Drone incidents drop in the EASA’s 2021 annual safety report

Bruce Crumley -
European UnionDrone SafetyEASA
EASA drone incident

The European Union’s air transport regulator, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), has issued its latest annual safety review, which in terms of drones shows a drop in incidents and accidents across the board.

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Iris Automation, Sagetech provide comprehensive risk mitigation solution

Bruce Crumley -
Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)Drone SafetyIris AutomationDetect and Avoid

Flight navigation tech specialists Iris Automation and Sagetech Avionics are teaming up to provide a one-stop shopping solution to ensure cooperative and noncooperative detection and air risk mitigation for both drones and crewed aircraft.

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Detroit’s Airspace Link grabs $23M in new funding to advance drone safety

Ishveena Singh -
Drone RegulationsDrone Safety

Airspace Link is now one step closer to its mission of building a Waze for drone pilots and supporting safe integration of drones into the national airspace.

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New Ken Heron drone crash compilation video is awesome

Scott Simmie -
Drone SafetyDrone crash

We enjoy Ken Heron’s YouTube work. He infuses his reviews with a great sense of humor. And, trust us, his latest drone crash compilation video is a blast.

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Iris Automation: A closer look at detect and avoid

Scott Simmie -
Drone Safety

Iris Automation has been in our peripheral vision for a few years now. So we thought it would make sense to take a look at what the company does, as its products offer the ability for a drone to detect (and avoid) other crewed aircraft.

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Want simple drone insurance? Try SkyWatch

Scott Simmie -
Drone Safety

So you’re set for a recreational flight. Something goes wrong, and a bystander gets clipped with a prop. Before you know it, there’s a lawsuit and they’re seeking damages of $750,000. This could, unless you’ve literally got money to burn, wipe you out. But there’s a better way: insurance.

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