Month / July 2017
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2017 Drone Racing League Champion Is Jordan ‘Jet’ Temkin
The Drone Racing League has announced that Jordan “Jet” Temkin is the 2017 DRL Allianz World Champion. It’s the second time Temkin has been awarded the title of the “World’s Greatest Drone Pilot”. Jet won the final race as he sped through the Grand Tour Finish Gate during DRL’s fierce season finale at the Alexandra…
31st July 2017 -
Important Notice Regarding Fraudulent Emails To Purchase DJI Shares
It has come to our attention that fraudulent emails, purporting to be from DJI, are directing recipients to purchase DJI shares via a NASDAQ Private Market Program. Please be advised that DJI is a private company and our shares are not available for sale on the public market. If you receive an email from ‘[email protected]‘ or…
31st July 2017 -
Video of the Week! Bosphorus!
The folks at AirVuz select a video a day. This one is by tntrmedia. It is of Bosphorus, a waterway located in northwestern Turkey. It forms part of the continental boundary between Europe and Asia. Tags: AirVuzBosphorusVideo
30th July 2017 -
Another first in flight for Odegard School
Paul Lindseth has had a lot to celebrate during his first year at the helm of UND’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences (JDOSAS). As dean, he’s seen the dedication of the state-of-the-art Robin Hall, a record number of student flight hours logged, and this week – another first. On July 21, the Aviation Accreditation…
30th July 2017 -
Prodrone Creates Professional Drones for You
PRODRONE is an industrial drone system manufacturer established in Japan, November 2016, by experts with over 20 years of experience in a variety of specialized fields. Since our inception, PRODRONE has developed an assortment of customized industrial drones on consignment for numerous drone service providers and manufacturers in the industrial drone market. We have developed
29th July 2017 -
Introducing the Airdog ADII: The Future is Hands-Free
Set-Your-3D-Line With the ADII, we are introducing our most advanced feature yet, the 3D-Line Mode. Users can now set custom waypoints as well as desired altitude settings, through the AirLeash or Airdog app, providing extreme levels of safety in areas such as single-track trails, race tracks, cable wakeboarding and terrain parks, and anywhere else where
29th July 2017 -
CNN Receives First-Ever Part 107 Waiver for Closed Set Drone Operations
CNN Aerial Imagery and Reporting (CNN AIR) is pleased to announce that CNN has become the first organization to be granted a Part 107 waiver by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) over people for closed-set motion picture and television filming. CNN previously received the first-ever waiver granted by
29th July 2017 -
3DR Solo Back as Open Source Platform
Don’t play Taps for 3DR‘s Solo yet. 3DR’s CEO Chris Anderson tweeted today that the Solo is getting a second life. In an article title “The Solo Lives On,” on the ArduPilot Blog – ArduPilot is an opensource autopilot system – the team explains how a community of developers worked to give the Solo a…
28th July 2017 -
FAA Reauthorization Pushed Aside…Again
The House version of the FAA Reauthorization Act – the 21st Century AIRR Act – has been pushed off again until September while it’s sponsor, Rep. Bill Shuster (R – Pa.), works for more support. The Hill reports that Shuster has confirmed that the bill will not be brought up for a vote until after…
28th July 2017 -
Microdrones Completes 10 New BVLOS Test Flights
On July 13 and 14, Microdrones completed a series of test flights that were beyond the pilot’s visual line of sight (BVLOS). These flights were completed with the standard configuration of RC, telemetry and batteries on the md4-1000 aircraft that is available and being sold today. BVLOS flights are a significant achievement in the commercial…
28th July 2017
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News & Articles
- Sky Power Presents Newly Developed SP-110 FI TS 18th December 2018
- Lume Cube Adds DJI Mavic 2 Drone Lighting Kit to Current Lineup 13th December 2018
- Unmanned Aerial System Proves Valuable for Firefighting Crews at Northern California’s Camp Fire 13th December 2018
- Sky Power Intensifies Cooperation with Mejzlik Propeller 11th December 2018
- Terra Drone Corporation buys major stake in Australian industry innovator, C4D Intel Pty Ltd. 10th December 2018