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Incoming UK Drone Laws: What’s new
A draft bill due to be introduced to the UK parliament in the spring will result in mandatory registration for drone pilots and give police greater powers when dealing with rogue UAVs. Following proposals put forward in the summer, the UK legislative system is slowly kicking into gear to redefine drone regulations for hobbyists and professionals.… Read More
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Racing Edition FPV Goggles by DJI
DJI has today launched a new pair of FPV goggles, DJI Goggles Racing Edition (RE). The RE goggles offer a slight upgrade on the original set, with significant tweaks designed to appeal to FPV racers. DJI Racing Edition Goggles As we’ve seen from a number of DJI product announcements recently, the differences between DJI’s RE… Read More
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Drones Enhance Police Operations Across the Globe
India Illegal sand quarries are a major problem in some regions of India. Unregistered sand quarries rob local governments of tax revenue, leading police officials launch drones to stop the bandits. The Karimnagar Police Commissionerate recently deployed an eye-in-sky flying camera to uncover an illegal sand dump cleverly hidden by haystacks. “We have extended the… Read More
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DJI Mavic Pro Now Available in Alpine White
Drone manufacturer DJI has launched a new drone in time for Christmas. Sort of. The Mavic Pro Alpine White Combo doesn’t do anything the standard Mavic can’t do. But it does offer slightly better value for money. The Alpine White Mavic Pro As part of the $1,049 combo, the Alpine White package gives you a Mavic Pro and… Read More
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Drone Racing League Is About to Release Drone Flight & Racing Simulator
Want to race drone without damaging anything? You can. And if you are good enough you might qualify to compete in the 2018 DRL Allianz World Championship. The Drone Racing League (DRL) today launched the DRL Simulator, the world’s most realistic drone flight and racing simulator, and introduced the 2018 Swatch DRL Tryouts to find the next… Read More
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Australian Politician Promise Anti-Drone Police Unit Armed With DroneGuns
All three major Australian television networks reported yesterday that Queensland Liberal National Party leader Tim Nicholls has pledged to form an anti-drone police unit, equipped with DroneShield‘s DroneGuns. Calling the tool a “raygun,” on television, the politician used his plan as an example of how he would be tough on crime and terrorism. The coverage related… Read More
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Second Test City for Drone Taxi Service Is Uber Names Los Angeles
Uber has named Los Angeles as the second test city for the drone taxi service they’re working on.. TechCrunch reports that Uber has formed an official agreement with NASA to help develop UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technologies at low altitude. Uber plans to start test flights for a drone taxi service in Los Angeles by 2020,… Read More
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England’s Civil Aviation Authority is teaming up with top drone manufacturers to promote safety
England’s Civil Aviation Authority is teaming up with top drone manufacturers to promote safety at the grassroots level. As part of its DroneSafe campaign, the CAA presented the inaugural Share the Air community event last week at Compton Abbas airfield to educate consumer drone users about best UAV safety and operational practices. “Drones being the… Read More
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Cool New Features by Kittyhawk Offer a New Value Proposition for Enterprise Customers
“Collaboration” is one of those marketing words that gets thrown around a lot in the drone industry. Usually it just indicates a way of sharing data – but with Kittyhawk‘s new feature set “collaboration” means secured real (and real-time) communication between operations managers and pilots. Kittyhawk is an enterprise-focused drone operations platform, integrated with DJI hardware. At yesterday’s DJI… Read More
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What Happens When You Fly Drone Too Close to a Volcano
We’ve all looked out the window or checked the weather and been put off flying by a strong breeze or a light drizzle. But some conditions are more extreme than others. On a two-week photography trip to Hawaii last month, Israeli photographer Erez Marom experienced flying conditions unlike any other. He took his drone to the limit,… Read More