Flight school Revolution Aviation has partnered with aerial photography company Ultimate Drone Productions to begin offering cinematography services via UAS.
Through this partnership, Newport Beach, California-based Revolution Aviation—primarily known as its U.S.-registered trademark EatSleepFly—and Ultimate Drone Productions will provide a “full service photo and video cinematography production services.”
According to a press release published by Vertical Magazine, the demand for aerial imagery in Southern California is out-pacing supply, as there are just approximately 20,000 registered commercial UAS services in all 50 states.
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DJI launches new Local Data Mode to stem privacy concerns
Drone maker DJI, the leader in the consumer UAS field, today launched a new Local Data Mode that allows users to fly without internet data transfer.
The move comes after the U.S. Army ordered its members to stop using off-the-shelf systems from China-based DJI, saying its drones could retain and transmit sensitive data, including the time and location of drone flights.
The new privacy mode stops internet traffic to and from the DJI Pilot app, using instead Local Data Mode, which doesn’t send or receive any data over the internet.
AUVSI Statement on FAA Authorization Extension
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 28, 2017
Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786
From Unmanned Systems Magazine: ISIS, CHINa, rUSSIa FUeL NeW GrOWTH IN UaS SeNSOrS aNd TeCHNOLOGIeS
In this first of two articles, we will look at the 10-year future for the military unmanned aircraft sensor market, focusing on U.S. systems and programs, including international markets for U.S. systems.
UAS have primarily served as sensor trucks, and will largely continue to do so despite the growth of armed drones. Although Teal Group Corp. sees combat UAVs (UCAVs) as a major growth area, these and other UAS will continue to serve as vehicles for bringing ISR and other sensors to bear on an area or target — targeting sensors will just be more sophisticated and expensive.
New Jersey’s Mercer County Community College and ABJ Drones launch UAS pilot certification program
Thanks to a partnership with ABJ Drones, Mercer County Community College (MCCC) in West Windsor Township, New Jersey is introducing a new program to provide certification for UAS pilots.
ABJ, which is a provider of UAS and commercial UAS services, will provide the instructors for the program, as well as the most up to date, hands-on UAS technology.
ABJ will also include MCCC students in its network of commercial UAS pilots, with opportunities for employment after they complete the UAS curriculum.
Ford and Lyft partner to work on self-driving vehicles
Ford and Lyft have announced a new partnership that will “help both companies progress toward a more affordable, dependable and accessible transportation future” using self-driving vehicles, according to Sherif Marakby, Ford Vice President, Autonomous Vehicles and Electrification.
Autonomous Air Taxi completes first test flight in Dubai
The Autonomous Air Taxi (AAT), which is expected to be used for the world’s first self-flying taxi service, recently completed its maiden concept test flight at a location near a park in Dubai.
The vehicle has been supplied by a Germany-based specialist manufacturer of autonomous air vehicles called Volocopter.
“After the remarkable success of the first driverless metro in the region, we are glad to witness today the test flight of the Autonomous Air Taxi,” says HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai.
AUVSI Novus Unmanned to Bring Together Startups, Investors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 25, 2017
Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786
UAS integration seen posing challenges for air traffic management
The integration of unmanned aircraft systems into national airspaces worldwide will have profound implications for air traffic control systems, which need to be modernized even as this new challenge arises.
Several speakers at the Second Global Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Symposium, sponsored by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, addressed these issues on the third and final day of the conference.
Robert Stallard, of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations (IFATCA), said air traffic management systems are still working with technology developed in the 1950s and 1960s.
A digital revolution has occurred in the world, but “we’ve not had our digital revolution yet,” he said.
So You Want to Fly a Drone
Recent industry analysis named drone pilots as one of the fastest growing job markets. As more companies and industries look to unmanned technology to improve their businesses, capable and licensed pilots are in increasing demand. Individuals interested in becoming a commercial drone pilot face questions such as, how to get certified, where to seek training, and what industries need drone pilots.
This webinar will feature input from remote pilot instructors and pilots working in industries from utilities and infrastructure to real estate and photography. Instructors will outline training resources and certification requirements; followed by a discussion of experiences entering the commercial pilot job market and the types of missions they have flown.
