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FPV Freedom Coalition Seeks Help Raising Recreational Weight Limit

DJI

FPV Coalition Advocating for Recreational Drone Max Weight Increase from 250g to 1kg

FPV Coalition seeks help from entire drone community to help advocate for increasing weight restriction for recreational drone use from 250g to 1kg.

Dave ZieglerMar 22

Singapore

Heron AirBridge Joins Inmarsat’s Velaris Partner Network to Boost Drone Management in Urban Areas

Heron AirBridge has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to join Inmarsat's Velaris Partner Network (VPN) to develop regulatory

Haye KestelooMar 16

Testing with U-Space in the Netherlands: this is about to happen

Avy

Testing with U-Space in the Netherlands: here’s what’s next

In the future, U-Space must ensure the orderly handling of all unmanned and manned air traffic in the same airspace. But before that happens...

Wiebe de JagerAug 1

Altitude Angel

British government green lights construction drone super highway

The UK government has approved a plan to link several UK cities through a drone super highway. The idea is that companies can use several fixed

Wiebe de JagerJul 21

Netherlands

Austria to start digital air traffic control with drones in 2023

Austrian aviation authority, Austro Control, partnered with specialist ICT company Frequentis to develop a digital air traffic control system for drones.

Wiebe de JagerMay 3

Amazon

Amazon delivery drone crashed and caused fire says FAA report

According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report, an Amazon delivery drone sparked a fire last summer when it crashed.

Haye KestelooApr 6

Dash Divakaren, President of Airavat LLC about partnerships between the private and government portions of the industry, UTM, BVLOS operations, Remote ID, and Data Security.

PIXL Drone Show

PiXL Drone Show #23 – Dash Divakaren, BVLOS, UTM, Remote ID

In this latest episode of our PIXL Drone Show, we talk with Dash Divakaren, President of Airavat LLC about partnerships between the private

Haye KestelooAug 31

PIXL Drone Show

PIXL Drone Show #14: Aloft (Kittyhawk) CEO Jon Hegranes talks LAANC

In this latest episode, the 14th already, of our PIXL Drone Show we talk to Aloft (formerly Kittyhawk) CEO Jon Hegranes about LAANC, RID...

Haye KestelooJun 29

UTM

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