This week on UAV News Talk, Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof explore a spectacular record-breaking drone show, DoorDash's new autonomous delivery aircraft, Skydio's unconventional fixed-wing drone, a significant legal victory involving local drone regulations, and major developments in electric aviation—including a $116.9 million verdict against Joby Aviation. An 11,000-Drone Show Sets a Stunning Record The episode begins with what Max calls the most impressive drone show he's ever seen, whi

Episode 40 covers a broad mix of recent accidents, preliminary reports, and final NTSB findings, but the episode’s strongest theme is one that many pilots may underestimate: medications and drugs that can impair performance even when they are legal, common, or available over the counter. Max Trescott and Rob Mark begin with a fatal nighttime crash of C-GPTO, a Cessna 172 in Saskatchewan. The airplane, was on a VFR night cross-country flight that departed around 2:30 a.m. The airplane had been

The U.S. Army is opening the door to as much as $7 billion in counter-drone spending through a massive IDIQ contract covering a wide range of detection and defeat technologies. We look at why the Pentagon is spreading the work among numerous companies and how the program could support both military operations and the Domestic Drone Shield. Video of the Week: SF startup develops terrifying drone that stalks people. We also discuss plans to protect Cape Canaveral with laser-based counter-drone sy

Boston provides another reminder that rapidly deploying new technology inevitably produces operational lessons. The Boston Police Department launched a Drone as a First Responder program in partnership with Motorola Solutions and BRINC. Within days, one of the drones came down onto a parked Mazda 3, causing more than $500 in damage. Fortunately, nobody was in the car. The owner returned home to discover a note explaining that the police drone had struck his vehicle. Max emphasizes that accidents