17 November 2019Researchers from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Oklahoma State University have conducted research on the ability of pilots to visually detect small unmanned aircraft on final approach.
25 October 2018In a recent study, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers revealed results from a small drone (sUAS) detection study performed near Daytona Beach International Airport in Florida, USA.
22 October 2018The UK Airprox Board (UKAB) reported that a Boeing 787 Dreamliner came within 10 feet of a drone near London-Heathrow Airport, UK.
The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) published their review of aviation safety regulation of drones.
The Italian accident investigation board ANSV published it’s Annual Report over 2017, drawing attention to 46 drone incidents over the past year in Italy.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) reported that it published the first formal Opinion on safe operations for small drones in Europe.
The Flight Safety Foundation sent a letter to Dr. Fang Liu, ICAO secretary general, urging ICAO to accelerate regulation of recreational drones.
29 November 2017A research team from the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) released a report that concludes that drones that collide with large manned aircraft can cause more structural damage than birds of the same weight for a given impact speed.
Police in the United Kingdom are set to be given powers to prevent the unsafe or criminal use of drones as part of a new package of legislation.
The UK Airprox Board detailed 16 airprox incidents involving aircraft and drones, four of those were considered serious.