An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard.
HOUGHTON - Small drones have also proven to be effective tools of mischief, and not just in the national news - from spying to smuggling to hacking. So when Mo Rastgaar was watching World Cup soccer and heard about snipers protecting the crowd, he doubted that they’d fully understood a drone’s potential. “I thought, ‘If
TRAVERSE ÇITY - In this interview with Rich Hanson, Academy of Model Aeronautics Regulatory Affairs Representative, agrees that some sort of registration is appropriate to reduce the number of safety incidents between drones and manned aircraft. However, the AMA’s position is that the FAA went too fast in arriving at this Interim Final Regulation (IFR) and should
SAN FRANCISCO - In 2015, as drones started swarming the skies, the small unmanned aircraft transformed from novelty gadget to regulatory headache. Drones, most often camera-equipped quadcopters whose four computer-controlled rotors keep them aloft, are hot items as consumers snap them up and businesses put them to use. While the Federal Aviation Administration bans businesses
ANN ARBOR - Commercial drone maker SkySpecs announced this week that it has raised $3 million in a Series A round led by Venture Investors. The round also included new investment from Huron River Ventures, Amherst Fund and Michigan Angel Fund, along with additional investment from Invest Michigan. “Unlike other drone companies on the market that
TRAVERSE CITY - Enrico Schaefer, who writes about drone law for MITechNews.Com, was featured this week on "That Drone Show," a UTube channel that features news and information about drones, including the booming industry of commercial drones. Schaefer is the founder of Traverse Legal and www.dronelaw.pro.
DETROIT – What’s up with drones and drone law now that the Federal Aviation Administration is granting special exemptions for commercial drone flights for such purposes as power line and oil pipeline inspections, agricultural surveys and much more. Drones were the focus on the Internet Advisor show on WJR 760 AM in Detroit last month.
HILLVIEW, Kentucky - It was a case that gripped the nation. Or at least Kentucky. Last July William Merideth said he saw a drone flying over his old Kentucky home. He believed it was spying on his 16-year-old daughter who was sunbathing in the garden. So he took out his shotgun and blasted the drone
DETROIT - Harry Arnold of Detroit Drones shares future of drones in so many areas. Enrico Schaefer brings some perspective to new regulations on drones and the idea of registering even hobbyists. Hour 2 Quinn Klinfelter Sr. news editor for WDET Public radio explains CuriosiD , special reports and a college senior helps preserve our
FERNDALE – Attorney Enrico Schaefer discusses commercial use of drones on this segment of M2 TechCast on the PodcastDetroit Network. Enrico is joined in this interview by Automation Alley Executive Director Ken Rogers, and the show’s co-hosts, Mike Brennan of MITechNews.Com and Matt Roush of the Engineering Society of Detroit. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2-6b-schaefer-drone-pro?in=podcastdetroit/sets/m2techcast-on-podcastdetroit
TRAVERSE CITY - Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) created a Federal Task Force to develop a registry for recreational drones. To date, the FAA has divided the drone community into two parts. “Recreational users” are drone operators whose aircrafts which meet the following statutory requirements: The aircraft is flown strictly for hobby or
