An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard.
TRAVERSE CITY - In early March, 2016, the FAA started issuing a new version of the Section 333 Exemption which provides for authorization to fly any approved aircraft/ drone/ UAV and provides more flexibility in flying near people who are part of the purpose of your flight operations. If you have an old version of
NEW YORK - Bought a drone, and want to fly it legally, but have no idea where to do that? A new map created by drone hobbyists and enthusiasts aims to be an atlas, laying out the legal landscape for piloting unmanned vehicles. Called simply AirMap, the project is a collaboration between Ben Marcus, who
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland - Anti-drone technology has been high on the shopping list of public safety and military organizations at least since a drunken federal employee crashed a drone onto the White House lawn. Two companies on hand at the Navy League Sea Air Space Exposition this week had two slightly different approaches to the problem. One
FERNDALE - Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer updates what’s happening with drones - and there is a lot going on in the world of drones. The Federal Aviation Administration will be coming out with new regulations for commercial operators that will allow anyone to fly a drone if they have a drone pilot’s license. For
FERNDALE - Enrico Schaefer provides another drone law update on the latest legislation pending before Congress that could lift the 500-foot rule for recreational drone users, meaning the ability to fly closer to buildings and people than ever before. Schaefer also talks about what commercial drone users need to do before they take to the
WASHINGTON DC - The Defense Department christened the Sea Hunter, a 132-foot robot ghost ship designed to seek out and track diesel-powered submarines across the ocean. The start of the test phase for the program on Thursday signals a new dawn for autonomous systems at sea, which, Pentagon officials say, will perform an ever-wider variety
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - AirMap has come up with an App that allows drone operators to provide airports with real-time digital information about the location of their flights. Digital Notice and Awareness System (D-NAS) allows a UAS operator to send an encrypted digital flight notice to a secure dashboard at an airport's operations center. Flight information
PARIS - French Police in Paris have launched a bidding process for surveillance drones ahead of this summer's European Championships. Unlike the bomb-carrying drones used by US and British military in the Middle East, these drones will be small machines of a maximum weight of 10kg which will use six propellers to stay aloft. According to the Prefecture's contract
TRAVERSE CITY - How long does it take to obtain a FAA Section 333 Exemption? The FAA does not make any commitments on processing time. They have taken as little as two months and more than six months during various phases of 333 review. Here is what the FAA posted last week for people looking to
DUBAI - During the course of the week, over 80 drone racing teams from around the world have been vying for the World Drone Prix prize purse of $1 million. After two rigorous qualifier rounds across an indoor test track, 32 top teams have emerged in a bid to compete at the finals this weekend
