Thu, Oct 26, 2017
President Trump has directed SecTrans Elaine Chao to launch an initiative to safely test and validate advanced operations for drones in partnership with state and local governments in select jurisdictions.
The UAS Integration Pilot Program implements a directive signed by the President, and the results will be used to accelerate the safe integration UAS into the national airspace and to realize the benefits of unmanned technology in our economy. The Drone Racing League (DRL) and The General Sport Authority (GSA) of Saudi Arabia have announced the 2018 DRL Allianz World Championship will take place in Saudi Arabia next September. The 2018 DRL Allianz World Championship will be the first professional drone race staged in the kingdom. Marking the 7th and final event of the 2018 DRL Season, the Allianz World Championship will push eight FPV pilots to race custom-built DRL drones in excess of 90 miles per hour through a complex, three dimensional racecourse, fighting to be crowned the World's Greatest Drone Pilot. The city of Haysville, KS, has approved a new drone-use policy, allowing drone pilots to take-off and land UAS in all Haysville parks. This decision affects over a dozen city-owned parks and
reserve areas in the town -- which is south of aviation-centric Wichita. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of the AMA Drone Report!!!
AMA Drone Report 10.26.17 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Thursday, October 26th, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- President Trump, Secretary Chao Announce Drone Integration Pilot Program
- DRL Announces 2018 Allianz World Championship In Saudi Arabia
- Kansas Town Allows Drone Flight In Local Parks
- Nano Drones Market Being Driven By The Huge Demand From Consumer Sector
- Oregon Man Admits To Shooting Down Drone
- ECA: Drone, Airline & Helicopter Pilots Identify Common Challenges
- California Firefighting Efforts Slowed By A Drone
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "AMA Drone Report" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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