Sentence examples for flying a uav from inspiring English sources

"Can you still win a medal flying a UAV?" asks Colonel Montgomery, himself a jet pilot.

Not one for the self-conscious, Ghostdrone 2.0 VR from EHang adds a new twist to flying a UAV around.

We discuss technical aspects, such as the effect of topography and UAV orientation on the overlap value, the camera calibration, number of control points and lighting conditions, that should be taken into account prior to flying a UAV and provide recommendations on how to obtain optimum results, i.e. orthophotos that suit the needs of the project.

Flying a UAV with an experimental system is expensive, risky, and legally questionable.

Recent incidents where drones were used to breach security include an attempt in March to fly a UAV into Bedford Prison with a package containing mobile phones and drugs.

In the last two years the CAA has required anyone who wants to fly a small UAV in British airspace to apply for permission.

And in Australia, where commercial drone activity has been licensed since 2002, the news programme 60 Minutes caused a stir last year when it flew a small UAV over an immigration detention centre.

Permission to fly a civilian UAV might only be granted if it remains in "line of sight" and capable of being controlled from the ground, much like a model aircraft.

"So UAVs are actually safer than a weekend pilot, flying a small plane".

Camera-equipped, autonomous, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can fly low to the ground and take high-resolution images of crops that tell farmers exactly where to plant their seeds or add fertilizers at a tenth the cost of flying a plane or purchasing satellite images.

"The UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] to which the Iranians are referring may be a US unarmed reconnaissance aircraft that had been flying a mission over western Afghanistan late last week.