Drones: US government bans quadcopters, RC airplanes, with components made outside US
FCC bans sale of new foreign made drone, RC hobby aircraft, and parts including batteries, motors, servos and controllers.
Drones: Danish “drone sightings” were not drones
They were conventional aircraft, not drones.
Drones: More likely hysteria than not
The hysteria is real: Reports of drones overflying airports in Denmark and Norway, and now the public is reporting drone sightings.
Follow up: Stupid drone pilot sentenced to prison
Highly educated but incredibly stupid - 14 days prison, 30 days home detention, 150 hours community service, $146,000 in restitution. His attorneys blamed "stupidity".
Drones: Guardian claims right wing groups plan to attack US with drones
Not clear that this is reality since it's in the Guardian.
Drones: 17 year old wins award for innovative drone design
Built a 3D printed tilt rotor drone.
Drones: Flying a hobby drone is one of the safest hobbies in the world
Contrary to media memes, flying a hobby drone may be among the safest hobbies in the world.
Drones: Guy who flew drone into firefighting aircraft pleads guilty
Peter Akemann, Ph.D., founder of Treyarch Corp ("Call of Duty") and later CEO of SkyDance, flew his drone, illegally, into a firefighting aircraft.
Drones: The Great Drone Hoax of 2024
How people notice something ordinary that has been going on for ages and turn it into mass delusion. We have been here before.