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Drone Safety in Construction, Utilities, AG and More

Posted on April 14, 2020 by lidar

November 4-10 was the Federal Aviation Administration‘s (“FAA”) first annual National Drone Safety Awareness Week. The FAA’s mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world, which it accomplishes by ensuring that all those who utilize the U.S. … Continue reading →

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FAA Part 107 Commercial Drone License – A Primer

Posted on April 7, 2020 by lidar

Drone ownership, which includes hobbyists and professional drone operators, has increased over the last few years. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the number of registered drones surpassed one million in 2018. Here’s a guide to getting your FAA … Continue reading →

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Remote ID Proposed Rule Making is “Deeply Flawed”

Posted on January 21, 2020 by lidar

In an article published by DJI today, the manufacturer’s VP of Policy and Legal Affairs, Brendan Schulman, has come out strongly against the FAA’s NPRM on Remote ID, calling it “deeply flawed” and “a complex, expensive, and intrusive system that … Continue reading →

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Remote Identification Rule Proposed by FAA

Posted on January 4, 2020 by lidar

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a proposed rule for remote identification. That would continue the safe integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly called drones, into the nation’s airspace by requiring them to be … Continue reading →

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Checklists are Key to Safety of Drone Operations

Posted on December 20, 2019 by lidar

Standard aviation practices are based on one key principle: people are flawed. A lot can go wrong due to human error. Faulty memory, unreliable senses, or a momentary lapse of attention can spell disaster in traditional aviation. That’s why checklists … Continue reading →

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FAA National Drone Safety Awareness Week

Posted on October 21, 2019 by lidar

About Drone Safety Awareness Week – November 4 – 10, 2019 The FAA has developed what they are calling a Stakeholder Playbook 2019 to highlight FAA national drone safety across the U.S. and encourage all stakeholders to engage. The Federal … Continue reading →

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Emergency Responders Find Drones a Game Changer

Posted on September 28, 2019 by lidar

Drones are proving to be a game changer for US emergency responders who are increasingly using the technology to spot fires, detect toxic gas or to locate missing people or suspects, experts say. From an article in Tech Xplore. “Where … Continue reading →

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Aviation Partnership Demonstrates UAV Traffic Control

Posted on September 20, 2019 by lidar

Over nearly a week of testing — a week that followed months of preparation and involved five types of aircraft, four aircraft software systems, more than 30 engineers, pilots, and operations experts, and 141 flights — the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation … Continue reading →

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US FAA Drone Advisory Committee Survey

Posted on August 19, 2019 by lidar

The U.S. FAA Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) (PDF) is a broad-based, long-term Federal advisory committee that provides the FAA with advice on key UAS integration issues by helping to identify challenges and prioritize improvements. The committee helps to create broad … Continue reading →

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Nathan Eick – Geospatial Specialist at Aerial Services, Inc.

Posted on July 2, 2019 by lidar

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s probably….Nathan Eick. Meet Nathan, Aerial Services’ Geospatial Specialist. As a Geospatial Specialist some of Nathan’s responsibilities include preflight planning, fixed-wing and UAS collection, post flight processing and has assisted with maintenance.  He is … Continue reading →

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