Despite the current COVID crisis, there has been a lot of good news from the drone industry lately - and one is that LAANC use is accelerating. This piece of positive data comes from drone operations platform Kittyhawk, developers of the FAA's first mobile app, B4UFly. In a blog post, Kittyhawk CEO and Co-founder Jon Hegranes says that activity has hit record levels: … [Read more...] about LAANC Use Accelerates: Kittyhawk Reports All-Time Record Levels of Activity
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Parrot and Kittyhawk Partner on ANAFI SDK Program
Parrot, Europe's leading drone manufacturer, has launched a new SDK Partner program with a view to ramping up the enterprise use of its ANAFI and ANAFI Thermal drones. The program aims to help organizations and startups create new applications to work with Parrot's hardware platforms. Parrot’s current SDK program opens the door for developers to create their own iOS and … [Read more...] about Parrot and Kittyhawk Partner on ANAFI SDK Program
Good to Go: Reviews are in on the New FAA B4UFLY App
The new FAA B4UFLY App is one of the best examples to date of successful collaboration between industry and government in the drone space. The new app has only been out for a little more than a month - today, app developers Kittyhawk have released some of the stats. B4UFLY is designated as the official FAA drone airspace awareness application - and it's the first mobile app … [Read more...] about Good to Go: Reviews are in on the New FAA B4UFLY App
ICYMI: InterDrone Policy Day – Remote ID, Waivers and More
In case you missed it: before this year's InterDrone conference kicked off with keynotes this morning an international array of speakers offered intensive training and the Policy Day track began, featuring discussion on some of the most important topics facing the drone industry today. Here are some of the interesting sound bites from two of those sessions. REMOTE ID: THE … [Read more...] about ICYMI: InterDrone Policy Day – Remote ID, Waivers and More
Kittyhawk and the FAA Introduce the New Version of B4UFLY, Free App for Drone Operators
It's a complex problem: how to ensure that all drone operators have up-to-date information on airspace before they fly. It isn't just a question of publishing NOTAMS and maps: drone flyers are a diverse group, ranging from professioal pilots to kids exploring the airspace for the first time. The information has to be readily available, easy to use, up-to-date - and … [Read more...] about Kittyhawk and the FAA Introduce the New Version of B4UFLY, Free App for Drone Operators
