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August 2019

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One third rise observed in UK drone incidents

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A research has shown that there has been an exorbitant increase in drone related incidents in the UK in 2018. About 125 dangerously close incidents were reported by the UK Airprox in the year which is almost 33% higher than 2017 when only 93 such encounters were recorded. The year 2016 saw only 71 such incidents. It is quite terrifying to learn that 39 out of the 125 such encounters took place at the UK’s busiest airport Heathrow.Read More »One third rise observed in UK drone incidents

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Drone not responsible for the airplane’s crash

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Not so long ago, a micro light airplane crash landed in New Zealand and was piloted by a journalist named Rod Vaughan who blamed a drone for the incident. The media put the drones to sword in its ensuing coverage of the incident. Here is a video compiled by Bruce, aka XJet on YouTube, who explains how an investigation conducted by the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand lends credence to his theory about the crash. He believes that excessive exposure to UV light damaged the plane’s windscreen which subsequently resulted in the crash.Read More »Drone not responsible for the airplane’s crash

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90 Year Old Suffering from Dementia Rescued by a Drone

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A video was released by the Xenia police of Greene County, Ohio which shows the rescue of a 90 year old woman suffering from dementia by a drone. The drone was greatly appreciated by her daughter, Beverly Brown, who attributed the rescue of her mother and her safe return home to the drone. It took about one hour to find the woman but it could have taken an enormous amount of time had it not been the drone. From the looks of things, it appears that it was the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual which rescued the old lady who was found during the day. There has been no clarification by the authorities with regard to the use of thermal cameras in the operation. The woman was brought home safely.Read More »90 Year Old Suffering from Dementia Rescued by a Drone