Drone Blogs

Drones occupy a highly visible place in contemporary American farm and livestock management.  But their emerging role in pest control in the nation’s greenhouses and nurseries, while less heralded, may be just as important.  Relatively small insect and bacterial infestations can wreak havoc on the trees, shrubs, plants and flowers that have become staples of... Read More

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Drones are being used to transport badly needed medical supplies – often across distances of several thousands of miles – to remote villages in Africa, for example, and even to isolated rural areas in the United States.  But there’s one kind of supply mission that requires special care – the transport of harvested human organs. ... Read More

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Drones play a well-known role in wildlife conservation by monitoring endangered species in their natural habitats; they can also track and deter the same species’ predators.  However, not all of these predators are wild animals.  Human poachers throughout Africa regularly capture and kill elephants and rhinoceroses to harvest their tusks and horns for sale on... Read More

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The short answer is, yes, drones are banned in US national parks.  The main law governing the issue is Policy Memorandum 14-05, issued by the National Park Service (NPS) on June 19, 2014.  It was intended as an interim policy, but the NPS web page suggests that it is still in force. Policy Memorandum 14-05... Read More

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Drones are widely viewed as a boon to the world’s expanding conservation efforts. With their thermal imaging sensors, drones can track endangered species as well as predators and poachers.  They can also detect stress patterns in flora and alert  conservationists to the need for remediation.  But drones can also pose a threat to some animal... Read More

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Drone package delivery services are expanding worldwide but Latin America’s are consistently cutting-edge.  In May, a Brazilian start-up, Speedbird Aero became that country’s first company to be certified by the ANAC, Brazil’s equivalent of the F.A.A., to operate remotely piloted drones for deliveries.  A similar breakthrough just occurred in Peru, where a joint venture between... Read More

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 Residents of Austin, TX were thrilled, shocked and bewildered by the appearance over their city last Thursday of a swarm of bright lights that briefly hovered, then suddenly shot away and disappeared. Was it evidence of a UFO, many wondered. One man who shot a short video of the event seemed genuinely spooked that... Read More

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Drones aren’t typically thought of as manned aircraft.  Either the drone is remotely piloted or it flies autonomously following a pre-programmed flight pattern.  The term Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, or UAV, reflects this understanding. But manned drones do exist.  Jetson, a Swedish company has already sold the first 12 models of its single-seat manned aircraft, which... Read More

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Australia may be the world’s leader in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to track and protect endangered wildlife.  When massive bush fires broke out in 2019, the national government deployed drones to find and rescue koala bears whose habitats were threatened.  The government has also launched special conservation efforts aimed at sea turtles,... Read More

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Oklahoma is the leading drone delivery state in the nation, according to an authoritative report released last week by the Fairfax, VA-based Mercatus Center.  Part of the reason, the report noted, is the active cooperation of the Choctaw Nation Indian reservation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the development of the latest state-of-the-art drone... Read More

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