April 17, 2018, issue of 'AOPA Drone Pilot'


VOL 2, ISSUE 8	April 17, 2018

Top Stories

Home plate hover

The April 12 home opener of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, a Minor League Baseball team in Allentown, Pennsylvania, was a study in safely integrating drones into the National Airspace System. (Photo courtesy of Lehigh Valley Drone.) Read more >

Training and Safety

How to create epic hyperlapses

YouTube producer Mike Gray (who goes by Mikevisuals) shows us how he uses time lapse to craft impressive visuals. Watch the video >

King Schools now all-online

King Schools, a renowned producer of aviation training materials for pilots of manned and unmanned aircraft (which offers discounts to AOPA members), has transitioned to all-online offerings. Read more >

Gear

DJI Phantom 5 pics posted

A Twitter user recently posted pics purported to show details of DJI's forthcoming Phantom 5, including what looks like a detachable lens. Read more >

Lifestyle

Xponential starts soon

The Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's annual robotics show is fast approaching. AOPA participated in 2017, and will be there again in Denver April 30 through May 3. Read more and register to attend >

Lapland's changing seasons

A drone documented seasonal changes on Kotisaari Island in Lapland, Finland. Read more and check out the photos >

Public Safety

UASTrakker made for SAR

A drone made for first responders and maritime rescuers will be showcased soon in Denver. Read more >

Celebrating drone disaster response

Successful drone deployments after Hurricane Harvey prompted local coverage of this good-news story. Read more >

San Diego police purchase 'drone killer'

Police in San Diego have a new tool to bring down rogue drones. Read more >

Award nominees revealed

Nominees for the AUVSI Xcellence Humanitarian Award, to be presented at AUVSI Xponential in Denver, have been announced. Read more >

Regulation and Policy

Privacy group sues Drone Advisory Committee

A federal lawsuit by the Electronic Privacy Information Center contends that the FAA and others have failed to adequately address drone privacy. Read more >

CNN seeks more waivers

CNN, the first news organization to be allowed to fly small drones over people, now seeks permission to expand unmanned aircraft operations in controlled airspace around the country. Read more >

Trump administration seeks drone intercept authority

The White House has asked Congress to give various federal agencies the authority to down drones. Read more >

France proposes remote ID regulation

Lawmakers and regulators around the world are eager to track drones in the interest of safety. Read more >

News

Drone delivery tested in real-world conditions

Aviation Week reports on drone delivery tests now underway in several countries. Read more (registration required) >

Writer launches blood delivery

Rachel Becker, who writes for The Verge, visited a test site in California's Central Valley, where Zipline is testing a blood delivery drone that has already logged many drops in Africa. Read more >

Ecologist turns to drones

A Florida ecologist put a drone to work surveying birds along the Caloosahatchee River. Read more and watch a video >

Large UAS goes down near airport

The crash of a PAE Resolute Eagle, an unmanned aircraft that weighs more than 100 pounds, started a small fire March 31 at the Pendleton Unmanned Aerial System Range in Oregon. Read more >