This week, a recreationally operated drone got a little too close to President Obama’s motorcade, drawing the attention of the Secret Service and illustrating the challenges to security that drones represent. The operator immediately landed the drone when requested by agents and it looks like the Secret Service is treating the “incursion” as inadvertent and the man was not charged. Hopefully, he was at least allowed to keep any footage he captured…it might be worth the i

This story has been making the rounds over the last day or so and it illustrates how, even in a controlled environment, drone flying can be dangerous. When you see the impact of the drone when it hits the ground and think about the forces involved, Marcel Hirscher is a lucky man. Based on the race director’s comments, pilot error/carelessness played at least a small part in the incident. When we operate on a movie shoot, we carefully plan the area in which we’ll be flying o

Owners of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) weighing between 0.55 and 55 pounds are required to register their drones via a new web-based system that went live recently. Registration will make enforcement of the current regulations easier and will also enable the FAA to investigate any drone-related incidents that may occur. In general, all drones must be registered within the following timelines: * If you operated your drone before December 21, 2015, you must registe