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Federal Aviation Administration Drone News

One of the things I enjoy about being a drone attorney is traveling across the country to attend and speak at many of the UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) industry conferences. The best opportunity I had recently was to hear directly from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) itself at its UAS Symposium in March in Reston, […]

Drones that kill, SlaughterBots

Could this be the future? We hope not, but it is something we need to look at. Be warned, this video could keep you up at night.

Drone News: “Legal View” columnist discusses policy [VIDEO]

Jeffrey Antonelli Presents at the 2017 sUSB Expo at Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Covered in his presentation are issues facing law making and ease of access to commercial drone users as well as those hobbyists unwittingly stumbling into the new legal landscape created. Example cases are given and an overview of policy making is […]

Drone news: IDRA offers insurance to events

The International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) has announced that drone events are now eligible to apply for event liability insurance. After using IDRA’s semi-professional series, 2017 Challengers Cup, as an opportunity to test the liability insurance with partnered event organizers, the company is motivated and excited to expand the coverage to other drone related events […]

Drone Swarm

Networking Nanobots Take to the Sky By Michael York The word “swarm” conjures up images of thousands of bees getting ready to launch an attack to protect their hive. Add the word “drone” and that image turns into something from a sci-fi horror flick. That same combination, however, is actually the very thing that’s starting […]

Drone News: FAA UAS Integration Pilot Program Updates

Today the FAA released additional details about the new FAA UAS Integration Pilot Program initiated by President Trump and DOT Secretary Elain Chao. This program is described as providing an opportunity for package delivery, flights beyond visual line of sight, and other vanguard operations in partnership with participating state, local, and tribal governments. What follows are […]

Commercial Drone Insurance from the AMA

The Academy of Model Aeronautics is now serving the commercial drone community and pilots by offering membership benefits for those who fly for business. Now AMA members can purchase commercial drone insurance at a special low rate. “For more than 40 years, AMA has provided its members with liability insurance for recreational flying. Our new […]

Drone News: Evaluating Rugby Players

The Scottish national rugby union team has begun introducing drones into its player performance analysis, facilitated by a tailored training course designed and delivered by Consortiq. Ten performance analysts from the Scottish Rugby Union are in the middle of their drone training course at present, and are expected to graduate with the completion of their […]

First World Drone Racing Championships

FAI, the World Air Sports Federation, has chosen Shenzhen, China to host the 1st FAI World Drone Racing Championships in the first half of November 2018. The FAI Executive Board decided to award the event to Shenzhen after a specially appointed committee evaluated the three qualifying bids from Albuquerque (USA), Barcelona (Spain) and Shenzhen (People’s Republic […]

Los Angeles Drone Film Festival

The Los Angeles Drone Film Festival is the sister of the NEW YORK CITY DRONE FILM FESTIVAL. The Los Angeles Drone Film Festival will bring the world’s best drone films to the big screen with a distinctive LA twist. The day of the festival will also be rounded out with a series of panel discussions geared […]