Author Archives: Martin Walls
Woman brandishes gun, scares off drone
Clearly annoyed by a drone hovering near her residence, a woman aims a gun at the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in a video that is going viral. The drone’s-eye video shows the drone hovering close to a house. A woman appears … Continue reading
Cows Have a New Enemy: Drones
Cows don’t like drones. They’re loud, low-flying, and—in the hands of pranksters—dangerous. But help is on the way after a unanimous vote in Utah’s House on Monday for a bill to make harassing livestock with unmanned aircraft a crime. If … Continue reading
‘Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’ Documents Songbirds With No Bias
Ecologists proposed to combine acoustic monitoring and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in obtaining unbiased survey data for vocal bird species. UAVs are simply called drones. According to the published journal in BioOne, conducting a survey data for songbirds is a … Continue reading
Man gets jail time for drone mishap that injured two people
A Seattle man was sentenced to 30 days in jail last week after his drone fell from the sky and injured two people during a pride parade in 2015, according to reports. Paul Skinner, 38, was found guilty of reckless … Continue reading
