In a somewhat shocking development for those familiar with FAA’s bone-headed hardline policy on commercial drone operations in the National Air Space, Aerosonde, a small UAS manufacturer owned by Textron Systems Unmanned Systems and affiliated with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP), has received an FAA COA to conduct sUAS research in the NAS. The FAA has agreed to … [Read more...] about MAAP Partner Receives FAA Clearance To Fly Above 400 Feet
University of Virginia
Drone Used in Search for Missing UVA Student
(Source: ksat.com) The search for missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham now includes the use of an aerial drone -- the first time, according to authorities, one has been used in the search for a missing person in the state. The addition of the drone to the search effort comes more than two weeks after Graham disappeared from an area of Charlottesville … [Read more...] about Drone Used in Search for Missing UVA Student
UVA Students Casually 3D-Print Working Drone With On-Board Android Phone
from betabeat.com When Professor David Sheffler first made a 3D-printed jet engine as a class experiment, one of the students whipped out a cell phone to record the results. That video ended up in the hands of a team at The MITRE Corporation, a research titan with military aviation contracts. When MITRE reached out to Mr. Sheffler, they wanted to know if he could 3D print a … [Read more...] about UVA Students Casually 3D-Print Working Drone With On-Board Android Phone
Above the Law: How Drone Laws Around the World Are Affecting Production
from lbbonline.com Like most industry ‘trends’, drones have had a bit of an ungainly settling-in phase. Attempts to use drones in advertising have, more often than not, been awkward (although not as awkward as the phrase ‘dronevertising’). In June, Australian festival Creative Fuel roped in the likes of Ben Coulson, Ant Keogh and Steve Back to parody the pointless and forced … [Read more...] about Above the Law: How Drone Laws Around the World Are Affecting Production
