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Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone flying above a launch site where two crew members in orange safety vests work at a table between two drones on launch stands, under a cloudy sky

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Tallahassee Commissioner Urged Amazon Drone Rules. Florida Law Says No

A Tallahassee commissioner said Amazon's drones need regulating. The city attorney says Florida law bars it. Amazon shows its MK30 there October 20.

Haye KestelooSep 304 min read

A Wing Hummingbird delivery drone seen from below, hovering with a package box hanging from its tether

Drone Delivery

Northglenn Drafts Colorado's First Drone Rules. Wing Can Fly In Anyway

Northglenn's Walmart-Wing ordinance sets 200-foot buffers and a 65 dB cap for the launch pad. The city's own memo says a hub next door can still deliver.

Haye KestelooSep 28

Amazon

Amazon Drones Head for Nearly 500 Towns. What Residents Can Still Do

Towns can't ban Amazon's drones or regulate their noise. Here's what residents can still do: the pad, the record, the complaint and the statehouse.

Haye KestelooSep 25

Europe

Unifly Now Owns The Auditor And The Consultancy EU Operators Use

EuroUSC-Benelux is now Unifly Compliance. EU law bars a Qualified Entity from selling into the market it audits, and accreditation records are not public.

Haye KestelooSep 15

A man stands in a dry mountain valley field beside a large orange-and-black multirotor drone fitted with atmospheric sensors.

Technology

Rainmaker Says Its Drones Made 143M Gallons of Rain. Florida Calls Cloud Seeding a Felony

Western states are spending millions on cloud seeding. The one drone operator in the boom faces two state felony bans and a stalled FAA flare petition.

Haye KestelooAug 24

HOVERAir Versa self-flying camera drones in white and black, each with a folding propeller cage and a gimbal-mounted camera above the handheld body

Industry

FCC Tells All Certification Labs To Tighten Drone Screening

After an erroneous grant let a Chinese flying camera reach US buyers, the FCC is sending guidance to every certification body it accredits.

Haye KestelooAug 21

FAA's ICE NOTAM Gets Teeth: Change 13 Is the Enforcement Escalation Drone Pilots Should Fear - DJI Air 3S vs Mavic 3 Pro Drone Comparison

Amazon

Michigan’s 15-Bill SHIELD Drone Package Collides With Federal Law It Claims to Respect

Michigan legislators just introduced the most ambitious state drone regulation package in the country. It also has the most obvious federal preemption problems of any state drone package in the country. The 15-bill SHIELD legislation, sponsored by state Rep. William Bruck (R-Erie), received its first committee hearing this week and would create “no drone zones”…

Haye KestelooFeb 1

United States

Illegal Drone Flights Surge in Yosemite as Government Shutdown Cripples Ranger Enforcement

Illegal drone activity is spiking across U.S. national parks as the federal government shutdown enters its 23rd day, with tour guides in Yosemite reporting multiple daily sightings compared to their normal rate of about one drone per week. The enforcement vacuum comes as the National Park Service operates with skeleton crews after losing 24% of…

Haye KestelooOct 23

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