Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 The FAA has recently announced that Tampa Bay is a No Drone Zone during Super Bowl LV (at least the area around the stadium.) It’s not a surprise and we hope that pilots are already aware of this: but if you are new to drones, …
Read More »Wing Becomes First Certified Air Carrier for Drones in the U…
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 …
Read More »FAA Reauthorization Explained: Part 2, Enforcement
The new proposed FAA Reauthorization package has been made public. It’s wordy, complex, and confusing – and the headlines haven’t made understanding what’s inside easier. There are several points of critical importance for the drone industry to understand. The proposed Repeal of Section 336, the Integration Pilot Program, the “Safeguarding …
Read More »Study Concludes Small Drones Offer Small Risk
Image: Virginia Tech News. Research associates Abigail Tyson, left, and Bethany Rowson monitor the info feed as a small unmanned plane is flown right into a crash check dummy instrumented with sensors. A Virginia Tech examine concludes that small industrial drones are most unlikely to trigger critical accidents to folks …
Read More »AUVSI Gives Members a Chance to Speak Up on Hill Day
Industry group AUVSI is looking on members to attend their annual “Hill Day” to voice their assist for unmanned methods. This 12 months’s occasion will probably be held on September 12, and can provide alternatives for conferences with Congressional members and their workers, in addition to a lunchtime panel that …
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