Author Archives: Martin Walls
United Airlines pilot spots drone while landing at Newark airport
A United Airlines flight had a close call with a drone flying near Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday, according to a report on NBCNewYork.com. The pilot of flight 135, a Boeing B767-400, arriving in New Jersey from Switzerland, saw … Continue reading
LOCAL FILMMAKERS GO ALL-IN ON DRONE TECHNOLOGY
New regulations for commercial drones went into effect last August, adding more steps required for media or surveying companies to get off the ground. But changes by the Federal Aviation Administration haven’t slowed the growing $6-billion industry or caused local … Continue reading
Drones are used for everything from saving lives to land surveying, but training lags behind
The distress call went out at 4:15 p.m. Two hikers and a dog got lost in the woods after mistakenly straying from a trail near Devil’s Head, a mountain summit in the Rampart Range 40 miles south of Denver. Just … Continue reading
New drone apps, technology create invisible fences
While it’s been nearly a year since the Federal Aviation Administration started issuing more licenses for civilian drone operations, technology is now trying to keep up with restrictions placed on the unmanned aerial vehicles. More and more systems are being … Continue reading
