DJI And AMA Launch Joint Drone Safety And Training Program
DJI, the world’s leading maker of unmanned aircraft systems, and the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), the nation’s leading voice for aircraft modellers, are...
Katharine Morgan Becomes President of ASTM International
Today, Katharine “Kathie” Morgan began serving as president of ASTM International, one of the world’s largest standards development organisations. Morgan will lead a team...
Vigilant Aerospace Completes Beyond Line-of-Sight UAS Detect-and-Avoid Flight Testing at NASA Armstrong
Vigilant Aerospace has completed successful beyond lineof-sight flight testing of its new FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid collision avoidance system for unmanned aircraft at NASA Armstrong Flight...
Pine Knob release drone policy
Southeast Michigan Ski resort Pine Knob has put down on paper what it expects of drone users this winter.
Not the first ski mountain to...
Indian Minister Piyush Goyal backs drone technology
A boost for the drone industry in India, Piyush Goyal, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and...
Little Ripper has a day out, shark spotting drone flies away
An expensive mistake reported by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. An obvious stand out is the poor range of the command and control (C2)...
Facebook Aquila accident report NTSB full narrative
Released into the wild, what the NTSB believed happened. An in-flight breakup due to the platform being operated outside of weather limits.
It was a...
Drone flight restrictions in France mapped
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the National Geographic and Forest Information Institute (IGN) have created a map of flight restrictions for France.
It...
Virginia Tech assessing injury risk from unmanned aircraft
Researchers at Virginia Tech — home to both a Federal Aviation Administration-designated test site for unmanned aircraft systems and a world-renowned injury biomechanics group...
Report Unsafe Drone Flying – Transport Canada launches reporting tool
As part of Transport Canada's drone safety initiatives, the department has launched a new reporting tool on their website, where the public can report...