Man Charged After Drone Collides With Police Helicopter

Drone flight controller mounted to a smart phone
A photo of the drone flight controller mounted to a smartphone is contained in the criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
The FBI on Nov. 19 arrested a Hollywood, California, man on charges that he crashed a drone into a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) helicopter in September. According to a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, the collision took place during...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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