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The Next Five Years for Drones

September 19, 2016
What the Next Five Years may Hold Though drones are relatively new to the commercial market, having been around for about five years, there have been numerous incidents that have caught the attention of both the media and the authorities. Each time legislation and policies have to either be made...

UCSB Drone Flight Procedure

September 14, 2016
UCSB Drone Flight Procedure For all of our friends at UCSB that have been eager to fly their drone on campus with their new license EH&S has released a guide for you. Whether for business or pleasure you'll first need to register your drone with the FAA and the University and then submit...

sUAS Study Guide

August 22, 2016
New FAA UAS Study Guide   The FAA has released another study guide for you to prepare for the UAS test that is coming out later this month. This 87 page packet goes over everything youll need to know for the test including: weather, loading and performance, and operation. You can read the...

Introduction to VFR Charts

August 19, 2016
Introduction to VFR Charts Are you still having trouble with understanding how to read VFR charts or what the symbols mean? We've put together a slideshow with many of the most common symbols that you might find on a VFR chart. If its the values on the charts that give you trouble, we have...

White House: New Commitments to Accelerate the Safe Integration of UAS

August 8, 2016
Accelerating UAS Integration With the drone industry set to make $82 billion dollars in the US alone, many companies are rushing to introduce the world to their potential. This massive number stems from the FAA's recent release of commercial drone laws in Part 107, which created a sUAS...

UAS Privacy Policy

July 25, 2016
Privacy Policy Best Practices   Do you have any questions on how to properly operate a UAS with a camera? Here are some quick guidelines to help you operate you UAS responsibly. Create a privacy policy that outlines what data will be collected, how it will be used, and how it will...

Cal Fire Arrests Drone Pilot for Flying Near Wildfire

July 20, 2016
Cal Fire Arrests Drone Pilot for Flying Near Wildfire                             The Drone pilot who had previously been the news for causing Cal Fire to stop its air operations because they were flying their...

Drone Racing

July 7, 2016
An Introduction to Drone Racing Do you have an interest in learning what drone racing is? Its a new way to use UAS and opens the door to many new possibilities for competition in this emerging field. The UAS are specialized like a Formula 1 race car to meet the needs of the race, balancing speed...

Keep Your Drones Away From Wildfires

June 29, 2016
The FAA sent out a press release that drones that drones are to keep away from wildfires to let firefighters do their work.   Press Release – FAA: Wildfires and Drones Don’t Mix https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=19234

No Flights Over D.C.

June 27, 2016
Regulations state that that there is a No Drone Zone within a 30 mile radius of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.   This man made that mistake twice. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/06/27/drone-operator-cited-dc-flight/86426322/

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