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Episodes

Oct. 30, 2015

119 Drone Video Systems

Guest Kevin Kelly describes how Stampede is including UAV products and services in its portfolio so resellers can then offer complete drone video systems to business customers. Guest Kevin Kelly is President and COO of Stampe...
Oct. 23, 2015

118 DOT/FAA to Require Unmanned Aircraft Registration

Analysis of the DOT/FAA announcement that operators will be required to register their unmanned aircraft. News U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Announces Unmanned Aircraft Registration Requirement Transportation Sec...
Oct. 16, 2015

117 Don’t Fly UAS Near Airports

FAA proposes $1.9 million penalty against UAS operator, Pathfinder expanded to detect UAS near airports, NAV Canada wants jail time for flying near airports, detect-and-avoid standards on the way, Boeing tests joined wing bod...
Oct. 9, 2015

116 Customs and Border Protection UAS

We talk with U.S. Customs and Border Protection Deputy Director John Murphy, Jr. about the UAS they use. Guest Guest John Murphy, Jr. is Deputy Director, National Air Security Operations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
Oct. 2, 2015

115 FAA Misses UAS Integration Date

Industry reacts to FAA missing the UAS integration deadline, lasers on drones, UAS testing at Wallops Island, a million drones for the holidays, and interviews from UAS Industry Days 2015. News Drones Armed With High-Energy L...
Sept. 25, 2015

114 UAS Industry Days 2015

A first report on UAS Industry Days 2015 with the keynote by Lisa Ellman and an interview with Lawrence Brinker. NUAIR Alliance and Empire State Chapter of AUVSI Second Annual UAS Industry Days: Collaboration for Innovation H...
Sept. 18, 2015

113 Think First, Launch Second

Lockheed Martin adds drone flight plans to pilot briefings, the AMA takes a closer look at FAA drone sightings data, Canadian farmers don’t want onerous regulations, California legislators want more drone laws, InterDrone pro...
Sept. 11, 2015

112 Know Before You Fly at Point-of-Sale

An Interview with the National Retail Hobby Stores Association, bad drone legislation vetoed in California, UAS awards, and mass jackassery. Interview We wanted to know how hobby shop retailers feel about their responsibiliti...
Sept. 4, 2015

111 UAVs and the Law

Local and state drone laws and regulations at odds with federal authority, a reported mid air collision and other reports by pilots, updated model aircraft guidance from the FAA, two UAS executive positions filled by the FAA,...
Aug. 28, 2015

110 Drone Legislation

Drone legislation in the news: private property overflights in California, mandatory drone geofencing, and weaponized drones for law enforcement. Also, ALPA responds to pilot encounters with drones, counter-drone systems, and...
Aug. 21, 2015

109 Who has the Right to Write Drone Laws?

We talk with Dr. Ella Atkins about UAS privacy regulations, regulatory and legislative jurisdiction over the airspace, developing a drone safety culture, and UAS air traffic management challenges. Guest Dr. Ella Atkins is an ...
Aug. 14, 2015

108 Drone Sightings by Manned Aircraft Pilots on the Rise

Reports of unmanned aircraft sightings by pilots on the rise, FPV racing gets a financial boost, Google tests package delivery, proliferation of rogue drones, and knocking down drones with light, sound, and shotguns. News Pil...
Aug. 7, 2015

107 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Unmanned Aerial Systems

We talk with faculty members from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University about their unmanned systems degree programs. Embry-Riddle Worldwide’s College of Aeronautics currently offers a Master of Science in Unmanned Systems, a ...
Aug. 2, 2015

106 UAS Traffic Management

Observations from the NASA Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Traffic Management Convention, including the Amazon Prime Air proposal for drone traffic management. Guest Max Trescott attended the NASA Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) ...
July 31, 2015

105 Guns on Drones

A weaponized quadcopter, shooting down drones, legislation that would permit disabling drones, and nine ways to not be an idiot. Guest Max Trescott joins the conversation. Max is a GA pilot, a certified flight instructor, avi...
July 24, 2015

104 Monarch Inc. Founder and CEO Eileen Shibley

We talk with the founder and CEO of a startup that is providing commercial UAS services for precision agriculture and other industries. Guest Eileen Shibley is the founder and CEO of Monarch, Inc. Monarch designs, engineers, ...
July 17, 2015

103 Matternet Tests Autonomous Package Delivery

Package delivery by autonomous drone, drone company management changes, making interfering with firefighters illegal, drone service on demand, North Dakota innovation hub, drone photography contest results, USAF addresses pil...
July 10, 2015

102 SheDrones

We talk with Leslie Bates regarding her efforts to get young women and girls involved in the growing field of unmanned aerial systems. Guest Leslie Bates is the founder of SheDrones , an emerging non-profit which is being cre...
July 3, 2015

101 Wildlife Conservation UAV Challenge

The optionally piloted Centaur flies at a UAS test site, a NASA-led team tests a sense and avoid system, more bad drone behavior, and an interview with the founder of the Kashmir World Foundation. News Remote-controlled passe...
June 26, 2015

100 Looking Back and Looking Ahead

We look back at the first 100 episodes, and ahead to the next 100. We also talk with Curator Roger Connor from the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum. The First 100 Episodes The UAV Digest was started as a spinoff of t...
June 19, 2015

99 Multirotor Racing

Guest Chris Thomas from MultiGP talks with us about the sport of FPV multirotor racing. Guest Chris Thomas is the founder of MultiGP , a grassroots racing organization with a mission to make FPV multirotor racing a real sport...
June 12, 2015

98 HeliVideo to Provide Footage at U.S. Open

HeliVideo to cover U.S. Open, commercial drone market share, China uses drone to catch cheaters, using TV signals to sense aircraft, a Google drone patent, and UAS full type certificates. News How FOX Sports will use drones a...
June 5, 2015

97 Drone Lawyer Jonathan Rupprecht

Conversation with drone lawyer Jonathan Rupprecht, a NASA and Verizon UAS tracking system, the Google Internet HALE drone crashes, and Boeing patents a drone charging concept. Guest In December 2014, Jonathan Rupprecht formed...
May 29, 2015

96 DOJ Drone Privacy Guidelines

DOJ privacy guidelines for agencies using drones, dumb drone flying, a drone-only store, interesting Kickstarter drone projects, NOAA says don’t mix drones and whales, drones as a tool for football practice, and a drone film ...