Introduction As per FAA’s 2017 Administrator’s Fact Book, the total number of UAS registrations are fast approaching a million. 70,000 remote pilot certificates were issued in 2017. So while there is no denying the steady demand for UAS services,...
According to estimates, rising demand from commercial and civil sectors is likely to propel the drone business to a $100 billion opportunity by 2020. As this industry grows by leaps and bounds, drone equipment has become cheaper and better. So, what is...
The FAA has rolled out a fancy new website, FAADroneZone to consolidate its UAS operations and information hub. Pilots can now check on airspace authorizations, register aircraft and report accidents all on one cloud-based application. While this may...
Working as a commercial UAS pilot is an adventure that will take you to many new places. Unfortunately, those places can sometimes be dangerous and unfamiliar. Even seemingly nice neighborhoods and communities can yield some sticky situations due to...
Drones have the potential to revolutionize the way we inspect our power-lines and transmission towers. According to Navigant Research, using a drone can slash costs from $5,000 to $200 for a single transmission tower inspection. And we get far more...
As U.S. based drone pilots and operators, we are able to enjoy responsible flights in just about the entirety of the National Airspace System (NAS). For now. If the current Uniform Law Commission’s (ULC) committee working on the “TORT LAW...
The trend of utilizing small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) for mapping and modeling of real world features is on the rise. This technology is being integrated across a vast number of commercial/industrial sectors. As integration becomes more prolific,...
Mapping and modelling is a lucrative sector for drone pilots. Along with good mapping skills you MUST learn how to provide a killer client deliverable. So, how do you generate useful and actionable maps? That is right - by choosing the right mapping...
The FAA Is Further Behind in UAS Regulation Formulation but Is Open to Solutions…Sort Of Discussing Remote ID, UTM, BVLOS Operations and Complex Waivers The FAA has long struggled with catching up to new technologies. In the past, the federal agency...