(Source: Slate.com) Shawn Usman, the man who crashed a drone on the White House grounds on Jan. 26, will not be criminally charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, federal prosecutors said today. The 31-year-old Usman lost control of a Phantom FC40 drone owned by a friend early that morning, and telephoned his employers and the Secret Service … [Read more...] about Man Who Crashed Drone on White House Lawn Won’t Be Charged
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DC Drone Hobbyists in Limbo Over Flying Locations
(Source: UPI) A small, four-propeller helicopter buzzes like a swarm of aggressive bees, hovering in place above its land-based operator, now making small high-pitched beeps indicating it's running low on juice in its flight through rural Virginia. Just north, the nation's capital has been a restricted flight zone since shortly after the 9/11 attacks, but that hasn't … [Read more...] about DC Drone Hobbyists in Limbo Over Flying Locations
