Drone Software
AirData Syncs Pilot Institute Training Records As Part 108 Nears
AirData now imports Pilot Institute certificates and skills on every plan, free included, as the FAA's Part 108 proposal asks for training records.
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Skydio
Skydio Controller 2 Ships: Bigger Screen, More Runtime, 395 g Heavier
Skydio Controller 2 ships with new X10 and R10 drones: a 7-inch 2,000-nit screen, a swappable 5G SIM, and 395 grams more weight.
Technology
Peter Ryseck's Propeller Pole Stood 3 Hours. The Motors Barely Ran
Peter Ryseck balanced a carbon pole on a coin-sized tip with four 5-inch drone props at near idle. It stood 3 hours in wind on one battery.
China
Chinese Drone Swarm Maps Woods on Its Own, and Withholds the Code
Tongji University flew three lidar drones through Shanghai park trees with no ground station and beat HKUST's Racer in simulation. The code is withheld.
Police
Haiti's Drone War Claims a Gang Leader, and Two Death Stories
A rights group says a kamikaze drone killed Cité Soleil gang boss Mathias Saintil. Police say gunfire did. Why the gap matters after 2,000 strikes.
Department of Homeland Security
Iran Never Sent Drones to California. The Barksdale Case Is Still Open
The White House denied the FBI's Iran drone bulletin within a day. Eight months on, nobody has said who flew drones over Barksdale's B-52 flight line.
Florida
Chimp Sanctuary Fed Kaleb by DJI Drone. Florida Agencies Can't Fly One
Save the Chimps flew a DJI Air 3-series drone to drop bananas and blankets to Kaleb, 38, after floods cut him off. Florida's own agencies can't fly one.
Amazon
Amazon's MK30 Hangs in Seattle's Museum of Flight. It Still Flies
Seattle's Museum of Flight added an Amazon Prime Air MK30 to its Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles exhibit. The same 83-pound drone type flies in 13 US metros.
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