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The Warren County Community College drone program is breaking new ground in many ways.  When it comes to employer demand for graduates, says WCCC President Will Austin, “I’ve never seen anything like it.” Austin is not only the President of the College, he’s also the UAS Program Director, having gone …

Social media personality and drone FPV pilot Lexie Janson takes her talents to the next level. By Jim Magill Lexie Janson, a young social media star and competitor in the world of first-person view (FPV) drone races, is taking on a new challenge, becoming one of the first pilots training …

Volocopter CEO Florian Reuter took the floor at Amsterdam Drone Week, the EASA High Level Conference on Drones, to discuss bringing urban air mobility to life and to answer the big question: when will we see passenger drones take flight? “We’re at the start of a transformation of the way …

On Saturday, March 26, 2022 the FAA named Asociate Administrator for Aviation Safety Billy Nolen Acting FAA Administrator.  Nolen will step into the role when Trump-appointed Administrator Steve Dickson leaves at the close of March.  Dickson, appointed in July of 2019,  has stepped down before the end of his 5 …

Public safety drone experts BRINC has donated drones and training to pilots in the Ukraine, as an in-depth article in the Washington Post reveals. All images courtesy BRINC Drones, used with permission. For the last several days, the BRINC team has worked just over the Ukrainian border at a secret …

The Blue sUAS list was designed to provide secure platforms for U.S. defense agencies – but use of the list has spread, causing confusion in the commercial and public safety drone sectors.  A recent move by the state of Florida to limit public drone use to Blue sUAS has added …

Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) is a buzz term in the UA industry, one many pilots may not understand, even though they may be “mapping” with an uncrewed aircraft (drone).   When it comes to RTK and drone mapping, how necessary is the technology to a drone services provider?  Will it earn …

Wing in Texas: Wing’s planned DFW delivery service to take flight later this year By Jim Magill Wing, the subsidiary of Alphabet that has pioneered drone home delivery service in cities in Australia as well as Helsinki, Finland; and Christiansburg, Virginia, is planning to launch its service later this year …

image: Wing The release of the FAA’s BVLOS (drone flight beyond visual line of sight) ARC (Aviation Rulemaking Committee) recommendations last week has led to many responses and comments from the commercial drone industry.  DRONELIFE spoke to Lisa Ellman, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Commercial Drone Alliance, on BVLOS …

The FAA has published the Advisory Rulemaking Committee (ARC) recommendations for rulemaking on flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS).  The full, 222 page report can be read here. FAA published the report last night.  The drone industry has been expecting news on a proposed rulemaking for several months, as …