In a setback for consumer drone advocates, the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday supported the FAA’s authority to impose a $10,000 fine on Raphael Pirker, a photographer who had taken… Read more »
The new “Dronecode Project” will make it easier for developers who want to build systems or tools for unmanned aircraft system to have access to a common platform. Read more »
Drones are popping up everywhere from movie sets to sports games — now a club in France is holding competitions that invoke the pod races of Phantom Menace, and wants other… Read more »
A man this week shot down a small drone flying over his property. He was arrested but a recent legal paper suggests his action may have been justified under privacy and… Read more »
The movie and TV industry will finally be able to fly drones on set, but the FAA has imposed conditions that may make doing so more trouble than it’s worth. Read more »
Hundreds of companies in Canada are putting drones to work in industries like farming and TV filming. They are getting a leg-up in an important new aviation industry as US rules… Read more »
The NYPD’s decision to arrest a local photographer and film maker for operating a drone over the US Open site will provide new grounds for debate how to regulate the devices. Read more »
Look at these shots from the Napa earthquake — they show how a new generation of lightweight consumer drones offers a way to assess damage and survey emergency scenes. Read more »
The FAA has just banned low-flying aircraft from an area where additional civilian scrutiny, including by air, could help the public understand a crisis. Read more »