By Chris Anderson – 3D Robotics Here’s a very interesting article on Medium from a Marc Ausman, a pilot, on what the lessons in FAA regulation of manned aircraft suggest about the right path for unmanned ones. Excerpt: There are regulations governing how a plane can be operated depending on the weather conditions. Good weather flyers […]
Professors Oppose U.S. Curb on Commercial Drone Use
They Argue That the Tight Limits Stunt Scientific Advancement A group of U.S. professors in disciplines ranging from atmospheric sciences to archeology joined the backlash against the government’s tight limits on the commercial use of drones, saying the policy is stunting scientific advancement and research potential. In an open letter submitted to the Federal Aviation […]
There’s No Flying in Drone School
Pilot-Training Programs Stay Grounded Due to FAA Rules Welcome to drone school. Please don’t fly any drones. A quadcopter lifted off at the University of Missouri last year—before the school got a letter from the FAA saying it violated agency policy. MCT/Zuma Press Capitalizing on an anticipated boom in the unmanned-aircraft industry, several U.S. universities and […]
Drone manufacturer waiting on Byram-Clinton corridor
Posted: Aug 07, 2013 2:50 PM CST Updated: Aug 30, 2013 5:07 PM CST By Cheryl Lasseter HINDS COUNTY, MS (Mississippi News Now) – A Florida-based company that manufactures drones wants to expand to Hinds County, but only if the Byram-Clinton corridor is built. Vercell Vance talked to the Hinds County Board of Supervisors at […]
FAA Should OK Small Commercial UAV Flights, Group Says
Association for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems International supports Yamaha’s exemption request on FAA’s UAS commercial flight regulations By Janell Thomas A trade group representing the unmanned aerial vehicle industry this week said Yamaha’s request to commercially use UAV systems prior to the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of a final rule on the issue should be […]
Scholars Say No to FAA’s Model Aircraft Regulati
By David Schneider Last week, a group of researchers, teachers, and administrators from 16 institutions of higher learning including Harvard, Duke, and Stanford, registered their objections to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s recent “Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft.” They did that by submitting, with the assistance of counsel, a 13-page letter in […]
Beautiful Drone Video Captures Rarely Visited Area of Arizona’s Vermilion Cliffs
Filmmaker Tristan Greszko takes us on an aerial journey through the isolated White Pocket of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument By Dana Coen smithsonian.com Located next door to the Grand Canyon, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument is, arguably, one of our nation’s most underappreciated natural marvels. Unlike the tourist-friendly Grand Canyon, which receives an average of 4.6 million visitors […]
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Welcome to Drone Diaries, a website dedicated to spreading the word about the humanitarian benefit Unmanned Aircraft Systems, more commonly referred to as Drones, bring to a growing world population.
FAA Has Commercial Drone Regulations Backwards
The FAA is investigating New York City realtors who are using drones to document properties. They’ve also issued guidelines saying the use of model aircraft (drones) by farmers is unlawful. The guidance is the next absurd step in the never ending saga of government agencies that can’t figure out how to regulate new technology. The […]
Drones could help Miss. farm industry
Clay Chandler, The Clarion-Ledger The applications for drones have softened, shifting from machines of war to whirlybirds that can capture incredible aerial photos of any event under the sun. The newest possibility mixes that magic with cost-savings that could prove revolutionary for Mississippi’s agricultural industry. Every part of the business can benefit from the use […]