(July 15, 2016) Recently, the Auburn Journal reported a Foresthill, California man has been arrested for allegedly flying a drone that interfered with aircraft fighting the Trailhead Fire in the Sierra foothills. "Eric Wamser, 57, was arrested Friday and booked into the Placer County jail. He is charged with interfering with firefighting operations, a misdemeanor," reported … [Read more...]
Utah Authorities to Allow Disabling of Drones During Fires
(Jul. 14, 2016) The Associated Press reported Utah authorities will likely be among the first in the nation to be allowed to disable or crash drones for flying too close to wildfires after lawmakers approve legislation. "Lawmakers voted Wednesday during a special session after at least one unmanned aircraft has plagued firefighters recently in the southern part of the … [Read more...]
Drone Detection System Announced
After four years of development, Aaronia has announced its new Drone Detection System. The Aaronia Drone Detector is used to detect the incursion of unwanted drones, based on the directional real-time measurement of the electromagnetic emissions of drones. It warns an operator when drones are in the area and send alerts. According to Aaronia, the system has no limitation … [Read more...]
FAA Releases Commercial Drone Rules
(June 21, 2016) The first operational rules for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or “drones”) has been finalized by the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration. “We are part of a new era in aviation, and the potential for unmanned aircraft will make it safer and easier to do certain jobs, gather information, and deploy … [Read more...]
Task Force Created To Assess the Risk of Collision Between Drones and Aircraft
(May 4, 2016) The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) recently announced the creation of a task force to assess the risk of collision between drones and aircraft. The task force will review all relevant occurrences, analyze any existing studies on the subject, study the vulnerabilities of aircraft (windshields, engines, and airframe), and consider the possibility to do … [Read more...]
Drones to Fly Medical Supplies in Rwanda
Zipline, a Bay Area startup funded by Yahoo founder Jerry Yang and Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen, and others, has raised $18 million to develop a fixed-wing drone system to fly medical supplies in Rwanda. Zipline founder, Keller Rinaldo, started Zipline in 2011 and is developing a system for delivering blood and other medical supplies to remote regions in the … [Read more...]
Drone Detection System Announced
After 4 years of development Aaronia introduces its new Drone Detection System. The Aaronia Drone Detector is used to detect the incursion of unwanted drones, based on the directional real-time measurement of the electromagnetic emissions of drones. It warns the operator when drones are in the area and send alerts. The rapid proliferation of micro/mini UAVs is a growing … [Read more...]
Dutch Police Training Eagles to Take Down Drones
Despite all the new regulations being in place, or being developed, for use of drones, they are prolific and inexpensive enough that invariably, there will be some level of misuse. While they can be jammed, forced to auto-land, or captured with nets, the result may be more dangerous than its worth. However, the Dutch National Police have started training eagles to take them … [Read more...]
FAA Announces Small UAS Registration Rule
Now that several near misses have been reported near airports, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a streamlined and user-friendly web-based aircraft registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS), that is, “drones”, weighing more than 0.55 pounds (250 grams) and less than 55 pounds (approx. 25 … [Read more...]
Troubleshooting EMI Seminar with Lee Hill: Interview
By Senior Technical Editor, Kenneth Wyatt. This interview was conducted on Dec 9th, 2015 in anticipation of the upcoming Troubleshooting EMI with Lee Hill: Identify, Characterize, and Prevent Interference Problems Seminar Tour hosted by Rohde & Schwarz and Interference Technology. The tour is running from March 10-24, 2016 in five different cities - Austin, TX; … [Read more...]
