Drone Pilots

The FAA Wings program has been around for a long time, helping aviators to improve their flight skills.  The FAA Safety Team (FAAST) also offers free classes that benefit drone operators – an excellent resource for public safety professionals and others to keep learning.  There are classes focused specifically on …

For drone photographers, selling drone stock images can be a frustrating exercise.  Revenue models often don’t recognize the hard work of the artist: for purchasers, cheap sites don’t always guarantee clear use rights or that the image was procured legally.  HOsiHO (HSH) – which is a French language play that …

A DroneUp patent, published today, demonstrates just why the company is leading the pack of large service providers. Three years ago, Tom Walker and his partners had a great idea.  What if there were an automated system that allowed a central agency like DroneUp to enter a job into a …

Image: Senior Airman Jacob Jimenez Along with everything else these days, FAA testing centers across the country have closed.  But what does that mean for new pilots waiting to take their Part 107 Remote Pilots Certification test?  What if your Part 107 Certification has expired, as they all do after …

DRONELIFE honors talented people and innovative companies of all types – and we try to do our part to promote diversity in the industry.   March 8, 2019 is International Women’s Day, so we reached out to women and men in all areas of the industry to get their thoughts …

With the steady improvement of autonomous flight modes and safety features from DJI and futuristic computer vision from the likes of Skydio, you might think that the way we pilot drones is only heading one way: to true autonomy. Also known as not really needing to pilot them at all. …

Amit Ganjoo, Anra Technologies. The FAA reports that there are now over 100,000 licensed commercial drone operators in the U.S.  While the numbers come from the U.S., it’s an international trend: across Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America growth in licensed pilots is commensurate.  We spoke to industry leader Amit …

While the legislative landscapes all over the world differ in relation to drones and their use, it’s in all probability truthful to say that the demographics of pilots are pretty comparable throughout the board. Today some attention-grabbing analysis has been launched by UK distributor DronesDirect. Among the headlines are the …

Neuroscientist Dr. Denise Bjorkman is enthusiastic about her work.  She talks quick and thinks quick – and started her speak at the Drones Africa Summit this morning by paraphrasing US Representative Pat Schroeder: “I have brains and a uterus, and I’m using them both.” Performing analysis with the Drone Portal …

Kam Yee: BeaconSkySurvey Kam Yee is an aerospace geek, in the absolute best sense of the phrase.  “I LOVE aerospace. I used to teach at a local aerospace museum. I have a few dozen student pilot flight hours under my belt. Nothing makes me happier than sitting by the airport …