Drone Helicopter Crash in Canada, Amazon Drone Delivery Yet to Take Off, How to Film a Protest Without a Waiver, Changing Dynamics of the Drone Industry, Drones for Good

Our first story is about a drone crash. This collision happened earlier this year in British Columbia when a Royal Canadian Mounted Police helicopter crashed with a police surveillance drone. Ironically enough, both the helicopter and drone were being used on a joint mission. The RCMP SkyRanger R60 surveillance drone is a tethered drone costing nearly $100,000. Luckily, no one was injured in this helicopter-drone crash. This incident certainly highlights the importance of communication procedures between manned and unmanned aircraft’s.

Our next story is about the drone delivery industry. Back in 2013, Amazon boss, Jeff Bezos famously predicted that drone delivery would become commonplace by 2018. We are in 2020. And Amazon drone delivery is yet to take off in a substantial manner. However, in a delightful little story, we share how Wing Aviation used their drone to deliver textbooks to school kids in the Montgomery school district.

Other topics discussed in today’s story include the changing dynamics of the drone industry, latest updates on the 2018 Gatwick fiasco, filming a protest with a drone, and much, much more…

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