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Students are gaining the upper hand over their teachers when it comes to drones

FAA administrator Michael Huerta announced plans to make it easier for students to fly unmanned aircraft as part of their coursework.

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The Freshwater Trust has partnered with Portland State University’s Sustainable Water, Energy

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What's That Smell? NASA’s Gas-Sniffing Drone Can Spot Methane Leaks More Accurately Than Previous Instruments

In hopes to improve the safety in the natural gas industry, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has successfully flight-tested a 3DR Iris+ equipped with a miniature methane detector.

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State Senators Introduce Higher Education UAS Modernization Act

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Meet the dazzling flying machines of the future

When you hear the word "drone," you probably think of something either very useful or very scary. But could they have aesthetic value? Autonomous systems expert Raffaello D'Andrea develops flying machines, and his latest projects are pushing the boundaries of autonomous flight -- from a flying wing that can hover and recover from disturbance to an eight-propeller craft that's ambivalent to orientation ... to a swarm of tiny coordinated micro-quadcopters. Prepare to be dazzled by a dreamy, swirling array of flying machines as they dance like fireflies above the TED stage.

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Announcing The Solo Flight Simulator | 3DR | Drone & UAV Technology

At long last, the Solo flight simulator is here! To help new users learn how to fly without having to put their copter in the air — and to give all users the chance to hone their skills anytime, anywhere — 3DR has released the Solo flight simulator

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3DR attends the C-UAS meeting

We just got back from Park City, Utah at the Center for Unmanned Systems meeting.  We had a great time as a guest and thank you to Brad Whitby for the invite.

 Check out more info on the center here

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3DR Iris+ footage from ANiSEED in Antarctica

Drone footage from a field trip to the Mount Murphy area in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica November 2015-January 2016. Filmed by Steve Roberts and Al Doherty using a 3DR IRIS+ drone fitted with a gimbal mounted GoPro Hero4 camera. Spectacular footage!

Check out their project here

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Iris+ in the Antarctic

Photo by Steve Roberts 

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Sequoia Multispectral Camera powered by 3DR Solo

A new camera by Parrot

Parrot released a new lightweight 4 band multispectral camera called ‘Sequoia’ that can be carried by 3DR Solo for vegetation (NDVI) calculations and mapping.

This camera should make the 2016 field season pretty exciting for ecology, forestry, environmental studies, and agriculture.

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Voice Controlled Drone with Amazon Echo and 3DR IRIS+

Fly a drone using only your voice. Launch, navigate around, and land. Look ma, no hands! By Chris Synan .

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Realtime Earth for Solo

Overlay outdated satellite imagery with realtime photography in just 300 LOC! By Tim Ryan.

A fantastic demonstration of the power of Dronekit for application development on Solo.

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Solo Shell Replacement

This tutorial video tutorial will walk you through a complete Solo Shell replacement. This guided step-by-step tutorial covers the removal and replacement of Solo's…

Warning: This project will void your Solo warranty. Proceed at your a risk!

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Aerials in Iceland by Jakub Polomski

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An in-depth Solo review for science

A nice comparison between Solo and heavier lift vehicles.

Karen Joyce from James Cook University reviews Solo for use in field research at Heron Reef in Australia.

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Joysticks at their fingertips, the mostly male students packing the classroom lift their virtual helicopters into the air, part of a new cottage industry that's sprung up in China: drone pilot schools. China is already the world's biggest drone manufacturer, churning out remote-controlled...