Comcast will partner with the Aerial Sports League to host The Xfinity California Drone Speed Challenge – Level 2. Starting this month, drone pilot teams will compete in a multi-week, eSports-style “virtual qualifier” series through the VelociDrone racing simulator while winning teams will move on to compete, live, on July 19 for the championship at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA. A $25,000 prize purse is up for grabs as the fastest drone teams compete in
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation is planning a Drone Summit and Flight Expo for August 5-7. Participants include key industry representatives, technology pathfinders, influential government officials, and pioneering users. A dynamic agenda of keynote talks, panel discussions, and contributed presentations covers the spectrum of commercial and public safety UAS applications. A Flight Expo will showcase drone mission capabilities by flying demonstration missions on site during the conference. AMA scored another
"These operations and research will provide valuable insight into regulation and safety measures for UAS in the national airspace." Source: Travis Balthazor, Kansas State Polytechnic's UAS flight operations manager, on the grant of an FAA waiver to the school for BVLOS drone operations.
The Professional Helicopter Pilots Association (PHPA) was formed in the mid-1960’s and has a long history of volunteers who recognized the need for an organization that would help guarantee the strength of the industry for years to come.
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