Jake Lamb

Waiting three months for drone authorization from the FAA may soon become a nightmare of the past. Get ready for instant approval to fly in controlled U.S. airspace thanks to AirMap and the LAANC (Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability) program. The launch of the LAANC pilot program is the culmination of a year of […]

Imagine the shock on Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Carmelo Anthony’s face when he tweeted images of the team’s charter plane that now had a massive dent in the nose — after all, the plane had been fine when they took off from Minnesota. “What possibly could we have hit in the SKY at this […]

President Donald J. Trump’s memorandum to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao called for an initiative to safely test operations for drones in partnership with state and local governments in select jurisdictions. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program will be used to accelerate the integration of UAS into the national airspace […]

A drone struck a plane on one of its wings while on approach to Québec City’s Jean Lesage International Airport on Thursday. The plane was operated by local charter airline Skyjet. “This is the first time a drone has hit a commercial aircraft in Canada. I am extremely relieved that the aircraft only sustained minor […]

The FAA’s panel of experts and law enforcement officials could not agree on the specifics of tracking civilian drones, such as what models should be radio tracked, and whether or not size and weight should be determining factors. The panel is wrapping up as the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the first case of […]

If you had plans to take scenic shots of the Statue of Liberty, or diving the Hoover Dam with your new racing quad — we’re looking at you, Paul ‘Nurk’ Nurkkala and your viral train video — the FAA may have just ruined your next drone adventure. Beginning on October 5, the FAA is “using […]

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sent three of the Department of Environmental Conservation’s drones and two operators to Puerto Rico to assist the New York Power Authority in restoring the island’s grid and carrying out other emergency response missions. Training at the FAA’s UAS test site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, 14 DEC pilots […]

A federal judge in Massachusetts issued the first ruling in the U.S. addressing the right of states and municipalities to regulate drone use. The landmark decision ruled that the city of Newton, MA, did not have the authority to impose a ban on unmanned aircraft flights below 400 feet, prohibit flights over private and public […]

The aviation arm of the United Nations is sponsoring a two-day event in Montreal, where participants like Amazon Inc., the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Boeing Co., General Electric Co., two leading industry trade associations, and researchers from China and Brazil will gather to meet about the booming drone industry. “(The event) isn’t likely to […]

Drones can be used for a variety of search and rescue operations, but anyone who puts a drone in the air during a natural disaster has to be 100 percent sure they can do so safely. Drones can have a much more negative impact during and immediately following a severe storm if they are flown […]