North Carolina’s motto is “First in Flight” and the Tarheel state wants to build on that tradition when it comes to drones. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation recen... Read more
Drones have once again demonstrated life-saving capabilities after North Carolina rescuers found a missing woman from the sky. On Sunday, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office began a search... Read more
Thanks to the Wright Brothers’ famous maiden voyage, North Carolina is known as the First in Flight State. True to the motto, the Tarheel State (which is a totally different origin story!) c... Read more
A North Carolina college is offering a bird’s-eye view to enhanced public-safety innovation with the opening of a drone academy this fall. Located 50 miles south of Greensboro, Montgomery Co... Read more
The cit of Raleigh, North Carolina – home to commercial drone leader, PrecisionHawk – is proposing a ban on recreational drones in all but 7 city parks. The proposal has gotten... Read more
Note to reader: The following post has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that the author is a resident of North Carolina and that the Tar Heels just happen to be poised to win yet anoth... Read more
Law-enforcement agencies have developed a “bromance” for drones. And why shouldn’t they? After all, unmanned aerial vehicles make their jobs easier, more efficient and affordable... Read more
An award-winning team of North Carolina high-school students are flying their drone concept into the world of law enforcement. Students at Gaston Early College High in Gastonia, N.C. won the... Read more
While many American college campuses are embracing drone technology in research and even new academic programs, a handful of universities are cracking down on what they call unauthorized dro... Read more
(Source: Biz Journals) A drone services company already seen flying over North Carolina corn fields for research projects has received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to... Read more
This video looks like scouting footage from the latest Jurassic Park movie. Especially the shots of the trail through the valley… I got a little itchy watching that part because the mu... Read more
(Source: mountainx.com) With the Federal Aviation Administration still many months away from issuing rules on the commercial use of drones, Western North Carolina entrepreneurs are eager t... Read more
Since drones became “a thing,” 43 states have introduced more than 150 bills and resolutions affecting the UAV industry. In 2013, 13 states enacted 16 laws. As 2014 draws to a cl... Read more
Portions of a sweeping drone-regulation bill in North Carolina became law in October and a major part of the new regulations is making hunters smile and some civil-liberties advocates frown.... Read more
