#dronesafety — Public Fediverse posts
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Amazon MK30 Crash-Lands in Darlington Garden, Exposing CAA Contingency Gap https://www.allforgardening.com/1904971/amazon-mk30-crash-lands-in-darlington-garden-exposing-caa-contingency-gap/ #Amazon #AmazonMK30 #AmazonPrimeAir #CAADroneTrial #DroneCrashDarlington #DroneDelivery #DroneSafety #garden #UKDrones
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Some cities launch drones within seconds of a 911 call — what was once experimental is now routine for police, fire and search teams.
At DRONERESPONDERS the FAA says it’s shifting from case-by-case waivers to scalable rules and reopened BVLOS comments (3,000+).
Will policy keep pace?
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GAO flags rising scrutiny as drone deliveries scale: watchdog warns BVLOS expansion needs stronger safety, detect-and-avoid, data transparency and federal coordination.
Congress & FAA watching. #DroneSafety
https://dronelife.com/2026/02/11/gao-drone-delivery-oversight-bvlos-safety/
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Heads up, drone pilots: EASA and DJI teamed up to boost safe, legal flying.
DJI’s Fly Safe updated to meet geo-awareness rules; from Jan 2026 class‑labelled DJI drones will use only official UGZ maps.
Check EASA’s UGZ links. #DroneSafety
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First civilian hurt by a UK police drone: Kent's M30T struck an overhead cable in Aug, injuring a child.
AAIB ran a record-only probe mainly on the pilot's account.
Raises major questions about police drone oversight. #DroneSafety
https://dronexl.co/2026/01/09/aaib-record-only-kent-police-drone-crash/
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DJI apparently forgot that "National Park" and "prohibited" aren't synonyms for "drone playground" 🎮📸. Maybe next time they'll remember to include a "Do Not Disturb" sign for the skies 🚫✈️. At least their marketing team got creative—by blissfully ignoring all the rules! 🙄👏
https://dronexl.co/2025/10/12/dji-mavic-4-pro-drone-footage-prohibited-national-parks/ #DJI #NationalPark #DroneRegulations #DoNotDisturb #CreativeMarketing #DroneSafety #HackerNews #ngated -
Two Men Arrested for Flying Drone on Airport Runway to ‘Take Photo of Food Stand’ https://petapixel.com/2025/08/06/two-men-arrested-for-flying-drone-on-airport-runway-to-take-photo-of-food-stand/ #dronesafety #Technology #airport #arrest #drone #News #Law
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As an FAA-licensed drone pilot, I perform pre-flight checks, especially after software updates. However, even thorough testing can miss subtle issues, as seen in Amazon's recent drone crashes. Kudos to the FAA and Amazon for grounding flights until the issue was resolved.
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/18/1957205/why-two-amazon-drones-crashed-at-a-test-facility-in-a-december
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Alphabet’s Wing launches OpenSky, a safety app for Australian drone operators - Drone delivery service Project Wing (or just Wing as it’s now called) graduated from Google X last y... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/a9UoC5dpdNk/ #transportation #dronedelivery #dronesafety #projectwing #australia #alphabet #drones #google #apps #wing