DRONELIFE Exclusive: Part of the Girls Can't Drone Series. Dyan Gibbens has a superhero's resume. An Air Force Academy Graduate, she is a pilot and a former member of the Air Force Parachute Team. She flies drones. She has a Top Secret Clearance. She's got an MBA and a list of academic awards and honors that add an alphabet of letters after her name. And as the CEO and … [Read more...] about Girls Can’t Drone: Dyan Gibbens of Trumbull Unmanned
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Menlo Park FD Blazes Through FAA Approval
A small California city has joined the growing ranks of American municipalities to add firefighting drones to their public-safety arsenal. The Menlo Park Fire Protection District recently obtained a Certificate of Authorization (COA) from the FAA. The approval will allow Menlo Park to deploy drones to scope out fire scenes and aid in search and rescue. In a press release, … [Read more...] about Menlo Park FD Blazes Through FAA Approval
Realtors’ Use of Drones on the Rise, new NAR Survey Finds
Nearly 20 percent of realtors who aren't already using drones said they plan to use them in the future, according to a recently released National Association of Realtors survey. The 2016 National Association of Realtors Member Profile is based on a survey of 150,024 members, which generated 10,194 usable responses, NAR officials said. This year marks the first time … [Read more...] about Realtors’ Use of Drones on the Rise, new NAR Survey Finds
Anti-Drone Gun Uses Raspberry Pi
A recent breakthrough by the Maker community may make the construction of an anti-drone “gun” as easy as Pi. According to Makeazine, a DIY build that uses a Raspberry Pi mini-computer, a Wi-Fi card, open source software and a tin can, is capable of taking down drones that rely on Wi-Fi signals. The Raspberry Pi, a cheap, credit-card sized computer can plug into regular … [Read more...] about Anti-Drone Gun Uses Raspberry Pi
Winner of Startup Showdown? Plain Vanilla
The 3 finalists in the Startup Showdown gave their pitches to a team of venture capital judges and a packed audience at last week's Xponential conference. The finalists: Dronesmith Technologies, Dronomy, and Vanilla Aircraft each had a chance to give a slide presentation explaining their business to the group of investor experts, which included Airware Founder Jonathan … [Read more...] about Winner of Startup Showdown? Plain Vanilla
