Drone operator pleads guilty

Drone operator pleads guilty after aircraft strikes firefighting plane over Palisades Fire
Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles said.
Drone operator charged for hitting 'super scooper' plane during Palisades Fire: DOJ
The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.
Man agrees to plead guilty in drone collision with Super Scooper over Palisades Fire
A Culver City man was arrested in a drone collision with a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County.
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A drone that authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9 put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super Scooper, taking it out of service.
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Akemann, who co-founded the studio behind Black Ops 6 in 1996 and then went on to become president of Skydance Studios, lost track of his drone on Jan. 9 while assessing the fire that was ravaging through the Pacific Palisades after flying it more than a mile and a half away from it’s starting point.
Palisades Fire: Drone operator pleads guilty to charges
Federal charges were filed against a drone operator who used the device while the Palisades Fire was raging, officials announced Friday.
Culver City man agrees to plead guilty to crashing drone into 'Super Scooper' during Palisades Fire
A civilian drone operator agreed to plead guilty after being charged in connection with a collision that damaged a firefighting aircraft.
LA County man admits to flying drone over Palisades Fire that crashed into firefighting plane
As part of his plea deal, the Culver City resident will pay about $65,000 for the damage his drone caused to the Super Scooper provided by the Quebec government.
Video Game Exec Pleads Guilty to Crashing Drone Into Firefighting Plane During LA Wildfires
On January 9, as wildfires raged across California, Akemann drove to the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California. He went to the top floor of a parking lot there and launched a DJI Mini 3 Pro towards the Pacific Palisades with the goal of surveilling the fire.
Man whose drone damaged plane fighting Palisades fire agrees to plead guilty
A Culver City, California, man has agreed to plead guilty to flying a drone that damaged the wing of a Super Scooper firefighting plane during the Palisades blaze this month.
Drone slams into aircraft responding to Palisades Fire, FAA issues warning
Los Angeles firefighters are facing issues as they battle wildfires. The FAA said a drone crashed into an aircraft over the Palisades Fire.
Drone crash at Palisades Fire blamed on tech exec with UC Berkeley Ph.D.
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