Originally Posted by
ShyTorque
They can fly in cloud, too.
They certainly can - but, it doesn't matter how clever your "Fully IFR & FIKI" platform is - be it rotary or fixed wing, it's purpose is to transport the camera pod, TFO's and radios to the scene of an incident.
If, when it gets there, said camera and TFO's cannot see the ground because of cloud/fog then they are bringing nothing useful to the party.