General
NEWS
- Ohio Community College Awards First-ever Drone Bachelor’s Degree
- Dawn Zoldi: why Colorado (and its military presence) is ripe for drone business
- NASA scores Wright Brothers moment with first helicopter flight on Mars
- Mars Helicopter - Blog about status, progress
- Sony – About the Airpeak Statement
- Iranian Defence Drone crash offers insight into military ambition and UAV development
Announcements
- What is Kroger Drone Delivery?
- UPS Flight Forward adds innovative new aircraft, enhancing capabilities and network sustainability
- Unmanned Safety Institute Partners with ULTRA to Promote UAS Industry Certifications in New Jersey School System
- Parrot Launches Bug Bounty with YesWeHack to Up Security Analysis
- These 2021 drone conferences are still happening
- Shenzhen International Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Expo - May 21 – 23, 2021
Public Safety and Commercial
- Drones Take Flight to Disinfect Sports, Entertainment Venues
- Increasing Adoption of Aerial Delivery Drones Driving Autonomous Last-Mile Delivery Market
- No “Drone Toll Lanes”: AUVSI Speaks Out Over Avigation Easements
- How are Drones Used on Jobsites? From DRONEII – These are the Top Commercial Applications
- Avigation is Not a Typo; it’s a Threat to Drone Ops, Say Two Industry Orgs
- Drone Swarms for Firefighting: the Future of Fire Supression?
FAA Information and News
- European Drone Regulations: EASA Basic Regulation, and What’s Next (Applies to EU)
- FAA UAS Symposium – Remotely Piloted Edition - Episode III June 9-10, Episode IV Sept. 14-15
- Airworthiness Records - A Guide for Owners and Pilots Part 2
- Know FAA Flight Rules and Police Yourself: Steve Rhode’s Public Safety Drone Column
- Canadian Drone Industry is Taking Off: An Insider View of Canada’s Regulations and New Developments
- Intro to Weather Briefings - Plus Webinars for May 1-15 (FAA)
For Drone Beginners and Current Flyers
- Free Mavic Mini 2 training can turn you from newbie to pro in a few hours
- These 3 new online DIY drone courses will take drone-building to the next level
- How to build a Raspberry Pi drone
- FAA Wings Program: Becoming a Better Drone Pilot, in Small Bites
- Drone program at Warren Community College prepares students for the future
- Drones so intuitive, even Tom & Jerry can fly (DJI promo)
Interesting Tech to Watch
- Here’s a Cool Idea: Sony Patents Drones for Noise Cancellation
- Researchers' new best friend? Robot dog gets to work
- Asylon and Boston Dynamics Partner on Robotic Security Platform that Combines Air and Ground-based Drones
- Jet suit innovation tested on Royal Marines
- ‘Bat-sense’ algorithm could be used to monitor people and property without cameras
- Generate 3D Models on Mobile Devices with 5cm Accuracy: New from Pix4D, the viDoc RTK Rover
Drone Organizations
Aerial Filming with 4K Camera Drones
- What Aerial Images Sell Best? Professional Stock Image Platform HOsiHO Answers Drone Photographers Questions
- LUTS, Log, 10Bit: Geeking Out on Camera Formats for Drones
- Drone Stock Images: HOsiHO is a Site by Artists, for Artists
- How to perfect the drone hyperlapse
- Drone Camera Filters For Landscape Photography Explained
- How To Aerial Film People And Best Drone Footage Of People
Thermal Vision Cameras Explained
Drone Add-ons
- Dedrone’s DroneTracker 4.1 can track and identify your drone in flight
- Dedrone Acquires the Anti Drone Shoulder Rifle, Batelle’s Drone Defender
- Dedrone wants to help the Department of Defense protect U.S. airspace from drone threats
- Epson Moverio BT-35E Smart Glasses
- Introducing Dedrone - Protect Your Airspace!
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LIPO Batteries
- Making batteries - (Tesla video)
- How long do LiPo batteries last, and how do I know if an old LiPo battery is safe to use?
- LiPo Battery Basics--Storage
- How do lithium-ion batteries work?
- DOT Ruling Bans Lithium-Ion Batteries As Passenger Airlines Cargo
- Lithium-Metal Battery Tech