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It’s been a mantra for the commercial drone industry since they got started – if you’ve got a job that is dark, dirty or dangerous, use a drone.  Swiss-based Flyability designs collision-tolerant drones that can perform visual inspections where even other drones can’t fly- into inaccessible spaces like mines, nuclear …

julie corsi from Palos Heights, IL, USA [CC BY 2.0 ] If you’re headed to AUVSI’s Xponential in Chicago today, get ready for a huge show of all things unmanned.  Xponential is one of the biggest shows in the industry, with so much to see and hear that attendees are spoiled …

Photo by Pok Rie from Pexels The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) have joined forces to take a leadership position on recreational drone regulations. Recently, the AMA spoke out against the concept of subjecting recreational and commercial drones to the same regulations.  This week, …

Drones are significant tools in pipeline surveys – get an professional surveyor’s insider look at why, and how to optimize the ROI. The following is a guest post by Dustin Price, a licensed land surveyor and the Operations Manager at Landpoint.  For pipeline surveys, there’s a lot that needs to be …

image courtesy Zipline It’s been quite a week for drone delivery.  The FAA announced that Wing had received the first ever airline carrier for drones authorization, which would open the doors to commercial package delivery in the United States. Now, global drone delivery heroes Zipline, who established a ground-breaking medical …

Wing, the Alphabet (Google) spin off, has quietly overtaken Amazon and other consumer drone delivery programs to be first to the finish line in the U.S. and around the globe. Earlier this month, Wing announced that the Australian government had given the company permission to move beyond their drone delivery …

CC0, Maxpixel.net News and Commentary. The comment period has closed on the FAA’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on the Safe and Secure Operations of Small UAS, and the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems over people.  Major manufacturers, community-based organizations, and …

  Joe Ravi [CC BY-SA 3.0] The technology for controlling access to airspace around airports or other protected facilities is ready – but will regulations allow them to be implemented before the next damaging event? The following is a DRONELIFE exclusive guest post from Jaz Banga, CEO and Co-founder of Airspace …

Verity Studios AG, is a pioneer in autonomous drones – and in flight over people.  Verity Studios is the team behind spectacular drone shows at concerts, festivals and events like  Cirque du Soleil, Drake’s most recent tour, and Metallica concerts.  They have over 7,000 flights over people under their belts, …

It’s a tough topic for the drone industry – should recreational flyers be held to the same rules that commercial pilots must follow?  The Academy of Model Aircraft (AMA) doesn’t think so.  In comment to the “UAS Safe and Secure” Announced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) the AMA has released …