New image-based questions will require applicants to interpret aviation charts, while existing Part 107 regulations remain unchanged. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is updating its Part 107 remote pilot knowledge test beginning October 26, 2026. The changes will introduce image-based questions using aviation charts that do not appear in the existing testing … [Read more...] about FAA Part 107 Drone Pilot Test Changes October 26: What Applicants Need to Know
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SPH Engineering and Vets to Drones Partner to Expand Career Paths for Military Veterans
New training initiative focuses on advanced flight planning skills for surveying, mapping, and inspection work The commercial drone industry continues to face a demand for skilled operators who can manage complex missions. A new partnership between SPH Engineering and Vets to Drones aims to help military veterans fill that need. SPH Engineering announced a strategic … [Read more...] about SPH Engineering and Vets to Drones Partner to Expand Career Paths for Military Veterans
Haryana’s Drone City Project Kicks Off With Indian Drone Company AVPL’s 11.5-Acre Campus
AVPL International will inaugurate Phase 1 of its proposed ₹80 crore Drone City Haryana project on May 16, 2026. The roughly $8.3 million campus sits at Village Sisai in Hansi, Haryana. The project marks a major step toward an integrated drone manufacturing, skilling, and innovation hub in India. The project has received incentive support worth ₹58.51 crore (about $6.1 … [Read more...] about Haryana’s Drone City Project Kicks Off With Indian Drone Company AVPL’s 11.5-Acre Campus
Building a Decentralized Drone Imagery Network: Spexi on the Drone Radio Show!
The Drone Radio Show is Back! In this episode: Bill Lakeland, CEO of Spexi, talks about the company's network of drone pilots and the efforts to provide high-resolution imagery of urban areas. Listen here: Bill Lakeland is CEO of Spexi, the world’s largest decentralized drone imagery network. Spexi provides a scalable, sustainable, and cost-efficient alternative to … [Read more...] about Building a Decentralized Drone Imagery Network: Spexi on the Drone Radio Show!
Creating Pathways: TCB Drones Academy Brings Diversity to Commercial Drone Careers
TCB Drones Academy strives to bring diversity to drone industry By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Whenever Steffanie Rivers, the proprietor and founder of TBC Drones and TCB Drones Academy, would attend an event along with her peers in the UAV industry, she would notice something; there were few people in attendance that looked like her. So, Rivers, a Black woman, … [Read more...] about Creating Pathways: TCB Drones Academy Brings Diversity to Commercial Drone Careers
