Latest study shows drones pose minimal risk to national airspace

Latest study shows drones pose minimal risk to national airspace

Latest research by the e Mercatus Center shows birds to be more of a threat then drones Our analysis has been based on actual bird strikes, not near misses or simple sightings. We find in general that small UAS under 2kg pose a negligible risk to the safety of the national airspace. We estimate that 6.12×10−6 collisions will cause damage to an aircraft for every 100,000 hours of 2kg UAS flight time. Or to put it another way,…

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Luke Bannister’s team, Tornado X-Blades Banni UK wins £174,000.at first World Drone Prix in Dubai.

Luke Bannister’s team, Tornado X-Blades Banni UK wins £174,000.at first World Drone Prix in Dubai.

Flying for the UK-based Tornado X-Blades team, Luke out-performed 150 global teams in Dubai to become the first World Drone Prix champion, bringing home (£175,000) in the process ( $250,000 ). 150 pilots battled through the week for just 32 spots in the finals, which were held last Friday and Saturday on a custom-built, outdoor track. “Luke was always a threat,” says Australian pilot Chad Nowak who won a major tournament in Sacramento, USA, last year…

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Yuneec International Announces Pricing and Availability of Highly Anticipated Typhoon H

Yuneec International Announces Pricing and Availability of Highly Anticipated Typhoon H

The Award-Winning Typhoon H Offers Professional Capabilities at an Unprecedented Price Originally unveiled at CES 2016, where it won numerous top awards, Typhoon H redefines the enthusiast drone. Pricing of the initial ‘Advanced’ system is set at a highly competitive RRP of £1099.00. Also, for a limited time, the Typhoon H Advanced is being offered with a free Wizard controller, enabling team operation and GPS tracking of a subject. “We’re excited to bring our game-changing…

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Snap. Serious technology in a lean design.

Snap. Serious technology in a lean design.

Cutting Edge Camera We spared no expense with Sony Exmor IMX 377 1 / 2.3” camera sensor and the best processor money can buy. Top quality video doesn’t come cheap, but we think it’s worth it. Smart Battery Our battery keeps track of exactly how much charge it has left and even learns over time so it always knows exactly how much range you’ve got. Then we fuse this with GPS data to create what…

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ImiTec and Drone Ops Ltd announce UAV collaboration

ImiTec and Drone Ops Ltd announce UAV collaboration

Bristol based radiation mapping company, ImiTec Limited, and Newcastle based Drone Ops Limited, have announced a new collaboration for the provision of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems services. Droneops will be supporting ImiTec in the finals of the $1m United Arab Emirates’ Drone for Good competition which is being held in Dubai on 4 to 6 February 2016. ImiTec’s patented UAV based Advanced Autonomous Radiation Monitoring system can deliver low-altitude aerial meter resolution maps of radiation…

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