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News and Commentary.  At this level, it’s hardly a shock.  The FAA‘s extension of an extension of an extension has as soon as once more been… prolonged. The present extension was set to expire on the finish of this month, however the spending invoice earlier than the President features a …

At AUVSI and the FAA’s co-hosted UAS Symposium occasion, audio system agreed on the speedy improvement of the drone trade.  Safety, nonetheless, remained a major concern. Michael Kratsios, deputy assistant to the president and deputy U.S. expertise officer, mentioned that the administration supplied their full help for drone integration.  Saying …

By James from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (G-JNSH Robinson R22 Helicopter) [CC BY-SA 2.0] The crash touchdown of a Robinson Helicopter R22 in South Carolina final week, reportedly brought on by interference with a drone, has prompted the AMA to challenge an official assertion asking the general public not to soar to …

The main drone advocacy group for the drone , the Commercial Drone Alliance, has printed its checklist of legislative priorities for 2018.  Among the highest priorities for the group: widespread sense regulation for hobbyist drones and faster motion on flight over folks, BVLOS flight, and assist for UTM (Unmanned Traffic …

Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao delivered remarks to the viewers at CES 2018 yesterday.  During her remarks, she commented that the FAA has registered extra than 1,000,000 drones – a determine that the DOT press workplace says contains “878,000 hobbyists, who receive one identification number for all the drones they …

In this episode of IndustrialDrones.FM, Ian Smith interviews Major General Marke “Hoot” Gibson on drone integration.  Gibson was Senior Advisor, UAS Integration on the FAA and is now the primary CEO of the NUAIR Alliance, a UAS check website in Syracuse, New York.  Tune in to study extra about this …

The FAA has demonstrated a sense of humor of their newest marketing campaign to teach new drone operators on flight security. “In the U.S. airspace, not so far, far away, #drones are taking to the skies,” tweets the FAA. “Before your next flying adventure, listen to the #force and follow …

Current FAA tasks may halt and workers face furloughs if Congress fails to move an extension to the FAA Reauthorization package deal by Saturday. While an try by the House to move a invoice that contained quite a few unrelated “add-ons” failed earlier this week, the House handed laws Thursday …

Taking a drone abroad is sophisticated at the most effective of occasions. Choosing the correct gear to take, packing your gear up securely and getting it by way of airport safety are all complications that pilots flying overseas need to face. And that’s earlier than you’ve even landed in your …

Skyguide, Switzerland’s air navigation service supplier, and its challenge companions demonstrated as we speak in Geneva how drones will be safely and effectively built-in into the prevailing airspace.  The companions say that the demonstration reveals that drone integration is prepared for deployment in Europe now. The group of companions included AirMap, …