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2018 FAI World Drone Racing Championships 01   Nov To 04   Nov   2 018   Shenzhen   CHN 24 World Cup contests are already registered on the FAI calendar for this third edition of the FAI Drone Racing World Cup. FAI Drone Racing Multi-rotor FPV – or drone – racing competitions consist of successive races in which several radio controlled model aircraft fight it out to be the fastest around a pre-determined circuit. The events can take place inside or outside, while each pilot taking part has a helper to assist him or her. The high-tech drones used are equipped with on-board video cameras that transmit FPV (first person view) images to headsets worn by the pilots, allowing them to steer the tiny aircraft around the race circuit. List of 2018 World Cup events (as of 28 March 2018): Event Location Dates 2018 Indonesia Drone Racing World Cup B...

Drone shows are an emergent use case, distinct from other drone applications like filming and photography. This use case typically calls for multiple drones flying simultaneously, often in formation and often synchronized and deeply integrated with light or projection effects, stage effects, or music. Verity Studios systems are advanced show automation systems designed for live performances that enable the control of one to potentially thousands of autonomous multirotors or other small flying machines. Source  

Industrial design studio PriestmanGoode has unveiled its vision for a fleet of urban delivery drones. Called Dragonfly, PriestmanGoode's concept is for an integrated system where autonomous drones become the primary service for mail deliveries in cities.  PriestmanGoode imagines the delivery drones working in conjunction with autonomous barges, which would act as charging stations and distribution hubs. After picking up parcels from these mobile hubs, the drones would deliver packages by docking on landing pads placed on the roofs and sides of buildings. Source

As every year, the SkyPixel platform has held a contest to choose the best photos taken in 2017 from unmanned aircraft. With more than 44,000 snapshots presented from 141 different countries, the images competed divided into two groups (Professionals and Enthusiasts) and also into three categories (Landscape, History and Portrait). In addition to nine qualified as Nominees and ten popular awards. These are the winners. They will leave you with your mouths open. Source

International Drone EXPO is a combination of trade show and conference which showcase and introduce drone products, constructing technique, and industrial application examples with a strong focus on practical use of drone products in a wide range of industries including logistics, security/surveillance, inspection, anti-disaster measures, instrumentation/observation, and agriculture/forestry/fisheries. Drone, Demo Flight, Components, Several solutions and related technologies will be exhibited. Notifications This show is a B2B show (only for those in the industry). It is not open to the general public. Those aged 16 or under are not allowed to enter. Industry attendees are not allowed to enter if accompanied by children. No childcare facilities are available. Those looking to take advantage of food tasting and samples are not allowed to enter. Correspondence will not be sent to what are, or appear to be, private addresses. It will only be sent to companies. Invitations w...

A record rise was realized on March 14 this year by a certain amateur - Denis Koryakin. Denis called it an experiment whose goal was to reach a height of 10 km and return safely to the take-off site. At the time of the experiment, the ambient temperature on the ground was -10 °, the lowest temperature was fixed at an altitude of 8 km: -50 °: Drone Reception: TrueRC 5.8GHz X²-AIR Antenna RHCP Receiver: Furious True-D V3.5 Diversity Receiver System Video transmission: Antenna FOXEER Thor 60mm RHCP / SMA PA1331 Video transmitter: Matek VTX-HV Management: TBS CROSSFIRE Motors: Cobra CM2206 / 1400 Regulators: T-Motor f30a PC: Matek: f405-AIO Propellers: Gemfan 7038 Battery: Assembling Li-ion 4s3p Weight: 1.06kg Sou rce

Airspace Systems Company develops high-speed drone with a shooting net gun to catch other drones. The device on which Airspace works will be autonomous - it will be able to navigate on its own and recognize the "enemy" drones using computer vision and radar / lidar systems in order to catch them in the network and deliver them to the right place, count in the company. It is assumed that such a drone will fly two to three times faster than the best consumer drones. In 2016, Airspace showed development testing - then the drone could not independently track the other drones. In addition, it became known that the US authorities are preparing a bill that allows the police to catch civilian drones.

InterDrone , The International Drone Conference and Exposition, is where the commercial UAV industry comes together. Connect with other drone pilots, service providers, UAS engineers and developers, UAV manufacturers, videographers and enterprise UAV end-users at the largest, commercially-dedicated show. InterDrone boasts the most comprehensive conference program along with drone courses and special events, including the InterDrone Film Festival, The International Drone Awards, the Women in Drones Luncheon – which InterDrone spearheaded into an industry-acclaimed event, as well as After Hours and meetups, designed for networking and keeping you up to date on the latest in drone news and the industry. Over  160+ drone manufacturers, sellers and solution providers  set to fill the expo floor at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. Explore every booth to connect directly with others in the commercial drone industry from pilots and engineers to service providers and manufacturers....

ATTEND The only pan-European event focused on drones for industrial use returns in 2018, this time to Amsterdam. With top-notch education, unparalleled networking and an exhibit floor of industrial-grade UAS, Commercial UAV Expo Europe is the must-attend event if keeping up with the newest technology and developments is a priority. EXHIBIT Commercial UAV Expo Europe’s singular focus on commercial drone applications puts you face-to-face with serious end-users. So qualified were the attendees at the inaugural event in 2017, that 75% of exhibitors booked their 2018 space during  the 2017 event. Take advantage of the concentration of industrial users integrating or expanding UAS. Book your space now. CONFERENCE Commercial UAV Expo Europe’s conference addresses critical issues commercial users face when it comes to drones: regulatory issues, data management, outsourcing vs. insourcing, systems integration and more. Find industry-specific content in vertical breakout tracks and un...

In Thailand, since January 9 this year, free use of unmanned aerial vehicles is prohibited. For the use of civil drones in Thailand, mandatory registration is required. Otherwise, the offender faces a prison sentence of up to 5 years and / or a fine of 200 thousand baht. According to the National Commission for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (NBTC) on October 12, 2017, to date, 7064 drones were registered. In addition, if your flying device has camera of any weight or the drone itself weighs more than 2 kilograms, you must additionally arrange insurance and obtain permission for flights from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).

The decision of a South African resident not to comply with the rules of the Kruger National Park and launching his quadrocopter into the air cost him dearly - the administration imposed a lifetime ban on visiting the park. The guest, whose name remained unknown to the public, launched a quadrocopter and flew over a group of baboons headed for the watering hole. Two visitors to the park, watching the hippos at the Nhalanganini dam, saw the man get out of the car and launch a drone for aerial shooting. They immediately reported this to the security services and soon the offender was caught. The man explained his behavior by the fact that he did not study the rules and did not know about the prohibition to use drones. When asked about the purpose of launching the quadrocopter, he said that he shot a movie about life in the wild. South African was convicted of violating the law on the protection of protected areas, prohibiting the flight of any apparatus at an altitude of less than...

On February 9, the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea took place. One of the most memorable parts of the show was the dance of hundreds of luminous quadrocopters in the sky. The show of quadrocopters was organized by Intel, which has been working for several years on technologies for creating and managing a drones swarm. Intel engineers can simultaneously launch 1218 Shooting Star Mini quadrocopters into the air and make them dance synchronously. Drones formed in the sky a giant silhouette of a snowboarder, and then lined up in the symbol of the Olympics - a figure of five rings. This show set a new world record for the number of drones, simultaneously raised in the sky. It is reported that the record will go to the Guinness Book of Records. During the last record set in Germany in 2016, Intel managed to raise 500 drones in the air.