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Old 25th Sep 2017, 03:51
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rotorfan
 
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The post from Phoinix was a link to a story. I just happened to see this on my television late-night newscast. Was surprised to not hear of it earlier. If the news was correct, the UAV was at 500AGL, illegally high. There was a close-up still shot showing damage to the Blackhawk, I'm guessing near the windscreen frame, but hard to tell (though I'm sure a -60 expert could readily tell). Little of the machine recovered, I hope it's enough to lead to the perpetrator, followed by serious prosecution. It's a federal offense to LASER an aircraft, I hope the penalties are severe for these mid-air collisions to make an example or two of the idiots flyers.
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