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Whether you already live in the US and have just gotten into drones or you’re visiting here from another part of the world, this guide is for you.

This guide will tell you everything you need to know about flying a drone in Switzerland from the permits and registration required

If you plan to visit Santorini for either business or pleasure, you can’t miss this informative guide.

This article will tell you everything you need to know when flying a drone in Rome, including more on where you can fly and what the rules are.

In today’s article, we’ll break down all the drone rules in Seattle and further recommend some awesome places to use your drone in this city.

Today’s article will tell you everything you need to know about operating a drone in St. Lucia.

Today’s article will tell you everything you need to know about flying a drone in Tulum, including what’s off-limits.

LYTE Aviation Unveils SkyBus and SkyTruck Hybrid eVTOL by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, advanced air mobility innovator LYTE Aviation unveiled its 40-seat (hybrid) eVTOL SkyBus and SkyTruck programme. Its LA-44 SkyBus, an eVTOL vehicle designed to be five times more fuel efficient than current helicopters, and SkyTruck cargo variant, designed around a The post 40 Seats, Room for Cargo, 5X More Fuel Efficient than a Helicopter: LYTE Aviation Hybrid eVTOL SkyBus, SkyTruck appeared first on DRONELIFE.

Archer Aviation, United Airlines Establishing Air Taxi Route in Chicago by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Archer Aviation and United Airlines announced plans to launch Chicago’s first air taxi route. The route will be situated between O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Vertiport Chicago, the largest vertical aircraft take off and landing facility in The post Archer Aviation and United Airways Establish Air Taxi Route in Chicago [VIDEO] appeared first on DRONELIFE.

I recently went through the process of becoming a licensed drone pilot, so I wanted to share my experience with getting a Part 107 License.

By Scott Simmie A drone detection system described as “probably the best at any airport in the country” played a role in ensuring the safety of

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) led a bipartisan group of

There are a few more reasons why you should not fly backward with Avata and some tips to consider if you want to do it

H3 Dynamics and Hylium Industries have joined forces to boost the performance of zero emission hydrogen-electric flight for a cross-Atlantic demonstration drone flight. Hylium and H3 Dynamics technologies are currently being integrated to attempt a 3,300km crossing of the South Atlantic, in a program led by ISAE SUPAERO Toulouse, one of the world’s leading aerospace The post Liquid Hydrogen Power for Drone Transatlantic Flight appeared first on RotorDrone.

Defensenews.com reported that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has taken a major step forward toward creating an experimental airplane that can be maneuvered without traditional ailerons or other mechanical devices, instead using short bursts of air. DARPA has tapped Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing subsidiary, to start detailed design of an experimental aircraft The post X-plane Drone Maneuvers with Air Bursts appeared first on RotorDrone.

With drone delivery services in the news lately, most people have been wondering when—and how—they’ll get their first packages. We asked Adam Woodworth, CEO of Wing—a drone-delivery company owned by Alphabet Inc., which is also Google’s parent company—about the process. In 2019, Wing became the first drone-delivery company to receive approval from the FAA, and The post Delivery Drones – Wing CEO and RC airplane enthusiast Adam Woodworth shares the latest appeared first on RotorDrone.

FulcrumAir has created a unique drone design that diverts birds from powerlines, protecting both energy infrastructure and Avian wildlife. The company has announced the installation of more than 1,500 Power Line Sentry Hawk Eye Bird Flight Diverters (BFDs) under a pilot program for Atlantic City Electric, which serves about 560,000 customers across southern New Jersey. The post FulcrumAir Installs 1,500 Bird Flight Diverters Using Drones to Protect Energy Infrastructure and Avian Wildlife appeared first on RotorDrone.

BAE Systems, Australia, has unveiled a fascinating new autonomous, hybrid, VTOL UAV for military use. The STRIX, developed in Australia, folds to fit inside a shipping container, and is capable of carrying 160 kg (353 lb) of payload over 800 km (500 miles). The STRIX was unveiled at Australia’s recent Avalon Air Show, in front The post BAE unveils the Strix, a fascinating, tail-sitting X-wing VTOL UAV appeared first on RotorDrone.

A new Chinese drone, the TJ-FlyingFish, is gaining attention as it looks like something straight out of a Hollywood movie. It is a transformer robot capable of autonomously navigating underwater as an uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) and flying in the air as a quadcopter. The drone was developed by a team of scientists from China’s The post TJ-FlyingFish Drone Autonomously Swims Underwater and Flies appeared first on RotorDrone.

Step-by-step guide going through the entire drone registration process, for both hobby and commercial purposes.

