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Time is of the essence in search and rescue operations. The longer it takes to find a missing person, the less their chances of survival. In theory, aerial drones can outperform helicopters and foot patrols and speed the search process considerably. Moreover, equipped with thermal imaging cameras, drones can quickly identify missing persons at night... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:America’s most beloved – and notorious – sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe, didn’t get her start, professionally, in Hollywood. Her first full-time job was at a military production plant at the height of World War II. At the tender age of 18, she was hired to spray fire retardant on the parachutes used to drop explosives... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Is remote package delivery by drone really the wave of the future? The signs are conflicting. Amazon continues to report strict oversight of its fledgling drone flights in two US locations – Lockerbie, CA and College Station, TX. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is insisting that all Amazon flights be closely monitored by ground safety... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Two powerful US Senators have just introduced legislation that would compel the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to extend Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) authority to more US drone flights, reducing the need for drone operators to secure case-by-case exemptions and waivers to existing FAA regulations that many believe are hampering the growth of the... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Mississippi, long known for its hostility to UAV rights, has just passed legislation that will make it easier for drones to fly freely across the state. The new law quashes all existing and prospective legal restrictions on the ability of drones to fly over private property and re-establishes the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Many U.S. drone companies are experiencing exponential growth these days. But few have kept the hectic pace of Hayward, CA-based Skydio, a recognized pioneer in the UAV indoor inspection market. Skydio has grown by 30 times since it first entered the U.S. drone market three years ago. And it’s poised for even greater growth in... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Japan is demonstrating once again why it’s fast emerging as a national trend setter in the burgeoning global drone industry. Last November, it was Japan’s regulatory reforms regarding “last mile” remote package deliveries that caught the world’s attention. While the Federal Aviation Administration continues to drag its feet approving Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS)... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Brent Skorup, Senior Research Fellow at the Fairfax, VA-based Mercatus center, is one of the nation’s leading proponents of drone “super highways.” A drone superhighway is a designated corridor of airspace in which drones can fly largely unimpeded at long distance and without the need for remote piloting, Currently, a few such drone corridors exist,... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Women are making great strides in the drone industry, especially when it comes to owning and flying their own drones. But men still overwhelmingly dominate the ranks of drone company owners. Are there exceptions? A few. One is Manal Habib, CEO and founder of Mighty Fly, a San Francisco based drone startup founded in October 2019.... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Drone fliers often refer to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s) as ”eyes in the sky.” Thanks to their advanced sensor imaging and high magnification zoom cameras, drones possess “eagle” eyes, spotting small objects from high altitudes that may not be visible to the naked eye, even during close field inspections. A good example of drone aerial... Read More
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