Tucson police chase 100 mph drone across city
New details are emerging about a drone that led police on a high-speed chase across Tucson before disappearing. Author: William Pitts Updated: 6:43 PM MST July 6, 2021
TUCSON, Ariz. It started with a near miss.
A Customs and Border Protection helicopter was taking off from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson on February 9, 2021. It was dark and around 10:45 at night.
Some sort of drone swooped in west of the base and almost hit the helicopter.
The CBP helicopter tried to follow it and Tucson PD s helicopter flew in to help. What happened next has baffled drone experts.
15 April 2021
Sharon Rossmark, CEO of Women And Drones has agreed to join the board of the Drone Service Providers Alliance (“DSPA”), a drone industry trade association. Sharon brings over a decade of board governance and leadership development along with extensive experience in unmanned aircraft.
“Women are a very strong community in drones and having their voice at the table is absolutely critical,” said Kenji Sugahara, CEO/President of the DSPA. “Sharon not only brings a much-needed perspective, but she also brings a strong set of management skills that will be crucial to the development of our organization. She has a proven track record running the vibrant community of Women And Drones and we are overjoyed that she has accepted a position.”
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Update: please don t call your local senator. Amendment 256 has been shelved for the time being. We re keeping this article up as representatives from DSPA predict that Senator Mike Lee will make another attempt to pass this bill in the near futre.
On Thursday, February 4, United States Senator Mike Lee (RâUtah) added an Amendment to the previously-defeated Drone Federalism Act. First proposed in 2017 by Lee, Senator Diane Feinstein (DâCA), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Senator Tom Cotton (RâAR), the bill would give states, counties, cities and local tribe governments the right to control, and possibly tax, airspace at the first 200 feet above ground level.
January 29, 2021
Proposed Mississippi drone laws are extremely problematic for the drone industry – and the Drone Service Providers Alliance (DSP) is calling on all operators in the state to educate themselves and their representatives.
If passed, the bills currently in committee could significantly impact Mississippi drone owners: and set dangerous precedents for other states.
“If these bills pass from committee into law, it has the very real potential of causing Mississippi drones owners to break the law daily,” says Vic Moss, Vice President of the Drone Service Providers Alliance and a professional drone operator.
Proposed Mississippi Drone Laws – and Federal Preemption
Local entrepreneur Paul Hsu appointed to FAA drone group [Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach]
Jan. 13 FORT WALTON BEACH A local entrepreneur with extensive expertise in aviation-related technology and a commitment to science and engineering education has been appointed to the Federal Aviation Administration’s Drone Advisory Committee.
Paul Hsu, founder and chairman of the HSU Educational Foundation in Fort Walton Beach, was appointed to the committee by former U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. His appointment was announced three days before Chao’s Monday resignation became effective.
“The Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) is key to helping the FAA keep pace with innovation while protecting safety,” Chao said in a news release announcing the appointment of Hsu and 11 other people to the committee.