Drones and the Seattle Space Needle just can’t get along. On New Year’s Eve, an unnamed drone pilot crashed a drone into the 605-foot tower with no damage reported to the national monument. To add embarrassment to injury for the aircraft’s owner, Space Needle officials released the FPV video of the crash to the media, depicting the drone hovering over the observation deck … [Read more...] about Third Drone Smacks Into Seattle’s Space Needle
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Drone Crashes into Seattle Ferris Wheel
After four days with no leads, Seattle police are scouring the city for the unknown pilot who crashed a drone into the Great Wheel Wednesday evening. According to police reports, someone reported that a UAV had struck one of the wheel’s arm and plummeted earthward. The Great Wheel is the largest observation Ferris wheel on the West Coast, standing 175 feet tall. The wheel … [Read more...] about Drone Crashes into Seattle Ferris Wheel
Woman Hit by Falling Drone at Seattle Pride Parade
Update 7/1/15: The man who was flying the drone has come forward, but details remain scarce. The past week has seen festivities and parades all over the country following the gay marriage ruling from SCOTUS. As with most celebrations of this magnitude, people can get a little overzealous in their revelries. Such was the case with a Seattle man who decided he would try to … [Read more...] about Woman Hit by Falling Drone at Seattle Pride Parade
San Jose Police Buy a Drone
California’s third largest city is finally admitting what tech journalists have known for a while: its police department has a drone. An investigative report by Motherboard revealed that the San Jose Police Department owns a drone of which it earlier claimed to have no records. In January, the SFPD acquired a $7,000 Century hexacopter and video rig for its bomb squad via a … [Read more...] about San Jose Police Buy a Drone
Seattle to Push for FAA Drone Regulation
from king5.com Seattle officials are looking for new ways to push for drone regulation to be enforced by the Federal Aviation Administration after drone video of the Space Needle went viral online last week. Seattle City councilmember Bruce Harrell said privacy is the main concern. The FAA says it is investigating the Space Needle drone incident, but people like Harrell … [Read more...] about Seattle to Push for FAA Drone Regulation
