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The UK's Civil Aviation Authority asked drone orgs to email fliers' data in an Excel spreadsheet

2019-10-31T11:54:17+0000

The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has caved in on its slow-motion disaster of a drone database – by asking flier associations to email it details of their members in a spreadsheet.

DJI 'disappointed to learn' US Interior Department has grounded all non-essential China-made ...

2019-10-31T11:53:54+0000

The federal agency responsible for maintaining America’s vast federal lands, is halting the use of non-essential Chinese-made drones, following pressure from members of the US Congress amid a widening tech stand-off between the world’s two-biggest economies.

Study: Encroaching Drone Not Usually Visible to Pilots Approaching Runway

2019-10-31T03:52:29+0000

Study: Encroaching Drone Not Usually Visible to Pilots Approaching Runway ... During an airborne human factors experiment, certificated pilots failed to see a common type of quadcopter during 28 of 40 close encounters, according to researchers. And that's when they were looking for a drone. During regular flight, a drone would be unlikely to be detected which brings into question the validity of previously reported drone sightings.

England unable to use drone to film Rugby World Cup final training in Tokyo

2019-10-31T00:52:28+0000

England's preparations for the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday hit a glitch with Eddie Jones's backroom staff unable to use their drone to record ...

by Ryan J. Wallace, Samuel M. Vance et al.

2019-10-31T00:13:40+0000

Sighting reports of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) by pilots, air traffic ... The detection rate improved to 50% when the drone was in motion, with a ...