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Episodes

Dec. 20, 2019

311 V-Coptr Falcon Bi-copter

A new bi-copter for aerial photography, a waterproof fishing drone, a single-seat eVTOL aircraft for the GoFly competition, DOD wants U.S. designed and manufactured drones, a town grapples with public safety drones and privac...
Dec. 13, 2019

310 Hexa Electric VTOL

Rides available in the Hexa Electric VTOL, mapping a railway project, low-altitude hurricane hunting, another reported drone strike, a DHS warning for private industry, another round of financing for PrecisionHawk, and spying...
Nov. 29, 2019

309 X-Wing Drones

Disney is reportedly testing X-Wing drones for its Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge promotion. Also, counter UAS technology tested at Dover AF Base, drones that help manage weed infestations, using a UAV to safely sample water in a v...
Nov. 22, 2019

308 Droneresponders Working Group

Droneresponders forms a working group for public safety agencies, protestors and C-UAS, TSA and C-UAS, cannon-launched drones, the QF-16 target drone, names for different types of passenger drones, and drone light shows. UAV ...
Nov. 15, 2019

307 UAV Battery Technology

Airbus funds new UAV battery technology and flys a rotary-wing UAV, an upcoming UAS Traffic Management workshop, a hydrogen-powered UAV for the Navy, a heavy-payload long-range drone, drones for all budgets, drone racing at D...
Nov. 8, 2019

306 Drone Registration

Drone registration requirements in the UK and Singapore, automated safe landing technology, the speed of drone technology development, package delivery progress and issues, and counter-UAS technology funding. UAV News UK Dron...
Nov. 1, 2019

305 Mavic Mini, First Look

The new Mavic Mini is so light that FAA registration is not required. Meanwhile, the US Department of the Interior has grounded Chinese drones, additional sensitive facilities have been added to the no-fly list, Uber Eats unv...
Sept. 27, 2019

304 UAS Flight Demonstrations

Several UAS flight demonstrations are in the news: the Boeing MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler, a microturbine propulsion system, and a high altitude pseudo-satellite. Also, counter-drone tech from both the Secret Service and R...
Sept. 20, 2019

303 Ehang Autonomous Aerial Vehicle

EHang is flying its urban air mobility vehicle contender. Remote identification of drones is moving forward. Also, using drones to measure methane emissions, find standing water where mosquitoes breed, assess hurricane damage...
Sept. 13, 2019

302 Drones for Border Protection

US Customs and Border Protection plans to test drones that provide agents with situational awareness. Also, a modular hydrogen fuel cell UAV platform, a UAS Traffic Management Pilot Program concludes, FPV drones that use your...
Sept. 6, 2019

301 Drones for Activism

Climate activists plan to use drones for activism at Heathrow Airport. Also, how the trade war is impacting the drone community, the FAA is issuing more emergency COA’s, the RAAF is working closely with the U.S. Navy on the M...
Aug. 30, 2019

300 It’s Called a Drone

The Commercial Drone Alliance wants to see regulations for large drones, sUAS are vulnerable to impacts, using AI-enabled drones to identify specific individuals (human and otherwise), drones donated to universities for preci...
Aug. 23, 2019

299 Aeronautical Knowledge Test

An update on the aeronautical knowledge test for recreational drone pilots, UPS plans for medical deliveries, a drone field technician college degree, a waiver for drone flights over people, opinions on drone strikes on airli...
Aug. 16, 2019

298 High Altitude Pseudo Satellite

HAPSMobile plans to fly a High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) over Hawaii, Amazon petitions for drone delivery exemptions, NASA plans to test UAS traffic management in Texas, researchers find that drones are better than peo...
Aug. 9, 2019

297 Nano Drones, Swarms, and AI

A drone crash halts Swiss package delivery, AI used to detect drone faults and locate/track other drones, swarming nano-drones, mesh networked drones for precision agriculture, a drone mesh for event security, UAS for airport...
Aug. 2, 2019

296 Bio-inspired Drones

Bio-inspired drones are getting attention, a general contractor receives a waiver for flights over people with a parachute-equipped drone, six Israeli drone companies, a drone-mounted flamethrower, BVLOS critical infrastructu...
July 26, 2019

295 Hybrid Drone Controllers

An MIT lab has developed a system that creates the controller for a hybrid drone, UPS forms a drone delivery subsidiary, LAANC is expanded to include recreational Part 107 operators, Australian drone registration is delayed, ...
July 19, 2019

294 DJI Government Edition

DJI announces it’s “Government Edition” hardware and software to address data security fears, while one company drops Chinese drones from its services. A public safety alliance announces its board of advisors, an unmanned sur...
July 4, 2019

293 CTA Drone Market Research

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has performed a number of drone market research studies, including a consumer study titled Drones: Public Perceptions & Consumer Attitudes which looks at the number of owners by type ...
June 28, 2019

292 PrecisionHawk’s Diana Cooper

Diana Cooper is the Senior Vice President of Policy & Strategy at PrecisionHawk , a company that leverages advanced robotics, robust software, and rich data to extract the commercial value of drones. PrecisionHawk provides tr...
June 21, 2019

291 Kashmir World Foundation

Princess Aliyah Pandolfi from the Kashmir World Foundation is our guest. We spoke with her at the Innovations in Flight Family Day and Outdoor Aviation Display, held June 15, 2019, at the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Mu...
June 7, 2019

290 FAA UAS Symposium 2019

Highlights of the FAA UAS Symposium held June 3-5, 2019 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Presented by the Federal Aviation Administration and AUVSI . FAA UAS Symposium 2019 Over 1000 attendees from industry, the government...
May 31, 2019

289 UAS Threat to Critical Infrastructure

DHS resources for the threat of UAS to critical infrastructure, urban testing of drone flights in Reno, using drone images as evidence, a delay for the remote ID NPRM, and a drone used by the Army Corps of Engineers. UAV News...
May 24, 2019

288 Recreational Drone Restrictions

The FAA has new recreational drone restrictions, along with exceptions for those that cannot be presently met. Also, drones that identify polluting ships, data security fears for Chinese drones, professional sports leagues we...