Current drone regulations prohibit flight over people except under very specific circumstances - a serious limitation for many drone applications, especially in populated areas. Fargo, ND drone services and development company Botlink will now be able to explore the possibilities of flight over people, however. Botlink has receved a nationwide waiver for four years from the … [Read more...] about Flight Over People: Botlink Scores a Nationwide Waiver from FAA
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FAA Issues Waiver for Drones With Parachutes to Fly Over People – and Indicates a Way Forward for New Drone Technologies
In a significant move towards making flight over people more available to companies with commercial drone applications, the FAA has announced that they have issued the Hensel Phelps Construction Company of Greeley, Colorado, a Part 107 waiver to operate a DJI Phantom 4 drone equipped with a parachute over people. The waiver opens the door for other companies to receive a … [Read more...] about FAA Issues Waiver for Drones With Parachutes to Fly Over People – and Indicates a Way Forward for New Drone Technologies
Is Flight Over People the Tipping Point for the Commercial Drone Industry? Maybe.
In The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, author Malcolm Gladwell defines the tipping point as "the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point". It's hard to say exactly when the tipping point for the commercial drone industry will be, or what in particular might cause it - but for Avi Lozowick, Director of Policy at drone safety system … [Read more...] about Is Flight Over People the Tipping Point for the Commercial Drone Industry? Maybe.
How to Get a Waiver for Flight Over People: ParaZero Meets New ASTM Standards
Now that the FAA has opened the door - if only narrowly - to flight over people, drone pilots are getting ready to apply for waivers. Authorities, at least in the early stages, are almost certainly going to keep on the conservative side of safety in granting them. Drone pilots will need to look at all of the options available to make the safety case. Israeli company … [Read more...] about How to Get a Waiver for Flight Over People: ParaZero Meets New ASTM Standards
ParaZero and Botlink Prove the Case for Flight Over People – This Weekend’s Victory Started with the Tailgating
This weekend's big game between North Dakota State University (NDSU) and South Dakota State University (SDSU) provided a major victory for the drone industry - before the game began. North Dakota drone services and software provider Botlink was granted a waiver to fly a DJI Phantom 4 equipped with drone safety company ParaZero's SafeAir System over the crowds at the … [Read more...] about ParaZero and Botlink Prove the Case for Flight Over People – This Weekend’s Victory Started with the Tailgating
