Zachary is an experienced sUAS pilot with a strong background in cinematography, UAS training, utilities and customer delivery operations. He graduated from Fort Hays Tech, where he developed expertise in operations management, UAS operations, GIS workflows, industrial automation, and CAD. With hands-on experience spanning drone photography, agricultural applications, and FPV flying, Zachary brings both technical knowledge and practical insight to his coverage of the drone industry. His passion for all things drone-related—especially FPV and agricultural technology—drives his commitment to sharing the latest developments in the unmanned systems world. Having moved frequently in his professional career, Zachary has developed a unique ability to connect with people from diverse backgrounds and adapt to new environments quickly. Currently based in Coolidge, Arizona with his wife and son, he embraces an active outdoor lifestyle that includes snowboarding, skateboarding, surfing, mountain boarding, hunting, and exploring nature. When he's not flying drones or writing about the latest in UAV technology, you'll find Zachary staying on top of tech trends or seeking his next outdoor adventure.
London Defence R&D recently unveiled their Raptor Pilot AI Pro, a 100g AI autopilot unit that is capable of using visual and inertial systems to reach its target, even if it doesn’t have an external control link. This AI autopilot module combines flight control and onboard vision processing into a solid, unified package. The Raptor…
If this sounds like a meme from the darker corner of the internet, welcome to 2026. A Moscow-based neurotech company called Neiry is claiming it can produce “cyborg pigeon drones” by implanting electrodes in their brains, mounting a small control module, and then nudging the bird’s flight decisions through targeted brain stimulation. The project has…
Stay ahead of the curve with our breakdown of the Pentagon's $150M "Gauntlet" drone competition. Discover the 25 vendors selected for the Drone
Late last month, a 19-year-old hiker went missing on Quandary Peak, a 14er (a mountain with a summit over 14,000 ft) in Summit County, Colorado, as winter weather closed in. After a call came in for an “overdue hiker”, a search team set out to locate him using a drone with a thermal camera, and…
Georgia lawmakers are moving to loosen the rules around hog hunting and tracking, and one line in House Bill 946 is getting drone pilots’ attention. The bill would expand when and how hogs can be taken, including allowing drones to help locate hogs, which is a big shift in a country where drone use for…
A UK-based company by the name of Aerial Ashes is now offering its memorial services in the United States, but its business model will make you do a double take: scattering loved ones’ ashes from the skies with a DJI M600 drone. Aerial Ashes launched in the UK in 2019, and was founded by Christopher…
Windracers’ ULTRA MK2 drone is headed to Madagascar on a World Food Programme (WFP) contract, focused on getting supplies to challenging locations that would otherwise take hours, if not days to reach. Madagascar is the kind of environment that exposes every weak link in a supply chain. Cyclones, heavy rains, and seasonal flooding can turn…
If you’ve ever wondered about what the the deepest point in the ocean actually looks like, a new AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) by Fujitsu may hold the answer. We have a ton of quadcopters on the consumer side, plus a (somewhat) healthy pipeline of professional and enterprise systems. Meanwhile, the underwater world still feels like…
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