Airsight Blogs

Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) UAS Operations and the Future of Drones

What is Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS)?

Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) UAS operations are flown beyond the pilot's line of sight. These...

COVID Side-effects: Are prison visitor bans causing an increased use of drones for contraband delivery?

As COVID wages on, society is starting to notice how it's changing daily life. Some of these changes will be temporary, but others will have a...

US DoJ publishes guidance on police use of drones and recommends drone detection

The Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has released a report on the use of drones by public safety...

FAA Remote ID Rulemaking: The public has until March 2, 2020 to submit comments

The FAA published the long-anticipated Remote ID rulemaking on December 31 (Yay! Happy New Year!), and you have until March 02, 2020 to provide your...

How to unlock your drone and why we should not rely on UAS manufacturers for safety

"I'm getting fed up with all these restrictions," one pilot posted on the DJI Forum. "I've been limited to height and distance. I own the drone DJI...

What is a Drone?

A “drone” or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is one of multiple components in an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). “Drone” according to Webster’s...