News

Drone adoption within the public sector is rising quickly as the advantages of the know-how turn out to be clear.  Drones are utilized by state and native governments for purposes from wildlife administration to climate forecasting, however by far the quickest rising sector is public security and emergency providers.  Firefighting …

In an deal with to contributors at AirVenture, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta emphasised the necessity for partnership to drive the aviation trade ahead. Saying that his final journey to AirVenture as FAA Administrator was “bittersweet” Huerta added that in his final seven years because the chief of the FAA he …

The Drone Racing League has introduced that Jordan “Jet” Temkin is the 2017 DRL Allianz World Champion. It’s the second time Temkin has been awarded the title of the “World’s Greatest Drone Pilot”. Jet received the ultimate race as he sped by way of the Grand Tour Finish Gate throughout …

The House model of the FAA Reauthorization Act – the 21st Century AIRR Act – has been pushed off once more till September whereas it’s sponsor, Rep. Bill Shuster (R – Pa.), works for extra assist. The Hill stories that Shuster has confirmed that the invoice is not going to …

Don’t play Taps for 3DR‘s Solo yet.  3DR’s CEO Chris Anderson tweeted right now that the Solo is getting a second life. In an article title “The Solo Lives On,” on the ArduPilot Blog – ArduPilot is an opensource autopilot system – the crew explains how a neighborhood of builders …

You could or could not have heard in regards to the proposed laws for drone pilots within the UK. The UK Department for Transport put ahead coverage proposals that may imply pilots flying drones that weigh greater than 250 grams will quickly must register their plane and full a security …

The German Aviation authority, DFS, has teamed with UTM and fleet administration consultants Unifly to offer leisure drone operators with clear details about the place they’re allowed to fly. The “DFS-DrohnenApp” not solely offers data on the place operators could fly legally, but additionally provides detailed data on the principles …

A few weeks in the past, the DroneLife staff was approached by a DJI Spark pilot who was involved that quite a lot of folks had been watching on as their new Spark fell out of the sky for no cause. At the time, we went via the DJI discussion board …

The business drone trade can have a good time one other record-breaking flight.  FlyLogix, a privately owned UK-based start-up, introduced the longest civilian drone flight in Britain – 50 nautical miles. FlyLogix is an power inspections firm.  The flight was carried out spherical journey from Blackpool to power firm Centrica’s …

Among the chief public considerations voiced relating to drones is a concern over invasion of their privateness. A Florida agency is has launched an app for Amazon Fire Tablet customers to handle that concern. DeTect has introduced the discharge of its DroneWatcher APP on Amazon’s Appstore for Fire Tablets.  The …