Pizza, pad thai, burgers, milkshakes, Amazon products... All have been cited as the kind of cargo drones could transport from business to customer. But we've known for a while that these relatively superficial drone delivery efforts will struggle to win the trust of regulators and the public. It's perhaps too soon for your take-out to go from kitchen to doorstep via … [Read more...] about Drones Can Do Liver: Maryland Tests Show Potential of Unmanned Organ Transport
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Drone Software Firm Offers College UAV Training
A drone management company is headed off to college to deliver UAV training. Consortiq, a Maryland-based firm, will offer classes at local Anne Arundel Community College beginning in February. The company has already trained more than 800 pilots to pass FAA-mandated certification and flight safety assessments. The 90-day online course will focus on Part 107 prep. “So … [Read more...] about Drone Software Firm Offers College UAV Training
Search Drones Join Hunt for Missing Animals
Drones have proven time and time again to be effective in finding missing persons – but what about missing animals? The answer is resounding “maybe.” Even though drones have augmented animal searches, their track record so far is spotty but getting better. Last week, a drone pilot with VSI Aerial volunteered to help find four missing horses in Mt. Airy, … [Read more...] about Search Drones Join Hunt for Missing Animals
Agricultural Drones to Take Off After Being Grounded by Lack of Federal Rules
(Source: Star Tribune) Mike Geske wants a drone. Watching a flying demonstration on Maryland's Eastern Shore, the Missouri farmer envisions using an unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor the irrigation pipes on his farm — a job he now pays three men to do. "The savings on labor and fuel would just be phenomenal," Geske says, watching as a small white drone hovers over a … [Read more...] about Agricultural Drones to Take Off After Being Grounded by Lack of Federal Rules
Maryland Passes Pro-UAS Legislation; AUVSI Defeats 12th Anti-UAS Bill in 2015
(Source: auvsi.org) An effort that began as a brainstorming session with Senator Jim Rosapepe (D-21st) and his staff in July 2014, ultimately resulted in the passage of pro-UAS bill in the Maryland General Assembly. Matt Scassero, director, University of Maryland Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site, associate director for Maryland Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) … [Read more...] about Maryland Passes Pro-UAS Legislation; AUVSI Defeats 12th Anti-UAS Bill in 2015
