Volunteer search-and-rescue group Texas EquuSearch resumed using drones in their operations on Wednesday. The group received an email from the FAA in February ordering them to stop using UAVs to find missing persons, citing the agency's blanket ban on the use of drones for commercial purposes in the U.S. Texas EquuSearch grounded the drones at the time but sued the FAA … [Read more...] about Texas EquuSearch Resumes Drone Use After Victory in Court
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Amateur Drone Pilot Finds Man Missing for Three Days
from Examiner.com When Guillermo DeVenecia went missing last Wednesday, police and searchers were dispatched to find the 82-year-old man, who suffers from dementia and hearing loss. For three days, police, search dogs, a helicopter, and hundreds of volunteers combed heavily wooded areas and fields around DeVenecia's Fitchburg home to no avail. Concerned for his safety as … [Read more...] about Amateur Drone Pilot Finds Man Missing for Three Days
Search and Rescue Group Files Lawsuit Against FAA
Texas-based EquuSearch, a non-profit organization that provides remote drone assistance for search and rescue ‘missions’ to families and law enforcement agencies, filed a lawsuit on Monday against the FAA demanding permission to use drones in their operations. In February, EquuSearch was issued an order by the FAA to ground all the company's UAVs. This left many people in a … [Read more...] about Search and Rescue Group Files Lawsuit Against FAA
Tireless Search and Rescue Effort Grounded by FAA
Over the last several years, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in military operations has raised a new level of heated debate across the political spectrum. Use of drones by the Obama and Bush Administrations – especially in sovereign nations with which the U.S. is not at war – further raises the stakes over the moral implications of using the streamlined … [Read more...] about Tireless Search and Rescue Effort Grounded by FAA
