About the Workshop Experienced field UAV (drone) instructors will offer this practical Night UAV flight training course to equip remote pilots with the knowledge, skills and confidence to pilot an UAV at night safely, efficiently and effectively. Greater than 70 percent of our flying information comes through the eye and the eye is easily fooled [...]
Session Number:DRONE Room:1E17 Saturday, October 28, 2017: 10:15 AM - 4:00 PM Speaker(s) Speaker/Presenter Douglas Spotted Eagle Description Who Should Attend Editors, photographers, filmmakers, drone pilots and anyone wanting to know more about the burgeoning world of UAVs/drones should attend. Add UAVs to your toolset. Understand which drone is best for various purposes, capture the [...]
About the Workshop Sundance Media Group (SMG) will offer practical Night UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, otherwise known as drone) flight training course to equip UAV pilots with the knowledge, skills and confidence to pilot your UAV at night safely, efficiently and effectively. Greater than 70 percent of our flying information comes through the eye and the [...]
Join Douglas of Sundance Media Group and Yuneec, along with Joey Parker of Westwind as they present UAV for Law Enforcement at the ALEA (Airborne Law Enforcement Association) Safety Summit event in Pensacola, Florida at the ALEA Safety Summit. Also presenting is David Martel of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Douglas Spotted Eagle is [...]
Yuneec Typhoon H near Red Rock Canyon 2017 brings an opportunity of a total solar eclipse, a rare and exciting event. In recent times, the only place to view a full eclipse has been unpractical as being in remote areas or on the ocean have been the only viewpoints of quality. This year is much [...]
With the FAA’s announcement of the new FAR Part 107, there seems to be a tremendous confusion about obtaining a 107 certification. Drones Plus is happy to assist in this, as truly, it’s not very difficult. Here’s a quick-start guide to receiving your very own Part 107 certification from the FAA (when it becomes available, and [...]
An understanding of the Drone Code may help clarify the lines the FAA and UAS/UAV/drone owners have drawn in the sand for each other, and like sand on a beach, the Drone-Code may seem to shift at the whims of legislation, lobbyists, manufacturer organizations, government agencies, and UAS users. It doesn’t. However, like a beach, sometimes [...]
Communities, states, and even the Fed are discussing potential breach of personal privacy from sUAVs in the skies of today and more importantly, skies of tomorrow. First and foremost, let’s dispel the thought that privacy in the modern world actually exists at all. Somewhere, some how, some system is monitoring, reporting, storing, and targeting each [...]
Everything in life has rules and most everyone complains about them from time to time. “Traffic is bad today, why can’t I just drive on the sidewalk?” “I just need a quick snack, no one will notice that I swiped a bag of peanuts from the store...” Drones are no different. Each morning I get [...]
Recently I was asked “When do you choose to catch your drone vs landing your drone?” Catching a drone in midflight seems to be a badge of honor amongst some drone pilots and the reasoning behind it is baffling. It’s “so easy to do” there are even videos that teach drone operators how to catch their drone. [...]
