June 26, 2018, issue of 'AOPA Drone Pilot'


VOL 2, ISSUE 13	June 26, 2018

Top Stories

Droning JFK

Filming at one of the nation's busiest airports might have been comparatively easy with a manned helicopter, but the producers needed shots not possible with a helicopter, so they turned to a drone crew. (Photo courtesy of Cinematic Aerospace.) Read more >

Testing limits

With work underway to expand the operational and regulatory limits of drones, The Washington Post looks at how those on the leading edge are mitigating risk. Read more >

Training and Safety

Wildfire incursions continue

Not everyone has gotten the message that wildfires are no place for drones not flown by responders. Read more >

Kansas State creates graduate drone program

Kansas State University has created an online graduate certificate program in unmanned aircraft systems information assurance. Read more >

Facts, first

The FAA live webinar series for drone pilots continues July 10 with a session at 1 p.m. Eastern time on how best to support a waiver application with data. Learn more and watch prior webinars >

Gear

Yuneec Typhoon H Plus arrives soon

Announced in January, the Yuneec Typhoon H Plus will be on store shelves July 1. Read more >

Flipping fun

Writer Rory Lee puts the Ryze Tello through its paces, including an inversion or two. Read more >

Dragon drone

Researchers from Japan won an award for this unique design. Read more and watch a video >

Lifestyle

AOPA hosts drone social

PrecisionHawk will sponsor and dispatch staff to speak at the AOPA Drone Social during EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on July 27 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Food and beverages will be provided, and this will be a great opportunity to learn, network, and socialize. Space is limited. Register now >

Mavic takes a dip

Watch what happens after one man's drone takes a dip in an Alaskan river. Read more and watch the video >

Public Safety

Public safety professionals need drones

With firefighters, police, lifeguards, and other public safety professionals saving a growing number of lives and property with drones, those on the sidelines are missing something big. Read more >

First responder touts drone benefits

An emergency management director from Texas explains why drones have become indispensable. Read more >

Drones reveal volcanic fissure

Flying cameras traced the relentless flow of lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, and drones proved essential to the response. Read more >

Expert view on disaster response

Disaster response robotics pioneer and university professor Robin Murphy recounts how unmanned vehicles have changed disaster response. Watch the video >

Moment of triumph

Watch the moment when police find a missing man in Norfolk, England. Watch the video >

Where to find the funds

As police departments across the country look to build drone programs, grants can help pay for them. Read more >

Regulation and Policy

FAA to hold multi-drone discussion

The FAA will host a discussion in September seeking input from experts and operators on multi-drone missions. Read more >

Lawmakers back anti-drone authority

A U.S. Senate panel has approved a bill that would give federal agencies authority to counter drone threats. Read more >

Court rejects Part 107 challenge

A federal appeals court has rejected an argument that the FAA failed to adequately protect privacy. Read more >

Report critical of drone regulation

A panel assembled by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine urged the FAA to relax restrictions on drones that members say are stifling innovation. Read more >

News

NASA notches drone first

An unmanned aircraft flew miles into the National Airspace System without a chase airplane on June 12. Read more >

Pentagon bans consumer drones

Citing data privacy concerns, the Department of Defense has ordered the U.S. Marine Corps to stop buying off-the-shelf drones. Read more >

MIT shrinks drone chip

A microchip developed by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology team promises to power drones as small as insects. Read more >

Bees get a break

An apple orchard in central New York was recently pollinated by a drone. Read more >

Chasing twisters

Researchers tracked tornadoes across the Midwest and used a drone to capture data. Read more >