Only 14% of companies performing visual inspections use drones — but 95% of companies want to be using them. That’s at least according to survey data commissioned by drone platform provider Percepto and conducted by independent global research firm Global Surveyz Research. When asked about their level of drone usage, a whopping 81% of folks The post Only 14% of companies performing visual inspections use drones. But do they want to? appeared first on The Drone Girl.

A burn-in method is a testing and quality control process used to identify and eliminate defective electronic components before they are sold or integrated into

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week of March 23, 2023.  Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – March – 24More Powerful, Still The post Drone News of the Week, March 24: the DRONELIFE Headlines, All in One Place to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE.

We are in the middle of a biodiversity crisis, and the consequences may very well be unmanageable. Now, a group of universities and organizations have

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO / POWERTRAIN / ON-SITE At Elroy Air, we build autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) cargo aircraft systems to change the way

Dufour Aerospace, the innovative Swiss eVTOL company, and Swiss Helicopter AG, Switzerland’s leading helicopter company, have announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent

Following the decision in 2022 to adopt the Special Condition VTOL (SC-VTOL) as the basis for certification of Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft, the

ONYX Insight and Nearthlab Partner for Whole Turbine Predictive Maintenance by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Predictive maintenance solutions (PdM) provider ONYX Insight has announced a partnership with autonomous drone solution company Nearthlab to provide wind farm operators with a whole turbine predictive maintenance solution. The two companies are coming together to grant large The post Drones for Wind Turbine Inspection: ONYX Insight and Nearthlab Partner on Predictive Maintenance appeared first on DRONELIFE.

DRONELIFE and DroneTalks do a quick recap, from the floor of Amsterdam Drone Week. DRONELIFE  met up with Eszter Kovács, the CEO & co-founder of DroneTalks Group and Aerial Cities at Amsterdam Drone Week!  DRONELIFE Editor Miriam McNabb speaks with host Eszter Kovács about the themes and topics they saw covered: urban air mobility, U-Space, and the path The post DRONELIFE and DroneTalks Recap: UAM, U-Space, and Getting to Scale with Commercial Drone Ops appeared first on DRONELIFE.

Jackie Dujmovic The drone industry is rapidly evolving, and as a result, the standards and regulations for remote pilots are also constantly changing. Currently, organizations

Swedish electric airplane maker Heart Aerospace and the Government of Åland today announced a collaboration to explore the use of Heart’s electric regional airplane, the

● The flight control computer includes new capabilities enabling UAS manufacturers to extend their platform’s capabilities to new scenarios. As UAV operations become more and

“Professional drone pilot” is certainly among the most enviable titles you can inscribe on your business card or proclaim for yourself at cocktail parties. And sure, there are plenty of professional drone pilots out there, but there’s only one like Craig Coker. Craig Coker currently has a contract with Sony to act as the Japanese The post Craig Coker: this guy has the coolest job (and some of the biggest influence) in drones appeared first on The Drone Girl.

At Amsterdam Drone Week today, a panel of experts in urban air mobility discussed the opportunity in the Asia Pacific – and the drivers behind bringing UAM to the region. Diana Cooper is the Global Head of Policy at Supernal, a Hyundai company developing eVTOL for the commuter market.  Cooper says that there are some The post Urban Air Mobility in the APAC Region: The Drivers Behind Participation appeared first on DRONELIFE.

Urban air mobility is a hot topic in the drone industry.  We’ve seen the images, the test flights, the prototypes, and the plans for vertiports everywhere. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Who – Wants – Urban – Air – Mobility As real implementation gets closer, however, a panel of experts from state and The post Who Wants Urban Air Mobility? From the Floor of Amsterdam Drone Week appeared first on DRONELIFE.

Space Park Leicester Launches Drone Equipped with AI for Spacecraft by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Space Park Leicester has announced the successful launch of a drone making use of revolutionary AI equipment for use in spacecraft.  The equipment leverages an innovative design approach to enable AI algorithms to be dramatically reduced in size. The post Can Drones Test AI Designed for Spacecraft? Space Park Leicester’s Drone Lab appeared first on DRONELIFE.

Today at Amsterdam Drone Week, Nathanal Apter of Swiss-based consulting firm UASolutions discussed the prospects for drone operations at scale in Europe. The Challenges to Commercial Operations at Scale: SAIL Requirements, U-Space Apter says that regulations are a topic that sometimes get too much attention – and sometimes not enough – when talking about getting drone operations The post Drones in Europe: Is the Sky the Limit, or is it Regulations? From the Floor of Amsterdam Drone Week appeared first on DRONELIFE.

