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Queens DA Hopes to Toughen Up on Drones Following Airport Mishaps

By atesmeh | August 5, 2015

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Queens District Attorney Richard Brown wants law enforcement to crack down on illegal drones after three drones were recently spotted by pilots near Kennedy Airport. Brown reiterated that in New York, the practice of flying a drones near an airport carries up to seven years in prison upon conviction. The Federal Aviation Administration can also administer fines of up to $25,000 for such violations. “It’s about time that all of us took this a lot more seriously, and there’s no question that people on the ground and the flying public is being jeopardized,” Brown told WCBS 880.

In other drone related news, NASA is building a prospecting drone that could be used to find minerals and other resources on Mars. Named the Extreme Access Flyer (EAF), the drone would fly by using cold-gas jets that emit oxygen or water vapor, allowing it to thrust. Also, a Texas Congressman said he envisions a day where drones could deliver food from Whataburger

Queens DA Looks To Crack Down On Drones Near Airports

After three drone sightings by pilots at Kennedy Airport last weekend, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown is warning users that under state law they could face up to seven years in prison …
Read more at CBS New York »


NASA Wants to Fly Drones on Mars to Look for Natural Resources

NASA is building a prospecting quadcopter that can fly in Mars’s atmosphere to look for minerals and other natural resources in places that are inaccessible to land rovers. Due to the extremely thin atmosphere …
Read more at The New Times »


Texas Congressman: I dream of the day Whataburger delivers with drones

U.S. Rep. Will Hurd wants to live one of his dreams. In it, he is traveling in a self-driving vehicle, crossing his congressional district. He phones in an order to a Whataburger restaurant …

Read more at San Antonio Express-News »


A better use for delivery drones: transporting medical samples in remote places: http://t.co/MbxPlQFsNa http://t.co/deK7rNq58i

— Fast Company (@FastCompany)
2015-08-05T20:45:04Z



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