(Source: 9news.com) In a first-of-its-kind federal prosecution, a German national who crashed a drone into Yellowstone National Park's Lake Yellowstone has received one year of unsupervised probation as well as a one-year ban from the park, 9Wants To Know learned. Andreas Meissner, 37, operated an unmanned aircraft – known as a Phantom 2 – over the marina at Lake … [Read more...] about Pilot Who Crashed Drone in Yellowstone Receives Ban, Fine From Federal Court
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Portland Activists Fly Drone Over FBI Building
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
New York Times Dissects the DJI Phantom
Look to the sky and say “Cheese!” Taking photos and videos from a flying drone has quickly emerged as a popular hobby, allowing for often stunning images from new perspectives. One of the latest drones designed to capture these images is the Phantom 2 Vision Plus, a $1,300 machine made by DJI. The drone, which has four propellers, comes equipped with a camera attached to … [Read more...] about New York Times Dissects the DJI Phantom
Teen’s Drone Flight Contributed to Wildfire Warning
from bendbulletin.com As the Two Bulls Fire sent up a massive column of smoke over west Bend on June 7, Morgan Tien and his friends were hanging by the Awbrey Glen Golf Club pool just miles from the flames. The 14-year-old amateur cinematographer hustled to his nearby home and sent his DJI Phantom — a small quadcopter carrying a GoPro camera — aloft. Launching the … [Read more...] about Teen’s Drone Flight Contributed to Wildfire Warning
Three-fer Thursday 8/7: 3D Printing Props, Water Balloon Bombs & a Drone Jedi Master
Is your week droning on? Fear not! To get over the end-of-the-week-slump, check out these videos of cool ways people are using UAS all over the world. 1) Couple months ago, aerial photographer Matt Quest created the chassis of a quadcopter by drawing it with his 3D pen. He then slapped on some propellors, a circuit board and battery and away it flew. In his apparent quest to … [Read more...] about Three-fer Thursday 8/7: 3D Printing Props, Water Balloon Bombs & a Drone Jedi Master
