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This FPV Pilot Fixed the DJI Neo 2 With Tape

Tom Palmaers is a Belgian FPV pilot, firefighter, and tactical drone instructor at BSSHOLLAND who has built a quiet but serious reputation in the global FPV community for doing something most pilots don’t bother with: actually understanding what’s happening inside the hardware before he flies it. His LinkedIn is essentially a running technical journal of…

Teen Rescued from Oregon Cliff Face. A DJI Drone Showed the Way.
Oregon

Teen Rescued from Oregon Cliff Face. A DJI Drone Showed the Way.

A teenager called his dad from a cliff saying he was sliding and was going to fall. His father, a retired firefighter and paramedic, drove 90 minutes and stayed on the phone the whole way. A Coast Guard helicopter and a DJI drone brought his son home, as Beach Connection reported. “Dad, I’m Sliding on…

Drones Fly Over Texas A&M's Mock Disaster City in Mass Casualty Drill
First Responders

Drones Fly Over Texas A&M’s Mock Disaster City in Mass Casualty Drill

Six hundred students. A fake bioterrorism attack. A simulated explosion. And drones flying overhead until midnight for ten straight days. This is how America trains its next generation of emergency responders. A City Built to Burn, Flood, and Collapse Disaster City is not a metaphor. It is a real 52-acre facility in College Station, Texas,…

Bristol PD Eyes Drone as First Responder
Skydio

Bristol PD Eyes Drone as First Responder

Chief Mark Morello pitched a $50,000 drone program to the Board of Finance this week, and the most interesting part isn’t the money. It’s the vision. Bristol, Connecticut wants a rooftop-launched autonomous drone that beats cops to the scene of a 911 call. That’s not a gadget request. That’s a fundamental shift in how a…

Irish Startup Manna Simulates Blood Delivery Between Dublin Hospitals
Manna Aero

Irish Startup Manna Simulates Blood Delivery Between Dublin Hospitals

A drone flew from the Rotunda to Connolly Hospital in Dublin today. No blood was on board. The point was to show what happens when it is. Two Minutes Instead of Thirty The Rotunda Hospital is one of the busiest maternity hospitals in Europe. Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown serves a rapidly growing population in Dublin’s…

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