(Source: makezine.com) Mounting a gun on a home-built quadcopter. Attaching Roman candles to a pricey DJI Inspire 1, then posting the explosive results on the internet. Flying camera-carrying drones around the scene of a devastating Southern California fire, hampering disaster-response helicopters (for which San Bernadino County, California, is now offering $75,000 for … [Read more...] about Don’t Be a Drone Jerk
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California County Offers Reward After Wildfire Drone Debacle
A California county has placed a price on the head or heads of the rather dim drone operators who may have prevented firefighters from properly battling summer wildfires. The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on July 28 to offer $75,000 in rewards for the public’s help in finding the hapless UAV pilots who interfered with firefighting helicopters … [Read more...] about California County Offers Reward After Wildfire Drone Debacle
California Bill Could Give Emergency Responders License to Ground Drones
UPDATE: This bill was vetoed in September 2015. If a recent California bill becomes a law, emergency crews will have a license to kill – drones. Sen. Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado), along with Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Glendale), co-authored Senate Bill 168 and the duo plans to introduce it in the Assembly later this summer. The bill “grants immunity to any emergency responder … [Read more...] about California Bill Could Give Emergency Responders License to Ground Drones
Drones Hinder Wildfire Fighters But Help Elsewhere
For every 10 drone-related “good news” articles that blaze across the online media skyline every day, it’s almost universally true that the “one-bad-apple” drone groan will make the most headlines -- case in point, the series of unfortunate UAV events that may have prevented firefighters from properly dispatching water-laden helicopters while battling wildfires in … [Read more...] about Drones Hinder Wildfire Fighters But Help Elsewhere
5 Facts About FAA Drone Exemptions In 2015
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
