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Drones and COVID-19

Tue, 12 May 2020 18:31:00 +0100

Drones do not need to be quiet to fight COVID-19

Mysterious Drone Squadrons

Dick Bowdler — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:36:00 +0000

Squadrons of drones are reported flying mysteriously at night in various parts of the US. Including through wind farms.

New Zealand power company using drones instead of helicopters

Dick Bowdler — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 10:56:00 +0000

Transpower trials drones in a bid to cut helicopter noise.

EASA High Level Conference on Drones

Dick Bowdler — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 10:19:00 +0000

The EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) discussed the impact of drones on the environment as well as safety and privacy issues at Amsterdam Drone Week this month. There was little about noise but Patrick Ky urged the European Parliament to agree acceptable noise levels last september.

Wing rejects handing responsibility for drone noise to Australian States

Dick Bowdler — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 18:30:00 +0000

UK will have to wait for new government for new UAV laws

Dick Bowdler — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:48:00 +0000

New laws to combat illegal use of unmanned aircraft and modernise airspace including controls of noise will have to wait as the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill has fallen away because of the UK election.

US First Drone Delivery?

Dick Bowdler — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:40:00 +0000

Virginia town becomes home to nation’s first drone package delivery service:

One solution to the delivery noise problem?

Dick Bowdler — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:42:00 +0000

A2Z Drone Delivery says it has developed a tethered delivery mechanism enabling UAVs to maintain a high AGL hover above a target before the package safely and accurately touches down. With this approach noise is mitigated by maintaining sufficient altitude.