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NUAIR reaches new milestone in FAA drone program
Recently the NUAIR drone test site at the Griffiss Airport in Rome, NY reached another milestone in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) drone program.
PennState offers safe drone flying tips during presentation
PennState will be offering safe drone flying tips for both recreational and commercial drone operations, during a free presentation at 6 pm on Thursday, February 4.
Autel partners with UASidekick to make LAANC available in app
Autel Robotics partners with UASidekick to make LAANC services available in the Enterprise Explorer app. This will make the LAANC application and authorization process a lot easier. And it makes you wonder why DJI does not offer this as of…
Stewart named as CEO of drone research center NUAIR at Griffiss Airport
Ken Stewart, former leader of a drone research division of General Electric, is named as CEO of the drone research center NUAIR at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, NY.
FAA adds citizen drone pilots to Drone Advisory Committee
Finally, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) adds actual drone pilots or ‘citizen UAS operators’ to the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). Bravo!
Remote ID for Drones patent awarded to Kenji Sugahara from AriAscend
We have just learned that the United States Patent Office awarded what seems to the first Remote ID for Drones patent to Kenji Sugahara CEO and founder of AriAscend, an Oregon-based UAS research, and development company. Update: uAvionix was awarded…
FAA Remote ID for Drones – Final Rule December 2020
Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the final rule for Remote ID for Drones. Something we all have been anxiously been awaiting. Let’s take a closer look and see what’s good, what’s bad, and what this means for the…
Part 107 and Skydio 2 Giveaway from DroneXL and Drone U
Another giveaway! We’re giving away 20 Part 107 online courses and one Skydio 2 drone! Become an FAA-recognized ‘Pilot in Command’ in 2021 by participating in our Part 107 and Skydio 2 Giveaway. DroneXL partnered with Drone U to giveaway…
Drone lawyer Jonathan Rupprecht explains $182,000 in FAA fines
After having seen a copy of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed penalty letter, drone lawyer Jonathan Rupprecht explains in detail the $182,000 in FAA fines a drone pilot in Philly received.
FAA cleans up and removes special rule for model aircraft
Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it had cleaned up and removed the Special Rule for Model Aircraft. The change was made public in the Federal Register on December 11, 2020.
Skydio 2’s amazing obstacle avoidance or dumb luck?
Check out this video on Youtube from Brandonee916 where he uses the autonomously flying Skydio 2 to film a Tesla Model 3 in full self-driving mode Beta on public roads in the Nevada desert. At one point in the video,…
Are we witnessing the collapse of drone registration?
We are in familiar territory once again as drones are sure to be a hot item as gifts this Christmas season. One can only expect that we’ll see an influx of new drone users take to the skies after the…