The FAA’s proposed rules for routine beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone operations are approaching another major regulatory milestone. The proposed framework, titled “Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations,” has reached review by the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. The rules would establish a new Part 108 operating framework for larger and more complex drone operations. Part 107 generally governs small unmanned aircraft weighing l

Max Trescott and Rob Mark talk about a series of accidents tied together by fuel management, fatigue, aircraft knowledge, and the need to recognize deteriorating situations before recovery options disappear. The episode begins with the loss of K2 Airways Flight KTA1732, Boeing 737-400 freighter AP-BOI. The crew reported a navigation-system problem while flying from Sharjah to Karachi, after which tracking data showed abrupt altitude changes and a steep descent into the Arabian Sea. Five crewmemb

In episode 444 of UAV News Talk, Max Trescott and David VanderHoof open with a major programming announcement: the show is returning to a weekly schedule. After originally slowing down to a less frequent cadence, Max and David say there is simply too much happening in the drone, UAV, UAS, and eVTOL worlds to stay away for long. Video of the Week: Max taxiing by the Archer Midnight during testing at Salinas, CA. The first major story focuses on how aerial robotics supported Venezuela after

Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof begin episode 443 of UAV News Talk with Video of the Week from Sacramento, California. The Sacramento Sheriff’s Office used a quadcopter with a high-powered magnet hanging below it to remove a knife from the hand of an armed suspect inside a house. Max notes that the suspect appeared unconscious and was not moving, but still had a knife gripped in his hand. The drone pilot flew through a cluttered house, attached the magnet to the knife, and then flew the knife