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UAS Sightings Report
FAA – January 31, 2022
Reports of unmanned aircraft (UAS) sightings from pilots, citizens, and law enforcement have increased dramatically over the past two years. The FAA now receives more than 100 such reports each month…
The first U.S. population to experience drone delivery gives it a seal of approval
Virginia Tech, Eleanor Nelsen – April 22, 2021
The week of Thanksgiving last year, a postcard arrived in mailboxes in Christiansburg. A link to a survey was on the back. On the front, there was a picture that was, by then, very familiar to the…
DOT Issues Two New Drone Rules to Advance Safety and Innovation in the U.S.
FAA – December 28, 2020
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced final rules for Unmanned Aircraft (UA), commonly…
FAA Takes Drone Safety to Spanish-speaking Community
FAA – August 21, 2020
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched a pilot program to translate into Spanish select web content for users of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS commonly referred to as drones)…
U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Proposed Rule on Remote ID for Drones
FAA Press Release – Dec 26, 2019
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced…
Amazon says drones will be making deliveries in ‘months’
AP, Joseph Pisani – June 5, 2019
Amazon said Wednesday that it plans to use self-piloted drones to deliver packages to shoppers’ homes in the coming months…
Isolated Amazon tribe discovered by drone footage in Brazilian jungle
USA Today, Ashley May – Aug 24, 2018
An Amazon tribe with no known contact with the outside world has been spotted by a drone flying over the Brazilian jungle, according to the country’s National Indian…
Federal Aviation Administration drone rules ‘overly strict,’ new report says
ABC News, Aaron Dooley – June 11, 2018
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is taking an “overly conservative” approach to integrating drones into the national airspace, according to a report…
The U.S. is opening prime urban sky to commercial drones
Fast company.com, Sean Captain – Jun 19, 2018
If you order a taco or an Amazon Echo Dot in the U.S. in the coming years, it will still be delivered by a human, not a drone. Tough regulations will limit airborne deliveries…
Inside the Olympics Opening Ceremony World-Record Drone Show
Wired.com, Brian Barrett – Feb 9, 2018
The opening ceremony of any Olympics provides pageantry at a global scale, a celebration that, at its best, can create moments every bit as…