A Federal Aviation Administration official warned this week about the dangers of even small unmanned aircraft, pointing specifically to a recent close call involving a drone and a commercial airliner that could have had “catastrophic” results.
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South Korea: Drones ‘Confirmed as North Korean’
Three small UAS recovered near the inter-Korean border in recent months came from North Korea, South Korea’s defence ministry says. South Korean and US experts reached the conclusion based on data recovered from the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
FAA Fines Operator for Reckless Flight After New York Crash
The Federal Aviation Administration fined David Zablidowsky $2,200 for a September incident in which he flew a quad-copter off a building on East 38th Street in Manhattan. The FAA said Zablidowsky didn’t get permission from air-traffic controllers to fly the drone, which hit two high-rises before crashing near Grand Central Terminal. Continue reading
South Korean Military UAS Crashed into Mountain near Seoul
A South Korean military UAS crashed near Seoul on Thursday, but no one was hurt, an army official said. The RQ-101 crashed into a mountain in Yangju, just north of Seoul, at around 11:44 a.m. as it was returning to an army base after a routine training mission, the official said.
$250K Police UAS Crashes into Texas Lake
Divers scoured the bottom of Lake Conroe in the hope of recovering a controversial $250,000 police UAS that crashed into the water Friday. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the remote-controlled helicopter, which was bought in 2011 with a federal grant, suffered a malfunction and went down during an exercise over the lake. Continue reading
South Korea has New Evidence UAS Came from North
South Korea said on Friday that it found additional evidence pointing to North Korea as the sender of unmanned surveillance aircraft found in recent weeks near the inter-Korean border. Continue reading
Triathlon Organisers Issue Statement on UAS Incident
Further to the incident in which a competitor in the Endure Batavia Triathlon in Geraldton, Western Australia, was injured by a UAS, the organisers have released the following statement: Continue reading
Alabama Army Team Investigates RQ-7 Shadow Crash
A team from the U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center at Fort Rucker, Ala., is at Fort Indiantown Gap investigating last week’s RQ-7 Shadow crash in Union Township. Teams from the center conduct investigations any time there is an crash involving Army aircraft, said Pennsylvania National Guard spokesman Staff Sgt. Matt Jones. Continue reading