The Aerodrome announced yesterday at the International Drone Expo that the world's first commercial droneport and teaching facility is under construction in Boulder City, NV. A droneport is a facility specifically oriented around drones. While Rwanda announced a medical supplies oriented drone port last year, that project is not yet underway - but The Aerodrome project in … [Read more...] about World’s First Droneport Under Construction
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Brings Drone Racing Downtown
The Western Hotel on East Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, a closed up Casino, was home to the first event of the new Xtreme Drone Circuit. Sponsored by Las Vegas' Downtown Project, the event drew over 20 competitors to participate in a day of drone racing, a sport that requires racers to manipulate drones at high speeds around obstacles using First Person View (FPV) … [Read more...] about Las Vegas Brings Drone Racing Downtown
Nevada’s Drone Industry Taking Tentative First Steps
(Source: reviewjournal.com) It has the potential of being Nevada's next gold rush, but the problem is that there doesn't seem to be much rush to it. And, for that matter, not much gold. The state's fledgling unmanned aerial vehicle industry is taking baby steps in development, a somewhat surprising turn considering how enthusiastic state leaders were when the Federal … [Read more...] about Nevada’s Drone Industry Taking Tentative First Steps
With Drones Coming, Nevada’s Role in Focus
from reviewjournal.com A close encounter that a small airliner had with a drone earlier this year has cast a spotlight on the importance of the state’s role in opening the nation’s airspace to unmanned aerial vehicles. It wasn’t until May that the public learned of a close call a US Airways regional jet had with a drone over the Florida panhandle in March. According to … [Read more...] about With Drones Coming, Nevada’s Role in Focus
That Drone Flight Over the Las Vegas Strip? It Violated FAA Policy
from reviewjournal.com When the owners of a Philadelphia company flew an 11-pound octocopter with a 3-by-12-foot advertising banner on the Strip in front of The Mirage’s volcano in July, they violated Federal Aviation Administration policy on unmanned aerial systems. DroneCast drew quite a crowd as the aircraft hovered about 20 feet above the sidewalk for about an … [Read more...] about That Drone Flight Over the Las Vegas Strip? It Violated FAA Policy
