There is still some controversy about the threat represented by a collision between a drone and an aircraft. There have been a number of these collisions reported in the media, and although some turned out to be bird strikes, some are real done collisions. I believe the researchers investigating drone / plane collisions can tell …
A Giant Baby Step
There have been plenty of blog posts and tweets recently about the FAA granting CNN a waiver to fly drones over crowds. "Critical step forward", "unprecedented", "this is a first", "important milestone" are just some of the phrases used to describe this news. The drone CNN will be flying over our heads is the …