Former NTSB Board Member Goglia: Unreasonable UAS Rules Promote Culture of Non-compliance
Posted by Adele Scholl on 10/2/2015 to
Within a week of the FAA’s
heralding its milestone “achievement,” 1,000 so-called 333 exemptions
to allow commercial use of unmanned aerial systems or drones, the agency
issued a press release
decrying what it calls the huge increase in drone sightings by pilots. According to the FAA,
“pilot reports of unmanned aircraft have increased dramatically over
the past year, from a total of 238 sightings in all of 2014 to more than
650” by the beginning of August this year. Aside from the fact that the
FAA is encouraging reporting, as are aviation groups such as ALPA, which could account for the increase in sightings, the data itself is largely unvetted, with no FAA
analysis that I’ve seen of any potential safety impact to the manned
aircraft from any of these individual sightings. So, in my opinion, the
value of this data for safety purposes is conjectural, at best.
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Quadrocopter Employee Matt Ragan uses Drone to aid in search for missing Montana Hunter
Posted by Adele Scholl on 9/28/2015 to
While Matt Ragan is not training people to fly at Quadrocopter, or film with his company Birds Eye of Big Sky, he dedicated his time to help in the search efforts to find missing Montana hunter, Rob Carter.
The Drone Invasion Official Trailer
Posted by Adele Scholl on 9/22/2015 to
The film deals with the myths surrounding drones, and aims to education the public and press on the positive uses for drone technology. The films release date is the day before International Drone Day on May 6th 2016.
This Intel-funded company is the dark horse of the drone industry
Posted by Adele Scholl on 9/14/2015 to
In the consumer drone industry, Chinese drone manufacturer DJI is king.
But another company has suddenly emerged as a major competitor.
DJI first to 500 333 exemption airframes
Posted by Adele Scholl on 9/2/2015 to
Earlier this week Dajiang Innovation Technology Co. (DJI) became the
first company to exceed 500 N registered aircraft in the USA.
Google is testing drones in US airspace by piggybacking on Nasa exemption
Posted by Adele Scholl on 8/24/2015 to
Documents show the tech company has skirted regulations for private
firms for a year by flying its Project Wing aircraft over private land
as part of a deal with Nasa.
Amateur drone pilot finds man missing for three days... in 20 minutes
Posted by Adele Scholl on 8/21/2015 to
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 the search dragged on, Fitchburg police issued a news alert to all residents to be on the lookout for the missing man.
It took David Lesh about 20 minutes to find DeVenecia with a drone.
It took David Lesh about 20 minutes to find DeVenecia with a drone.
Amazons secret drone test site
Posted by Adele Scholl on 8/16/2015 to
A rumour and purple tent was all it took for GeekWire’s Jacob Dement to claim a secret Amazon drone testing site.
There I was, air conditioner blasting in my Car2Go as I sat in front of a red gate on a gravel road in rural Snoqualmie, Wash. Multiple locals told me this was what I had come looking for: the entrance to Amazon’s secret drone testing site.
I wasn’t lucky enough to show up on a day when Amazon’s prototype delivery drone was being tested. But then I pulled up Google Maps to try to get a sense of where exactly I was.
And that’s when I saw it.
There I was, air conditioner blasting in my Car2Go as I sat in front of a red gate on a gravel road in rural Snoqualmie, Wash. Multiple locals told me this was what I had come looking for: the entrance to Amazon’s secret drone testing site.
I wasn’t lucky enough to show up on a day when Amazon’s prototype delivery drone was being tested. But then I pulled up Google Maps to try to get a sense of where exactly I was.
And that’s when I saw it.
Bridger Cup Announces Open Call For Drone Short Film Entries
Posted by Sheena Haydon on 8/10/2015 to
The first annual Bridger Cup is a competition, exhibition and celebration of drones held in Bozeman, Montana, September 18th – 19th, 2015. The Bridger Cup is hosted by Bridger Enterprises, Ascent Vision, and the City of Bozeman, Montana, along with other sponsors identified at:
http://www.BridgerCup.com.
The Audience Awards, along with the Bridger Cup Drone Film Festival, is hosting a video contest where filmmakers from all over the world are invited and encouraged to submit short drone films. The primary goal of The Bridger Cup event is to raise awareness of the beneficial and productive applications of the drone technology as promising tools to be embraced and welcomed by all members of the public. This Film Festival is proudly presented and sponsored by the Montana Film Office and Birds Eye of Big Sky LLC. The films are to be 120 seconds or less. Any videos about drones, or filmed partially with drones are eligible to compete.
Submit your short drone film here: http://goo.gl/KsVBzX
The Audience Awards, along with the Bridger Cup Drone Film Festival, is hosting a video contest where filmmakers from all over the world are invited and encouraged to submit short drone films. The primary goal of The Bridger Cup event is to raise awareness of the beneficial and productive applications of the drone technology as promising tools to be embraced and welcomed by all members of the public. This Film Festival is proudly presented and sponsored by the Montana Film Office and Birds Eye of Big Sky LLC. The films are to be 120 seconds or less. Any videos about drones, or filmed partially with drones are eligible to compete.
Submit your short drone film here: http://goo.gl/KsVBzX
The Secret Advice I Have Been Giving About Pilot Licenses & Section 333
Posted by Adele Scholl on 8/5/2015 to
I am finally letting the cat out of the bag.
For more than a year now, I have been telling potential clients who call me about filing a Section 333 Grant of Exemption with the FAA about a wonderful “workaround” if they don’t have a pilot’s license and don’t want to get one.
For more than a year now, I have been telling potential clients who call me about filing a Section 333 Grant of Exemption with the FAA about a wonderful “workaround” if they don’t have a pilot’s license and don’t want to get one.
