An FAA that could have previously been described as moving at a glacial pace on approving commercial drone operations has taken a much different tact in 2015. When this year began only about a dozen companies were approved to operate UAVs for-profit, and most of those were film companies approved to fly on closed Hollywood sets. Now, after a bustling June that saw FAA sign … [Read more...] about 5 Facts About FAA Drone Exemptions In 2015
The 7 Deadly Sins Of Flying A Drone
In today’s ultra-politically correct climate, there’s etiquette – or certain expected behaviors – for nearly every situation under the sun. Sure, golf etiquette has been around for hundreds of years now, but there’s also internet dating etiquette (stop with the shirtless selfies in the dirty mirror, bro), office etiquette (no microwaving leftover fish in the break room), hell … [Read more...] about The 7 Deadly Sins Of Flying A Drone
Google Jumps Into the Airspace Monitoring Business to Make Room for Drones
In case they passed you by without notice – and it’s quite likely they did – the May announcements that retail giant Walmart and Silicon Valley technology-disrupter Google are getting involved in the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system manufacturing industry are being viewed as game changing by folks in the large-scale commercial UAV market, and with good … [Read more...] about Google Jumps Into the Airspace Monitoring Business to Make Room for Drones
Justice is Served: Idiot Fined $850 For Shooting Down Drone
So everyone in the drone industry is talking about the idiot that deployed a shotgun in order to bring down his neighbor’s homemade hexacopter last November. The verdict in that case, announced just last week, brought to a close the first known lawsuit involving the use of a firearm against a civilian’s unmanned aerial vehicle. A small claims court judge ordered Mr. Drone … [Read more...] about Justice is Served: Idiot Fined $850 For Shooting Down Drone
3 Myths About Drones People Still Believe
By now you’ve probably heard it all when it comes to drones: They are providing a way for big brother to spy on our every move! They are being used by criminals to move drugs! They are falling out of the sky and hurting people, posing a threat to anyone below! While there are examples of these practices happening in the past, they are isolated incidents given far more … [Read more...] about 3 Myths About Drones People Still Believe
