The FAA has partnered with Kittyhawk to redevelop B4UFLY to further their safety mission and create a new and improved mobile application to help recreational drone operators learn where they can and can't fly.
The project is being done at no cost to the FAA. The B4UFLY App will continue to be available to the public until the new App is deployed. The data will continue to be updated but no new features will be added. “We want to provide drone pilots with the best tools possible so they fly safely and responsibly,” said Acting FAA Administrator Dan Elwell. More drones to the rescue! After some of the viciously negative coverage that drones have received in the past couple of months -- often accompanied by breathless reports of drone shootings by folks who are fighting progress to the utmost... It sure is nice, this week, to see a fair amount of national coverage involving drones being used to search for, and evaluate, rescue and recovery operations following the tragic Southeastern US tornadoes that have killed 23 people, to date. A Chinese drone company has plans to undertake an initial public offering in the US, in order to raise approximately a half billion dollars... and no, it's NOT DJI. A
Reuters news report is quoting sources claiming that EHang is planning a US initial public offering (IPO) this year. While eHang has had it problems getting a toehold in a number of recreational and commercial drone markets, it has made a lot of news in the process. The five year old company made serious headlines three years ago with the first showings of the eHang 184... which looked like a multi-copter on steroids... All this -- and MORE in today's episode of the AMA Drone Report!!!
AMA Drone Report 03.07.19 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Thursday, March 7th, 2019... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Sophie Hurlock, Skylar Vanel, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- FAA To Update B4UFLY App
- Drones To The Rescue In AL
- eHang Plans US IPO
- FAA UAS Symposium Update
- Drones v Poachers
- Sentera PHX Update
- Aero-TV: DJI’s Mightiest Mavic – ANN Reviews The Mavic 2 Pro (Part 2)
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