(Source: sgvtribune.com) Protesters briefly disrupted the opening of a Los Angeles consumer and commercial drone expo Saturday with chants blaming a speaker for predator drone deaths in Pakistan. The demonstration cut into a keynote speech by Austin Blue, president of Spectrum Aeronautical. Blue’s family owns General Atomics, a producer of the unmanned predator … [Read more...] about Drone Expo Sees Protests, Promotes New Uses for UAVs
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Can Drone Pilot’s Arrest Lead to UAV Restrictions in Hollywood?
On Thursday, police in Los Angeles arrested a Tom Zebra, a drone hobbyist who was flying his DJI Phantom over the harbor in San Pedro, CA. Zebra captured his arrest on video and, according to the arresting officer, the drone was in violation of Los Angeles Municipal Code 63.44.B.8 Media outlets, including TMZ (who first broke the story) were quick to speculate that the … [Read more...] about Can Drone Pilot’s Arrest Lead to UAV Restrictions in Hollywood?
