The only authorized use of drones in the U.S is for non-commercial purposes, like law enforcement, search and rescue or as a hobby. Any other use of a drone is prohibited. While the FAA scra... Read more
If you think that the FAA has some challenging issues to address regarding drones and privacy, that is nothing compared to the impact of adding HIPAA to the equation. HIPAA is the federal He... Read more
The FAA will be represented at the Small Unmanned Systems Business Exposition to be held in San Francisco on May 8th and 9th. Jim Williams, FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration... Read more
Dronemission.com provides a vehicle to unite the UAV/Drone community with search and rescue operations. From their site, here’s how it works: “Alerts are broadcast to our list of... Read more
Australia’s NEWCASTLE Herald reports that a rescue helicopter and a drone had a near miss above Broadmeadow, a suburb of Melbourne. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is in... Read more
The UK publication, the ENGINEER reports that Bristol University’s Dr. James MacFarlane has been awarded funding to build a drone to monitor nuclear disaster sites such as Fukushima. M... Read more
Drones will play a major role in the continuation and expansion of civilian journalism. March’s explosion was captured by one civilian journalist and his DJII Phantom 2 Quadcopter. )... Read more