A rogue drone pilot won’t feel the FAA’s heat despite causing the suspension of aerial firefighting operations. Last week, FAA officials told the Arizona Daily Star they would not prosecute an unidentified person who flew a drone over restricted airspace at the Bighorn wildfire scene in Arizona. The agency wouldn’t say when the drone flight took place and refused to … [Read more...] about FAA Won’t Charge Rogue Drone Pilot Who Stopped Firefighting
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Flights Resume at Frankfurt Airport After Drone Sightings Halt Air Traffic
Drones continue to cause costly delays and confusion at European airports. The latest event halted traffic at Frankfurt Airport yesterday morning for almost two hours, according to German language media. A federal spokesperson said that a pilot spotted a drone at about 11:15 am, at which point the German Air Traffic Control (DFS) announced via Twitter that all take-offs and … [Read more...] about Flights Resume at Frankfurt Airport After Drone Sightings Halt Air Traffic
DJI’s Quest for Real Drone Incident Data: Why Every Pilot Should Care
Yesterday, DJI, announced that they would equip all drones with AirSense ADS-B receivers as of 2020. (You can read about that here). The announcement is just part of DJI's plan to equip hardware with technology-based safety features in order to address the needs of regulators - and minimize the need for new and more stringent regulations. As the world's largest drone … [Read more...] about DJI’s Quest for Real Drone Incident Data: Why Every Pilot Should Care
Drone Sighting Shuts Down Another Airport: This Time it’s Frankfurt
News and commentary. It's time to get airport airspace security done. Reuters reports that flight operations at Frankfurt airport, Germany’s busiest airport, were suspended for an hour and have now resumed. At this point there is little information available. Airport spokesmen commented to news outlets today that the airport was closed from about 7:20 am - 8:20 am local … [Read more...] about Drone Sighting Shuts Down Another Airport: This Time it’s Frankfurt
Here’s the Latest on the Gatwick Drone Disruption: Damaged Drone Being Tested for DNA Evidence
Some news outlets still identify the drone operators as "Eco-terrorists." Others mention organized crime. One poice chief suggested that the flying object causing complete chaos at Gatwick Airport last week might not even have been a drone. The U.K. government and military, airport authorities and law enforcement have all committed major resources to the crime: but so far, … [Read more...] about Here’s the Latest on the Gatwick Drone Disruption: Damaged Drone Being Tested for DNA Evidence
