight of an operator, and in October announced a pilot testing program with states and local communities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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