Golf-course aerial photography by QuadCopter (at least in the areas where they’re legally allowed to fly) is all the rage at the moment. These small, pilotless, radio-controlled devices can capture golf-course views you used to need a chopper to get — or couldn’t get at all. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
India Bans Civilian UAS Until Regulation Exists
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India has started formulating rules and regulations for the operation of UAS. However, the aviation regulator has declared that till the policies are announced, their use is prohibited.
UAS Give Perfect Vision of Polo
The use of UAS mounted cameras will play significant part in enhancing polo’s coverage, according to the sport’s leading live streaming service.The size of the field, lack of video replays and watching from pitch level – largely from afar – has often given newcomers to the sport a hard task in understanding polo’s dynamics. Continue reading
Hawk Attacks QuadCopter in Cambridge Park
On Oct 8th, Christopher Schmidt was flying his quadcopter at Magazine Beach Park in Cambridge, when a hawk decided he wasn’t too happy with his invasion of his airspace… Continue reading
Unmanned Aerial Spy Photography from 1907
In 1914, early on in the new Great War, one German inventor thought his way of taking photographs from the sky would be able to help the small number of airplanes available for the job. Back in 1907 Julius Neubronner had invented a small, automatic camera that could be strapped to a homing pigeon (these birds were already widely used by armies for carrying messages).
Drone Racing Through French Woods
A group of French multi-copter racing fans took to the woods in Airgonay, France for a trial run of ‘Drone Racing’. The goal is to organize a larger drone racing event in the future. Continue reading
NASA Aeronautics Research Tests UAS for Early Wildfire Detection
NASA’s research in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) may soon provide a means for early detection and mitigation of fires in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, a nearly 50,000-square-acre region centered on the Virginia-North Carolina border.
senseFly’s eXom Offers Situational Awareness
senseFly is introducing eXom, a next-generation quadcopter that offers professional users unprecedented situational awareness. Continue reading