(Source: wsj.com) Communities across the country are grappling with a surge in drone use that’s raising safety and privacy concerns—and thorny legal questions—about a slice of sky officials have largely disregarded. State and local police say complaints are soaring about drones flying above homes, crowds and crime scenes. At least 17 states, meanwhile, have passed … [Read more...] about Drone Boom Raises New Question: Who Owns Your Airspace?
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Drones Invade Hollywood
(Source: wsj.com) Four actors jump between rooftops and sprint through sheets drying on clotheslines while a camera tracks them from above, hovering close enough to see their faces. The sequence, filmed in Bogotá for the coming Netflix drug-war series, “Narcos,” was too intimate to capture by helicopter and too intricate to choreograph easily from the ground. Cue the … [Read more...] about Drones Invade Hollywood
Google Scraps Project Wing, Working on New Drone Design
(Source: Wall St Journal Blogs) Google has scrapped its initial drone design because it was difficult to control and is now working on a new version, according to Astro Teller, head of the Internet company’s Google X research lab. Teller told the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Tex., that Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin encourage such failures, so … [Read more...] about Google Scraps Project Wing, Working on New Drone Design
French Authorities Hunt Pilots as Drones Seen Over Paris Landmarks
(Source: wsj.com) French authorities Tuesday were trying to hunt down the pilots of drones that were spotted flying over Paris landmarks and high-security buildings including the U.S. embassy. The small, remotely-controlled flying objects were seen overnight Monday to Tuesday over the U.S. embassy and nearby Interior Ministry, as well as over the Eiffel tower nearly 2 … [Read more...] about French Authorities Hunt Pilots as Drones Seen Over Paris Landmarks
FAA Proposes Rules to Allow Commercial Drone Flights in U.S.
(Source: wsj.com) Federal regulators proposed long-awaited rules for commercial drones in the U.S., a landmark in the nation’s aviation policy that is expected to lead to a new era in which unmanned aircraft become common. The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a policy that would replace the current near-ban on flying drones for commercial purposes with a simple … [Read more...] about FAA Proposes Rules to Allow Commercial Drone Flights in U.S.
