This week the FAA is running a National Drone Safety Awareness campaign. As well as partnering with Know Before You Fly and the UAS Safety Team to reaffirm the rules of the skies, the aviation administration is looking for stories of how drones are being safely used in business contexts. Today we've got a case study from Intel highlighting exactly that. In fact, Intel's … [Read more...] about Intel Highlights Drone Safety With Bridge Inspection Case Study
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The FAA Restricts Flight Over 60 New Sites: “National Security Sensitive Locations”
In response to concerns about "malicious drone activity" the FAA has announced new airspace restrictions over 60 facilities - most of them federal prisons. Reports of attempts to make deliveries to prisoners or otherwise interfere with federal prison operation with drones have increased: earlier this year, a British man was sentenced to 5 years in prison for attempting to … [Read more...] about The FAA Restricts Flight Over 60 New Sites: “National Security Sensitive Locations”
Drone Saves 6-Year-Old Lost in Cornfield (That’s Why We Need a Rule on Night Flight)
It's a feel-good story for the drone industry and communities everywhere - a local photographer with a drone saved the life of a small boy lost at night in a cornfield with his dog. It's also a prime example of why a rule standardizing night flight for drones could benefit drone pilots and citizens across the country. The Washington Post reports that 6-year-old Ethan Haus … [Read more...] about Drone Saves 6-Year-Old Lost in Cornfield (That’s Why We Need a Rule on Night Flight)
Former House Aviation Chair Trashes “Drone Integration and Zoning Act”
The "Drone Integration and Zoning Act" proposed by Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) would strip the FAA of authority to manage airspace below 200 feet - and make the airspacce immediately over people's homes private property. From the perspective of the commercial drone industry, it's potentially disastrous: leading directly to the "patchwork quilt" of state laws that former FAA … [Read more...] about Former House Aviation Chair Trashes “Drone Integration and Zoning Act”
FAA Warns Drones to Stay Away From World Series
As MetLife Stadium - home to the New York Jets and the New York Giants - announces that it will implement a drone detection system, the FAA is reminding drone pilots to avoid the airspace over Minute Maid Park in Houston and the Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. as they host the World Series. Nationals Park is in a Flight Restricted Zone: Minute Maid Park will be a "No-Drone … [Read more...] about FAA Warns Drones to Stay Away From World Series
