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The video shows the purported helicopter hovering in mid-air. The claim is false. Check Your Fact conducted a reverse image search using a screenshot of the video and was led to Pinterest.
A post shared on social media purportedly shows a video of a helicopter lifting water out of the Pacific Ocean to fight the current fires in Los Angeles. Verdict: False The video dates back to 2019.
One widely circulated video posted to Threads purported to show multiple low-flying drones hovering over a U.S. city, though the video was later identified as two-year old footage from China showing government UAVs spraying a disinfectant aerosol during the COVID-19 pandemic. [151]
A helicopter dips its bucket into a river to drop water on a wildfire in California. Helicopters can hover over the fire and drop water or retardant. The S-64 Helitanker has microprocessor-controlled doors on its tank. The doors are controlled based on the area to be covered and wind conditions.
A Westland Lynx flying over Hambrook in April 2015 had to take evasive action to avoid a UAV that flew one rotor span from the side of the helicopter. [51] An autogyro flying over Detling, Kent in June 2015 encountered a UAV at an altitude of 450 metres (1,480 ft). The UAV was 20 metres (66 ft) from the autogyro, and the autogyro's pilot ...
The dramatic helicopter rescue of a man who clung to a Northern California cliffside after having fallen off a trail in Golden Gate National Recreation Area was caught on video released by the ...
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SPIE has application for rough terrain as well as water inserts/extracts. It is an adaptation of the STABO rig. [1] Generally, the SPIE rope is lowered into the pickup area from a hovering helicopter. Patrol personnel, each wearing a harness with an attached carabiner, hook up to a D-ring inserted in the SPIE rope. A second safety line is ...