An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard.
DETROIT - Imagine you’re at a concert watching your favorite band, and out of the corner of your eye you notice a tethered drone hovering nearby. But this drone isn’t taking photos or videos of the band. It's temporarily providing enhanced LTE wireless coverage at the packed venue so you, along with thousands of others
BERLIN - A sixth-generation fighter aircraft design under review by European aerospace giant Airbus is a stealthy two-seater that could also fly as an unmanned drone. At a briefing in Germany, Airbus discussed a possible replacement for the Tornado fighters currently flown by Germany's Luftwaffe. The Tornado is primarily a strike aircraft, built to destroy
TRAVERSE CITY - The FAA announced Tuesday that it has finalized Part 107 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, governing sUAS / UAV Operations. Learn how Part 107 affects your Section 333 exemption, whether your exemption has been granted by the FAA or is still pending. The department of transportation through the FAA has finalized its Part 107 rules – its rules
LANSING - One mid-Michigan entrepreneur wants to fill a need in the rapidly growing market for unmanned aerial vehicles by catering his products to educators and students. Mario Swaidan, a recent graduate of Michigan State University’s neuroscience program and owner of Lansing-based AerBots Inc., plans to market quadcopter drone kits, so named because they are
EAST LANSING — A group of Michigan State University engineering students is among 17 teams taking part in a national drone competition this week in Maryland. The MSU team will be competing in the 2016 Student Unmanned Air Systems event at the Webster Naval Field in Patuxent River. “We are building a fully autonomous UAV
BALTIMORE - Sales of drones—small flying machines equipped with cameras—are soaring. But new research by a Johns Hopkins computer security team has raised concerns about how easily hackers could cause these robotic devices to ignore their human controllers and land or, more drastically, crash. Five graduate students and their professor discovered three different ways to
SAN DIEGO — Part trimaran and part robot, this odd-shaped ship is an unusual fit at the naval pier. What’s even more unusual is this self-driving vessel is designed to travel thousands of miles through the ocean and conduct its mission without a single crew member on board. At 132-feet long, the Sea Hunter is a
TRAVERSE CITY - Wondering if the FAA will fine you if you fly your UAV / drone illegally, in violation of the regulations or without a Section 333? The answer is a resounding “YES.” While thousands of drone operators have received cease and desist letters for flying their drone reckless, without a Section 333 or
TRAVERSE CITY - The FAA is requiring operators to have a special operations manual if you want to fly within 500 feet a of people, Including people who are part of the purpose of the flight operation. While it is possible that the FAA 500 foot rule for drones and UAV – and FAA requirement for
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
