April 16, 2019, issue of 'AOPA Drone Pilot'


VOL 3, ISSUE 8	April 16, 2019

Top Stories

Drone, drone on the range

Texas researchers believe drones may be a useful tool to limit overuse of antibiotics in beef cattle. (Photo courtesy of Texas A&M University.) Read more >

Training and Safety

Hands-on drone training at a discount

DARTdrones will offer discounted training on advanced mapping and modeling, including flight training, during the AOPA Fly-In at Frederick, Maryland, May 10 and 11. Read more >

Yah drone's got no business over Fenway Pahk

A juvenile got educated in no uncertain terms after flying over a Red Sox game in Boston. Read more >

King Schools offers recurrent training deal

AOPA members get an exclusive deal on drone training from King Schools that now includes a discount on the school's recurrent test prep course. Read more >

Gear

Transformer drone only the beginning

The SkyProwler 2 from Krossblade Aerospace is a fully functioning version of a design meant to scale up—way up. Read more >

Budget copters

For cheap chuckles or low-consequence training, these drones can each be had for $200 or less. Read more >

FLIR teams with DroneDeploy

Infrared imaging developer FLIR Systems has invested in data analysis software specialist DroneDeploy. Read more >

Lifestyle

AOPA light show coming

Wind and tech troubles foiled the Great Lakes Drone Company at the Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and Expo, but redemption is likely at the AOPA Frederick Fly-In at 9 p.m. on May 10. Learn more and let us know you are coming >

Petro industry draws grads with drones

Drones might help sell college graduates on a career in the petroleum industry. Read more >

Public Safety

The littlest fire drone

A $99 drone can be surprisingly useful to a public safety agency. Read more >

Thermal imaging spots explosive threat

Timely thermal assessment during this Michigan fire may have saved lives. Read more >

FDNY drone

Learn how New York City firefighters have put unmanned aircraft to work. Read more >

Donated drone blossomed into program

This small-town fire department built a program out of a donated drone. Watch the video >

Regulation and Policy

FAA monitors UAS traffic

A senior FAA official talks about airspace monitoring and future management in this podcast >

Wing begins to deliver

Wing, an initiative of Google parent Alphabet, is delivering goods in Australia on a trial basis. Read more >

FAA to certify Wing for delivery

The FAA expects drone delivery operators to meet standards similar to airlines. Wing stands to be the first. Read more >

Dino bones draw too many drones

A fossil find on a construction site drew too many curious drone pilots for this Colorado community. Read more >

News

Planting new forests

Customized aircraft are helping rebuild mangrove forests in Myanmar. Read more >

Serious defenses

U.S. Army units in South Korea tested a layered approach to drone defense, from high-tech jamming to old-school ordnance. Read more >

What's that smell?

Danish drones will soon sniff maritime sulfur emissions to enforce compliance. Read more >