Utah Dept. of Transportation – AASHTO Event

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is holding its Spring Meeting May 20 thru May 23rd. Sundance Media Group will be showcasing drone technology as a new piece of their workflow on May 20th.  JOIN US in Park City to see the AVOC put to work with an Autel Evo, a Yuneec H520, [...]

Pix4D Public Safety Workshop – Idaho Falls

Description Kickstart your public safety workflow by learning about Pix4D's recommended best practices when capturing and processing aerial and terrestrial images. This is a technical workshop organized in partnership with Pix4D for public safety professionals using drones to document vehicular collisions. The workshop will introduce you to creating accurate reconstructions and improving final results. By registering for [...]

AC 107-2 Maintenance, Batteries, and Logging

Maintenance of any aircraft system is a basic requirement, and UAS are no different. All too frequently, UAS operators/pilots arrive on scene, take a drone out of its case (assuming the aircraft lives in a case), and puts it into the air. While this may seem too simplified, a recent survey polling 107 certificate holders [...]

Downloading Telemetry Logs from Yuneec H520 Aircraft

Retrieving Telemetry Logs from Yuneec ST16S and H520 ST16S 1. Power on ST16S 2. Insert micro USB cable into ST16S USB FRONT port 3. Insert USB cable into computer port 4. Open File Explorer 5. Navigate to ST16S (anzhen4_mrd7_w) Users can also rename their ST16S at this point; it's a good practice if the agency/organization [...]

Update? Calibrate!

Software and firmware run the world of UAS, and some developer/manufacturers offer/require frequent updates. Updates are a component of the maintenance process for any UAS and should be manually checked at minimum, every 30 days. We recommend that any old software/firmware versions be archived if possible, in the event of problems encountered with a new [...]

Government Expo – The National Drone Show 2018

Join Douglas Spotted Eagle at the for a full day sUAS Workshop DC Post|Production Conference A three-day training event, the DC Post | Production Conference is designed for professionals in TV, video, film, motion graphics and new media who wish to maximize their creativity and efficiency and improve their technical skills. Sessions are geared toward [...]

Press Release: Nevada Highway Patrol A.V.O.C Tour

Our partners within the Nevada Department of Public Safety and the Nevada Highway Patrol have issued a Press Release for the guided tour of the Sundance Media Group A.V.O.C. (Aerial Vehicle Operations Center) this coming Thursday - August 30th.  JOIN US for a guided walk-through at 1:30pm. Read their full Press Release here:  AVOC guided tour at [...]

NAB NY 2019

          Why come to NAB Show New York? "Attending NAB Show (New York) brings awareness and appreciation for how changes in technology drive platform decisions regarding new projects anticipating a world audience particularly in news gathering."   Shoot to post training. A two-day training event featuring a variety of training for [...]

UNDERSTANDING TURBULENCE for sUAS

UNDERSTANDING TURBULENCE for sUAS   As sUAV/drones become more and more popular, it seems that more and more of them are striking the sides of buildings, trees, or poles without the pilot understanding why. “It was flying fine and all of a sudden it zipped up and into the side of the building.” “Everything was great until [...]

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