WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Federal Aviation Administration today issued a notice appealing a decision by an NTSB Administrative Law Judge in the civil penalty case, Huerta v. Pirker. “The FAA is appealing the decision of an NTSB Administrative Law Judge to the…
The original and world’s best recognized small business end-user association is back for another round of, please keep your onerous regulation off of my business plan. Seriously, things have started to heat up with congressional mandates and media coverage of…
By Adrianne Jeffries An administrative judge on the National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that the commercial use of small drones is in fact legal, despite six years of Federal Aviation Administration statements to the contrary. Today Judge Patrick Geraghty dismissed a $10,000…
It’s going to be a very busy Friday at the FAA, maybe weekend leave will be cancelled for some. Since 2007 they have been stopping small startups operating sUAS and now at least one judge believes they did not have…
Another lander another flight filmed by multirotor. The multi-center Morpheus Team successfully completed Free Flight8 (FF8) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) on Wednesday, March 5th, 2014. FF8, the 6th free flight of the Bravo vehicle,…
Government agencies are to test a new design of aerial drone to see whether it might help tackle the air pollution that often blankets much of the mainland, state media reported. The vehicle will spray chemicals that freeze pollutants, allowing…
CHRIS GARDNER A Hamilton marketing business is under investigation after police received two complaints about a video it posted online shot over Hamilton with a flying camera. Adam Crouchley, of Dori Media, is under Civil Aviation Authority investigation after Hamilton…
Watchkeeper, the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developed by Thales for the British Army, has been given a Release To Service by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD). Watchkeeper is the first UAS to be awarded a full Release To Service…
By John Frank Weaver There’s an old Emo Philips joke about trusting advice from the government: “I pleaded guilty on advice of counsel. Which is the last time I listen to a prosecuting attorney.” Amazon, Lakemaid Brewery, and FlowerDeliveryExpress.com should listen to his warning. Just…
By ROLFE WINKLER The battle to bring the Internet to remote parts of the world may be fought in the sky. Facebook Inc.FB +4.36% is in advanced discussions to buy Titan Aerospace , a New Mexico-based maker of solar-powered drones, according to a source…
Nigel King from QuestUAV writes “We are extremely proud of this one! After months of research, design and testing we successfully completed a parachute landing. As some of you may know, this is a legal requirement in some locations. But,…
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas— Oil may be king in South Texas, but the new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) test site designation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) could soon crown a queen for the area. Aviation companies are starting to open…
One of the major problems with the Headon Warren landslip has been that it’s really difficult to understand quite how large the landslip was. The photos that OnTheWight has published, although very informative and gave some great detail, just didn’t give an overview of…
By Benét J. Wilson With the small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) market set to reach $582.2 million by the end of 2019, the industry is getting more visibility in the public eye. The FAA recently released information debunking several myths about…
In 2014, Airbus Defence and Space, Arvalis – Institut du végétal and Delta Drone will explore the potential offered by image and data acquired from sensors carried on-board fixed and rotary wing UAVs. Such addition of UAV data could lead…
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi continues its preparations to be fully operational as one of only six federal test sites for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with another series of test flight missions planned for the week of…
We have developed an algorithm allowing a quadrocopter to maintain stable flight despite the complete loss of a motor/propeller. In a previous video (http://youtu.be/bsHryqnvyYA) we have shown this algorithm in use, where a motion capture system was used to measure…
By Camelia Nathaniel The Wildlife Department has not obtained the approval of the Defence Ministry or the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for the deployment of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to report on illegal activities taking place within the wild…
