(Source: arstechnica.com) On the night of May 4, 2007, a tornado classified as a 5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale reached the town of Greensburg, Kansas. Within 20 minutes, the storm ravaged 95 percent of the city’s infrastructure, leaving 11 residents dead and nearly 800,000 cubic yards of debris in its wake. Tasked with expediting the town’s recovery and preventing … [Read more...] about As Demand Grows, Midwestern Colleges Prep Students to Fly Drones
North Dakota
The FAA Won’t Tell Its Drone Test Sites What to Test
(Source: motherboard.vice.com) In April, the United States' first commercial drone test site opened in North Dakota. Since then, it's done, well, not a whole lot. That's not the test site's fault: Officials at the independently-operated site insist they are ready and willing to fly, anxious to start helping the Federal Aviation Administration commercialize drones. But … [Read more...] about The FAA Won’t Tell Its Drone Test Sites What to Test
Drone Spark ‘Hottest Topic’ at ND Farm Show
As drones continue to take flight across an array of industries, more and more farmers are seeing new possibilities in the nascent technology that could equal larger-than-ever crop yields. The latest state to see the “wow” factor of UAV-driven agriculture is North Dakota, where farmers were given a chance to see drones in action and learn more at the Big Iron Farm Show Sept. … [Read more...] about Drone Spark ‘Hottest Topic’ at ND Farm Show
Demonstration Touts Drone Versatility
from therepublic.com An unmanned aircraft the size of a push lawnmower was launched shortly after a report of a person being held at knifepoint. With red, green and white lights flashing below its rotors, the drone slowly circled the scene and relayed sharp images to those watching from afar on a digital screen. The mock police scene that played out Tuesday kicked off an … [Read more...] about Demonstration Touts Drone Versatility
High-Ho, The Derry-O, The Farmer And The Drone
from NPR There was a near-miss in the skies above Tallahassee recently. According to a Federal Aviation Administration official, an American Airlines regional jet nearly collided with a "small, remotely piloted aircraft" — a drone — cruising 2,300-feet above sea level. Exactly who was flying the unmanned aircraft remains unknown, but drones are becoming increasingly … [Read more...] about High-Ho, The Derry-O, The Farmer And The Drone
