A fixed-wing drone backed by DARPA soared into history books last month after achieving a world-duration flight record for drones in its class. Manufactured by Vanilla Aircraft, the diesel-fueled VA001 flew for nearly 56 uninterrupted hours at an altitude of 6,500 to 7,500 feet after being launched on Nov. 30 …
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With the clear benefits that agronomists get from a birds’ eye view of their crops, precision agriculture has been one of the leading applications of drones across the globe. The technology offers incredible advantages: with the data provided by drones farms of any scale can conserve resources, monitor crops, make better …
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Sponsored post from DroneLaw.Pro Whether you are an established drone service company, or a newcomer, there is something about the beginning of a new year which inspires optimism. There is every reason to believe that this optimism for drone pilots will pay off in 2017. Here are five things you …
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By Hollis1138 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons A New Hampshire House committee is considering a bill to regulate drones in order to protect privacy. “I think most of us don’t want the neighborhood boy flying his drone, taking pictures of us in our backyards or through the windows of our homes …
Read More »The FAA has announced that the 2017 Presidential Inauguration Event is classified as a “National Special Security Event,” and has issued a flight advisory. “At the request of the Department of Homeland Security and as part of the airspace security measures for the event, the FAA will be modifying the …
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By John Phelan (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons In the wealthy Boston suburb of Newton Massachusetts, the first legal challenge by a drone operator to a local ordinance has been filed. Newton resident Michael Singer has filed suit against the City of Newton, claiming that the proposed ordinance …
Read More »UPDATE: Did you miss the show? You can listen to it anytime here. DRONELIFE contributing editor Miriam McNabb will be featured in today’s radio broadcast of The Future of Real Estate on Voice America! Tune in today at 3pm EST, 12 pm PST to hear a lively discussion of how …
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As 2017 gets underway, many drone racing fans will be wondering what the future holds for the self-proclaimed ‘sport of the future’. 2016 will go down as the year that DRL helped guide drone racing toward the mainstream. The next twelve months will define whether it establishes itself there or …
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The sight of a crash-test dummy being pummeled from the air by a rogue drone may alarm a casual observer; but for researchers at Virginia Tech University, it’s all in a day’s work to improve air safety. The VTU research team recently launched a program, in cooperation with the FAA, …
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image: Twitter A 14 year old Gujarati boy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the state government’s Department of Science and Technology to produce the landmine-detecting drone he designed. Harshwardhan Zala was present at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit to sign the deal yesterday. Zala has already filed a …
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