by Mike Pehel | Nov 30, 2017 | News
On November 14, the Federal Aviation Administration publicly released a treasure trove of information on the number of drone registrations up to October 31, 2017. According to its database and a thorough analysis by Dan Gettinger and Arthur Holland Michel of the Bard...
by Mike Pehel | Nov 30, 2017 | Public Safety
A lot has changed in the drone industry since the FAA first launched the Part 107 rules over a year ago, in August of 2016. In that time we’ve seen drones grow more sophisticated, more focused on niche applications, and generally cheaper. We’ve also seen...
by Mike Pehel | Nov 29, 2017 | News
The FAA’s Center of Excellence for UAS Research, ASSURE, released a report evaluating the severity of UAS collisions with manned aircraft. ASSURE, which is managed by Mississippi State University, conducted simulated tests of more than 140 collision scenarios...
by Mike Pehel | Oct 26, 2017 | News
In a panel this week in Las Vegas, participants in the FAA’s Focus Area Pathfinder Program, a research initiative for BVLOS and safe flight over people, spoke about the most recent achievements in extending the range of UAV flights allowed by the FAA. Each of...
by Mike Pehel | Mar 24, 2017 | News
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) doesn”T see the drone industry slowing down anytime soon. The organization released its Aerospace Forecast Report Fiscal Years 2017 to 2037 to project the growth of air transportation in the coming years. With the recent...
