from The Guardian Wardens at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopsville, South Carolina, were taken aback a few weeks ago when they conducted a routine sweep of the prison grounds. They discovered quantities of marijuana, cigarettes and cellphones scattered among the bushes in the no man’s land that surrounds the maximum-security institution. The guards were even more … [Read more...] about Rise of the Drones Has Police and Regulators Scrambling to Catch Up
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Beginner’s Guide to the DJI Phantom Now Available on Amazon
It's called Buying and Flying the DJI Phantom Quadcopters and it is a must-read for anyone looking to buy a drone. The second published flying guide by author Craig Issod, Buying and Flying is an extensive examination of the DJI line of UAVs and walks readers through every step of their first flight -from unboxing, to GPS calibrations, to retrieving a wayward drone. While … [Read more...] about Beginner’s Guide to the DJI Phantom Now Available on Amazon
Amazon Eyes Midtown Lair on Avenue of the Americas
from NYPost.com We’ve now learned that it is negotiating for a Midtown perch at the Durst Organization’s 1133 Ave. of the Americas at West 44th Street. The 285,872 square-foot block on the second through 10th floors will be vacated by the Internal Revenue Service. E-mails asking where it was moving went missing. Durst’s marketing flyers for the floors describe the … [Read more...] about Amazon Eyes Midtown Lair on Avenue of the Americas
Keeping Up With the FAA: July 2014
Last month when we published Keeping Up With the FAA: June 2014, we kind of assumed the early days of summer had been a particularly messy stint in the ongoing saga of regulating commercial drones. It seemed like an outlier rather than a pattern. And yet, here we are. July is winding down (WHERE HAS THE SUMMER GONE!?) and instead of quieting down, the madness continues. Here … [Read more...] about Keeping Up With the FAA: July 2014
Robo-world: Drones Finding Work in Many Aspects of Life
from ctvnews.ca Like a well-trained dog, the HEXO+ follows you faithfully wherever you go. But it doesn't walk besides you -- it's airborne. Developed by a French start-up, Squadrone System, the six-rotor HEXO+ -- which handily totes a GoPro video camera -- is billed as the first autonomous small drone for the mass market. It's also a prime example of the many ways in … [Read more...] about Robo-world: Drones Finding Work in Many Aspects of Life