You might call it drone-in-a-box, or you may refer to it as a drone dock. But either way, drone docks like the DJI Dock are a key product for many commercial drone operations. Some of the biggest drone manufacturers, including DJI and California-based Skydio, are leaning into them especially seriously this year. And there’s a The post Drone docks: what are they, and why are the so hot this year? appeared first on The Drone Girl.

Auterion Releases Improved Operating System and Mission Control Software by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Open source operating system developer Auterion has released new and improved versions of the Auterion Operating System (OS) and the Auterion Mission Control (AMC), providing simplified operations and an enhanced user experience for users performing Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance The post Auterion’s New Drone OS Simplifies ISR Missions appeared first on DRONELIFE.

What are the newest, hottest, most innovative things happening in drones this year?  The Association for Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) this month  named the finalists in the 2023 AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards. The sixth annual AUVSI awards program looks at the accomplishments of companies, organizations and individuals across the uncrewed systems community. The awards ceremony The post 43 drone products, project and companies to know in 2023 appeared first on The Drone Girl.

So you’re seeking camera drones made in the USA. I’ve extensively detailed the history of drones made in the USA here, including a breakdown of some of the biggest American drone companies throughout multiple industries. The reality is, the best camera drones often are not made in the USA. In my overall breakdown of the The post The best camera drones made in the USA for every budget (under $1,000, for pros and more) appeared first on The Drone Girl.

The DJI Mini 2 SE went on sale this week, offering an incredibly low-cost, yet decently-high quality camera drone. But while the DJI Mini 2 SE is certainly one of the best camera drones under $500 (especially more so now with the extra $30 discount) — there’s a new DJI Mini 3 discount that’s potentially The post DJI Mini 2 SE goes on sale this week — but this DJI Mini 3 discount might be better appeared first on The Drone Girl.

Enterprise drone giant Red Cat is doubling down on its focus on making drones for the military. The Puerto Rico-based military tech company, which owns notable enterprise and military drone companies such as Teal Drones, this week announced an investment in Firestorm. Firestorm is a U.S.-based company building a modular drone that is also 3D-printed The post Red Cat shakes off FPV drone racing in favor of more military focus with Firestorm investment appeared first on The Drone Girl.

The one thing that really helped Zipline stand out from the myriad of other drone delivery companies is not so much something it did do, but is something it didn’t do. Zipline never did the big partnership with a beloved fast casual restaurant chain — until now. The California drone delivery company is partnering with The post Zipline finally gets into food delivery — with bougie salad maker Sweetgreen appeared first on The Drone Girl.

When DJI first announced its Ronin 4D, which is a 4-axis camera gimbal designed for cinematographers making videos on the ground (rather than in the air, via drone), one of its most-touted and highly-anticipated features was that the Zenmuse X9 gimbal camera — available in either 8K or 6K versions — would be capable of The post DJI finally solved the Apple ProRes RAW disappointment (mostly) appeared first on The Drone Girl.

With the DJI Ronin 4D Flex comes a slew of new features that all come down to one theme: versatility. DJI this month announced its new Ronin 4D Flex. It’s kind of the ultimate accessory to the DJI Ronin 4D, which you’ll need first if you’re going to have the Flex too. And if you The post DJI Ronin 4D Flex adds versatility for solo filmmakers appeared first on The Drone Girl.

An Autel Robotics drone was used by a scientific team of international academics to document activities on Irazú Volcano in Costa Rica. The Autel EVO Lite+ drone was selected by the scientists because of its high-quality sensor and durability, making it an ideal solution for conducting professional research with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The The post Autel Evo Lite+ Flies Over Volcano appeared first on RotorDrone.

Ameriflight, the nation’s largest Part 135 Cargo airline, announces a signed letter of intent to purchase 35 VTOL air cargo drones from Sabrewing Aircraft Company, Inc., a U.S. corporation designing and producing a new generation of regional cargo UAV that offers high-efficiency, all-weather operation with vertical landing and takeoff (VTOL) capabilities. The agreement is for The post Ameriflight to Buy 35 VTOL Cargo Drones appeared first on RotorDrone.

Spright has announced that it earned a nationwide, non-geo-specific Certificate of Waiver (CoW) for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations from the FAA. The CoW allows small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) to travel up to four nautical miles for critical utility infrastructure surveys. This waiver puts Spright in a unique position to maximize The post Spright To Survey Utility Infrastructure appeared first on RotorDrone.

Zipline has announced a new partnership with the Government of Rwanda that aims to complete nearly 2 million instant deliveries and fly more than 200 million autonomous kilometers in Rwanda by 2029. Under the new partnership, Rwanda will triple its delivery volume by adding new delivery sites in rural and urban locations throughout the country, The post Zipline Partners with Rwanda appeared first on RotorDrone.

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