To be fair, though, making evasive maneuvers to avoid a drone isn't irrational. If the drone hit the tail rotor, it could have caused the pilot to lost control.

To be fair, though, making evasive maneuvers to avoid a drone isn't irrational. If the drone hit the tail rotor, it could have caused the pilot to lost control. Not long ago, a Hydro One helicopter crashed and killed four people after a tool bag came loose and hit the tail rotor [1]. It's likely that this tool bag was significantly heavier than a drone, but if you're keeping incidents like that one in mind while flying and you see a drone in your path, it's probably rational to try to evade it immediately rather than trying to decide in real-time whether the drone is massive enough to cause damage. [1] https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/12/21/unsecured-tool-bag-likely-main-cause-of-hydro-one-helicopter-crash-that-killed-4-transportation-safety-board.html https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/12/21/unsecured-too...