The raging debate over drones aims to keep the machines safely away from airplanes and tall buildings, but now there’s a new concern: hot air balloons. Hot air balloon are, but their very nature, volatile and vulnerable, especially to an inexperienced drone pilot.
Mistletoe QuadCopter Draws Blood
TGI Friday’s much-hyped “Mobile Mistletoe” drones drew first blood in their New York City debut on Dec. 4 at the chain’s beloved Sheepshead Bay location when one of them hit our intrepid photographer right in the face. Continue reading
South African CAA publishes RPAS Legislation for Public Comment
After many work group meetings SA CAA has finally reached agreement with CUAASA and Industry on the details of the “Phase 1 RPAS Regulations”. Continue reading
Airbus Markets UAV-Based Surveillance Package for Disaster Relief
Airbus Defence & Space is planning to offer a high-altitude unmanned air vehicle-based surveillance capability for disaster relief, using a variety of systems that it is in the process of finalising. Continue reading
Aerosonde Gets FAA Certificate of Authorization for National Airspace
Textron Systems Unmanned Systems has announced a Certificate of Authorisation to start Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) operations with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP), one of six authorised test sites established by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as part of its larger program to integrate unmanned aircraft into the national airspace system (NAS).
QuadCopter Swarm Highlights Dubai’s National Holiday Celebration
This year’s festivities celebrating the Emirate of Dubai’s national holiday climaxed on December 1 with a big event, and one of the highlights of the half-hour show’s grand finale was an aerial display by the Ars Electronica Futurelab’s quadcopter swarm. Continue reading
174th Attack Wing Tests Air Traffic Control Alongside Commercial Flights
The 174th Attack Wing is entering new territory with training on drones, a remotely piloted aircraft. The team used the airport in Syracuse to test the waters, by having drones taxi the runway. Continue reading
ING Robotic Aviation Gets Canada Innovation Program Contract for Wildlife and Habitat Surveys
ING Robotic Aviation has announced that is has been awarded a $170K Built in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) contract to provide services with its Responder unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to a Government of Canada department. The BCIP program was initially created by the Government of Canada to help kick-start businesses to get their innovative products and services from the lab to the marketplace. For ING Robotic Aviation, this is exactly what the program is providing.