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Drone found on Crystal Lake property highlights difficulties of reuniting lost UVAs with their owners
Kay Pitluck could hardly believe her eyes when a toy drone turned up in her front yard after a patch of big storms in late July. When Pitluck’s landscaper found the drone outside her Crystal Lake home, across from Main … Continue reading
Devils Lake Airport one of 50 in nation chosen to be part of new drone program
Now that it should be easier to get authorization to fly drones in the region, progress may be swifter in coming. Devils Lake Airport has been selected along with 49 other airports around the country to participate in a program … Continue reading
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
