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A (fortunately) minor drone mishap over the weekend has sent the drone fanatics, er, I mean advocates, into a full-scale tizzy. As reported by various media outlets, the mishap occurred in the small coastal town of Marblehead, Massachusetts (approximately 18 miles north of...

This month marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the U.S. Civil War and the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Let us take a moment today to remember and honor those who have given their lives in service to us in these and other conflicts.

Michael Braasch was recently interviewed by Yasmin Tadjdeh of National Defense magazine for her article entitled “Drones Could Mitigate Terrorist Attacks.” Read the full article here.

Many in the civilian drone community were disappointed with the FAA’s requirement of flight only within visual line-of-sight (VLOS) in the small UAS notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). This week the FAA announced a partnership with BNSF Railway to research operations...

Michael Braasch was interviewed by Kristen Brown, Technology Reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, for her article entitled, “How drones are helping relief efforts after Nepal earthquake,” published yesterday (April 29, 2015). Although domestically there remain a...

At a recent professional meeting, a colleague related to me a chilling tale told at last month’s Helicopter Association International (HAI) Heli-Expo meeting in Orlando: A helicopter cinematography crew was nearly struck by a multi-rotor drone while they were surveying an...

In February of this year, the FAA posted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Subsequently, 60-day comment period was opened in which the public is invited to provide comments regarding the proposed rules. Recently a prominent...

Over a span of four days at the end of March, the United States, Europe and India each launched satellites into their respective constellations. On March 25, a Block IIF satellite was launched from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station into the GPS constellation. On...

Today the FAA announced a new policy in which Section 333 exemption holders will receive blanket approval for day VFR (visual flight rules) LOS (line-of-sight) operations below 200 feet anywhere in the country (other than major cities and within a few miles of an airport)....

As has been widely reported in the media today, an A320 operated by Germanwings (the low-cost subsidiary of Lufthansa) has crashed in the French alps. The aircraft was carrying 150 people including the crew. As reported by The Telegraph in the UK, this is the first plane crash of...