Tag Archives: Hobby and Consumer Drones

The Day of the Drone: How Flying Robots Are Revolutionizing Business

Few would have imagined the transformation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly known as drones, from toys for adults to revolutionary machines for businesses, the military, cinema, maintenance groups, fire-fighters, health services, farming and so much more. As a result, … Continue reading

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Getting a Drone for the Holidays? You’ll Have to Register It With the FAA

Giving a drone this holiday season? Be sure to also wrap up some extra rotors, a spare battery or two, and get drone registration through the Federal Aviation Association (FAA), because the drone registration requirements that were declared dead earlier … Continue reading

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Las Vegas ZIP code home to most registered drone hobbyists in US

A single ZIP code in Las Vegas — 89117 — holds the most registered hobbyist drone users in the country. Researchers at the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College combed through a database released by the … Continue reading

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Oregon man accused of shooting down $1,000 drone

A 33-year-old man faces accusations he shot down a $1,000 unmanned aerial vehicle Tuesday evening. The drone captured images of the shooter pointing a rifle just before the drone crashed to the ground, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said … … Continue reading

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