The winners of Dronestagram’s annual aerial pictures contest have been introduced. The competitors, run along side National Geographic, was cut up throughout three classes: Nature, Urban and People. Prizes for the fortunate few embrace three DJI Spark drones, digital actuality headesets and Kodak cameras from supplied by sponsors Europ Assistance, …

picture: Andy Potter, through CC 2.zero A rogue drone has been blamed for two runway closures and the diversion of 5 flights at Gatwick Airport within the U.Okay. yesterday. The BBC stories that Sussex Police are investigating a reported drone sighting that precipitated the issues. “Runway operations at Gatwick were suspended …

Image – ABC15 Arizona The Associated Press is reporting man who posted aerial images on his web page of a significant Arizona wildfire has been arrested. His actions hampered firefighters from carry the cussed Goodwin Fire underneath management. The blaze occurred in an space that killed 19 firefighters four years …

picture courtesy AirMap Leading airspace intelligence platform AirMap says that “instantaneous authorization” for drone operation in managed airspace is coming quickly. AirMap has partnered with the FAA on the event of LAANC, the Low-Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability, to assist business pilots streamline the waiver course of. Currently within the …

MMC drone Guest submit – MMC Chinese industrial drone producer MMC has a view from the highest of the drone trade.  As it’s Shenzhen neighbor DJI has risen to market dominance within the leisure drone phase, MMC has achieved prominence within the industrial sector.  With over 500% development in the …

        InterDrone 2017 in cooperation with Drone Law Pro has printed and made obtainable without cost a brand new whitepaper concerning Part 107.  “The Comprehensive Guide to Part 107: The Current State of Commercial UAS Integration in the U.S. 2017” has lately been printed by BZ Media for the upcoming …

A brand new modification to the House proposal for FAA Reauthorization, the 21st Century AIRR Act, requires a micro drone classification for drone rules. The modification, provided by Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois, requires a particular class of rules for drones weighing beneath four.four kilos.  According to the modification, operators …

UNICEF Malawi and UNICEF have joined forces to open up a 25-mile-radius drone hall over the nation’s Kasungu Aerodrome in an effort to enhance emergency rescue operations and additional aerial analysis. The UN company says the drone hall is the primary in Africa and will likely be utilized by universities …

Canada has issued a brand new interim drone legislation, stress-free rules for leisure customers. The new legislation removes the restriction in opposition to flying inside 75 meters of buildings, one thing that drone fanatics identified virtually eradicated all flight inside cities and closely settled areas.  The new regulation states that drones …

Many of us drones for good followers know that UAVs may also help fireplace fighters by offering data for a fireplace that’s exhausting to see on account of smoke or different components, or by utilizing aerial thermography to grasp the place a fireplace may nonetheless be smoldering. But it seems drones …