Author Archives: Martin Walls
‘Like the chain saw’: Drones have become a lifesaving tool for fighting wildfires
The whir of aerial drones provided a distinct soundtrack to the month it took to contain the Woodbury Fire, which ranks as the fifth-largest wildfire in Arizona history. The fire burned nearly 124,000 acres of the Superstition Wilderness and the … Continue reading
New York City Developers Lobby to Legalize Drones
A New York City website directs anyone who spots the unmanned aerial vehicles in flight to report it to the police immediately … https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-developers-lobby-to-legalize-drones-11563274803 Wall Street Journal | July 16, 2019
Washington State Patrol builds up fleet of 111 drones
In the span of just a few years, the Washington State Patrol has built up a fleet of more than 100 drones. At last check, the Oregon State Police had three. The Washington patrol says its small quadcopters are used … Continue reading
NASA and the Integration of Manned and Unmanned Aircraft into Controlled Airspace
We’re so used to thinking of NASA in the context of space exploration that most of the time we forget that the federal agency is also responsible for advances in aeronautics. As their name suggests though, the National Aeronautics and … Continue reading
