The FAA Task Group 1 (TG1), part of the FAA Drone Advisory Committee, received negative press this week as the Washington Post reported that group meetings have become secretive, with commercial interests over-represented. The FAA Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) is a group of industry stakeholders brought together by the FAA in order to advise them on drone regulation … [Read more...] about The “Secret” Drone Task Force Named by the Washington Post – and Why Drone Operators Should Care
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How Drones Can Improve Medical Care Access
(Source: Washington Post) Drones seem perfect for quick and fast delivery of all sorts of cargo. So why not biomedical specimens? Well, before the medical community goes down that road, researchers with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine wanted to know whether an actual drone flight, including a shaky takeoff and bumpy landing, would affect the … [Read more...] about How Drones Can Improve Medical Care Access
Drones & Motorcycle Helmets Can Tell Important Stories About Air Pollution
(Source: Washington Post) Sure, Ben Kreimer holds a bachelor’s degree from Nebraska’s journalist school. But he doesn’t see himself as a journalist. “I call myself a journalism technologist,” Kreimer told me. “I’m interested in experimenting with technology to see how it can be used to tell stories.” While analog-age journalists have long told meaningful stories by … [Read more...] about Drones & Motorcycle Helmets Can Tell Important Stories About Air Pollution
Drone Companies Are Borrowing From Apple’s Advertising Playbook
(Source: Washington Post) The drone industry could use a boost in the public eye. A 2014 Associated Press poll found that only 21 percent of Americans favor the commercial use of drones. Even as drones are used for humanitarian causes, to battle poachers and make farms more efficient, a stigma remains. Some in the drone world have suggested abandoning the name drone, … [Read more...] about Drone Companies Are Borrowing From Apple’s Advertising Playbook
Why Mexico City Air Traffic Control Was Happy to Have a Drone Fly Around Their Airport
(Source: Washington Post) Drones and airports are the water and oil of the aviation world. While there’s intense debate over how restrictive emerging drone rules should be, you’d be hard pressed to find someone not in favor of restricting the air space around airports. If a drone flew into a jet engine it might disable it, resulting in a deadly crash. All of this makes … [Read more...] about Why Mexico City Air Traffic Control Was Happy to Have a Drone Fly Around Their Airport
