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Since the 2010 launch of the Parrot AR. Drone, consumer interest in drones has skyrocketed. DJI’s ubiquitous Phantom, originally released in 2013, has spawned multiple iterations and the company has further developed product lines like the Spark and Mavic to fill various niches and price points. petapixel.com »
A drone pilot has enraged the entire UAV community after sharing a video in which he flew his drone directly above a passenger jet flying out of Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport. The stunt was captured in a video by the camera drone, which shows it facing the jet before turning to fly in the same direction and quickly dropping altitude to get closer to the aircraft. dpreview.com »
Californian action camera manufacturer GoPro has laid off between 200 and 300 staff, according to a report by TechCrunch. The report claims the redundancies have been made in the division of the company that builds it aerial offering—the Karma drone—and that GoPro cited a need to "better align our resources with business requirements" as the reason for the layoffs. dpreview.com »
In a landmark case for aerial photography health and safety, a Seattle drone pilot was found guilty of reckless endangerment on Friday. The man was sentenced to 30 days in jail as well as a US$500 fine. digitalrev.com »
No, you aren’t dreaming. Karma, the ill-fated drone launched last year by GoPro, has returned! After a massive recall in November 2016, units are now on sale again with the issue behind its highly-publicised malfunctions apparently solved. digitalrev.com »
Seattle drone operators are in the news again, and that's not a good thing. A man whose drone struck a parade-goer in 2015 has been convicted of a gross misdemeanor – which may signal what's to come for another drone operator who recently flew his drone into the Space Needle. dpreview.com »