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The Academy of Model Aircraft (AMA), representing a big neighborhood of drone operators, has issued a  assertion on the lately launched National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report on the collision between a civilian (DJI Phantom) and a Black Hawk helicopter close to Staten Island, New York this September. The report – …

By Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium [CC BY 2.0]  The world’s most populous nation could also be headed for more durable guidelines on drones, as residents and lawmakers change into extra involved concerning the security and privateness dangers of leisure UAVs.  “As drones have become more affordable, accessible and sophisticated, …

A brand new federal legislation firmly establishes the FAA’s authority to require drone hobbyists to register their drones with the federal authorities. Any drone weighing between .55 lbs (250 grams) and as much as 55 lbs. (25 kg) should now be registered with the FAA, no matter whether or not …

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) has revealed a listing of ceaselessly requested questions on drone registration.  The AMA confirms that members who’ve already registered with the group nonetheless must register with the FAA. The sudden reversals of the FAA registration program – from required to optionally available and again …

For the primary time ever drones are getting used by the Los Angeles Fire Department of their efforts to fight the great wildfires which have been ravaging the town and surrounding areas. The drones shall be used primarily to carry out assessments of the property injury that’s been executed by …

The FAA has gained a victory on drone registration.  President Trump at present signed the $700 billion National Defense Authorization Act, which included one small half making drone registration within the U.S. authorized. It was simply earlier than the vacations in 2015 that the FAA pushed drone registration by way …

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By Andrea Booher (This picture is from the FEMA Photo Library.) News and Commentary.  In the class of “this shouldn’t need to be said,” we’ll say it – drone operators ought to steer clear of the California wildfires in the event that they aren’t a part of the emergency response. …

The International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) has introduced that the corporate’s founder, Justin Haggerty, will take a full-time function as President & CEO this December, after not too long ago transitioning from the US Army. As a former Captain within the US Army and graduate of the United States Military …

Another identify has quietly proven up on the checklist of suppliers testing the prototype of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC): Project Wing. Project Wing is often referred to as Google’s drone venture, though formally the program is a division of X Development LLC, mum or dad firm …