BY NEAL UNGERLEIDER One of America’s largest insurance companies has an unorthodox proposal: using unmanned aircraft to speed up insurance claim processing. USAA, which serves millions of U.S. military personnel and their families with financial services, formally petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on October 2 for permission to use drone aircraft to process insurance […]
USAA seeks OK on drone testing
By Lynn Brezosky October 2, 2014 8:56pm SAN ANTONIO — USAA on Thursday became the first insurance company to seek federal permission to test ways drones could expedite claim processing in disaster areas. The insurance and financial services company is seeking an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 that […]
Drone Video Records Throngs of Hong Kong Protesters
OCT 2, 2014 09:03 AM ET // BY TRACY STAEDTER For five days, tens of thousands of demonstrators have come out into the streets of Hong Kong as part of Occupy Central. The protesters are there to oppose China’s decision to limit the candidates for the city’s next election, which takes place in 2017. The […]
Farmers wait for regulations while eyeing drones
Posted by Courtney Ann Jackson – bio | email MSNewsNow.com – Jackson, MS Canton soybean farmer Danny Murphy has embraced technology. That includes GPS guidance for his tractors and instant readings when he’s harvesting. Now, he’s hearing about the benefits of an extra set of eyes, in the form of a drone. “A quick look at […]
Hurricane Edouard right environment for drone test
By JENNIFER KAY MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Edouard was the perfect environment to test new data-collecting drones because the storm was strong, had a well-defined eye and never threatened land, U.S. government scientists said Thursday. Four drones called Coyotes — shaped like thin missiles with retractable wings — were launched into the hurricane this week, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Drones at home? Hinds Community College signs drone partnership with Camp Shelby
A partnership between Camp Shelby and Hinds Community College adds perks for both in their unmanned aerial vehicle programs. Mississippi is gunning to be a leader in the drone world. / Therese Apel, The Clarion-Ledger http://archive.clarionledger.com/VideoNetwork/3114366261001/Drones-at-home-Hinds-Community-College-signs-drone-partnership-with-Camp-Shelby