Drone News: Drone Ban, Green Day Concert, FLIR & AirData, 3 Suspects Caught by a Drone, & SkyeBrowse

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update we have 5 stories for you:
Drone ban updates, Green Day concert paused for drone flight,
FLIR and AirData partner, 3 men in a stolen vehicle were found
using a drone, and SkyeBrowse updates everyone to Lite
Processing!





First up, The house has voted to pass the Countering CCP Drones
Act. This is a setback that was expected but it changes little.
Representative Stefanik stated during her speech “Over the last
seven years, the US government has publicly confirmed time and
time again that DJI drones are being used to collect information
on US critical infrastructure and pose significant risks to US
national security,” Not sure where the evidence is, but we’d love
to see it. The Countering CCP drones act was also passed with the
House NDAA, so the bill has already passed before. Both bills
still must still go through the Senate prior to landing on the
President’s desk. It doesn’t matter what vertical you’re in, now
is a great time to weigh in on this issue, and educate your
senators and representatives. If you’re having trouble with where
to start, head over to the DAA website, which is linked below.
Next up, Green Day rushed off stage this week after security
spotted a drone in the stadium. Detroit Police confirmed the
interruption to the show was due to a drone and that the operator
was located and detained. Currently, it’s unclear what drone was
flying or how close it was to the band. An important note was
that this did not qualify for a stadium TFR, and no TFR was in
place. This brings up an interesting situation where a Part 107
pilot could legally operate over the stadium with a category 1 or
2 drone. We’ll keep you updated when we see more. Third, FLIR and
AirData UAV have partnered to provide SIRAS flight tracking. If
you’re unfamiliar with the FLIR SIRAS, it’s a quadcopter with a
640x512 FLIR Hadron series sensor designed for industry and
public safety. The integration with AirData uses SIRAS’s offline
log-export and isn’t connected to the internet. For users of the
SIRAS, AirData is a great tool and one that we use for tracking
our aircraft’s flights, battery cycles, and determining what when
wrong if things do. Fourth, a shout out to some students from
Gaston County Police. Gaston County police used a drone this week
to assist in recovering a stolen vehicle and arresting 3 men who
fled the stolen vehicle after a car chase. The drone was utilized
after officers lost sight of the vehicle when it drove into a
soybean field. A Gaston County Police Officer was part of the
drone unit, and launched to determine where the vehicle went.
Once the police officer found the vehicle, they began to track
the suspects, locating them in the field attempting to evade
police. All 3 suspects were taken into custody without incident.
Great use of the drone! Next, SkyeBrowse has updated everyone on
the Freemium plan to Lite processing! This will increase the
quality of all models from folks with free accounts. If you're
unfamiliar with SkyeBrowse, the program uses video from nearly
anything to make 3D models. You can sign up for free and start
making models immediately. Models can be accessed on any device
and can be easily marked up for measurement and shared as needed.
And to wrap up, check out this clip for something coming next
week…
https://dronexl.co/2024/09/10/us-house-votes-to-ban-new-dji-drones/
https://dronexl.co/2024/09/05/green-day-interrupted-mid-song-by-drone-threat-at-detroit-concert/
https://www.flir.com/suas/ https://airdata.com/about
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_jIAlFTnbf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&img_index=1