from photographyisnotacrime.com Mike “BlueHair” Smith and two other citizen observers from Film the Police Portland flew a DJI Phantom quadcopter over an FBI building in Portland last week on the 13th anniversary of 9/11. Before the members of Film the Police Portland could launch their quadcopter, an FBI agent took their picture from across the street and called the … [Read more...] about Portland Activists Fly Drone Over FBI Building
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US Moves Toward Opening Skies for Commercial Drones
from CNBC.com The U.S. air safety regulator is drafting rules to permit small drones to be used for commercial purposes, a step toward allowing remote-control planes and helicopters to be deployed for everything from TV news coverage to monitoring crops. Media companies, energy companies, farmers and other groups have been pressuring the Federal Aviation Administration to … [Read more...] about US Moves Toward Opening Skies for Commercial Drones
Drones in Law Enforcement
The use of drones in everyday law enforcement has become a serious conversation. However, the benefits of having drones on a police force go hand in hand with the myriad of security issues that make people skeptical of UAVs. Lets get one thing straight: cops die in the line of duty. It happens. So, naturally, the most obvious argument for the use of drones by law … [Read more...] about Drones in Law Enforcement
