Tethered drones for pictures from a spot above one's head. May also get around FAA restrictions. But how about the FAA backs off a bit so people can let drones roam free, and to places other than straight up?
http://blog.ted.com/2014/09/12/sergei-lupashin-brings-aerial-photography-down-to-earth/
Cool new color schemes on several commercial airlines. Article with lots of nice pictures...
Transport Canada grants commercial drone permits since 2010, leading to the new industry expanding there, creating jobs. In the US meanwhile the FAA continues to block.
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAA-Fiddles-While-Canadian-Drones-Earn222754-1.html
Ultralight and glider collide in mid air over Germany, becoming wedged together, saved by ultralight's ballistic parachute. All survived!
Google looks to unlock potential of delivery via UAS.
http://aviationweek.com/technology/google-looks-unlock-potential-delivery-uas
Blades of tiny heli drones as efficient as an average hummingbird wing when spun. Spinning about twice as efficient as flapping. Best hummingbird wings (Anna's hummingbird wing), when spun, still 27% more efficient than heli blades.
http://www.futurity.org/hummingbirds-micro-helicopters-740052/
US Maven and Indian MOM Mars spaceships to orbit Mars on Sept 21 and 24 respectively. Exciting!
I confess that in 1901, I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for fifty years.
- Wilbur Wright
(First flight in 1903)
Turbulence ahead as airline fees are probed.
Apparently Tesla Motors has picked Nevada as location for its battery Gigafactory.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/09/03/tesla-gigafactory-nevada-carson/15029233/
Nominations are open for Aviation Week's Laureate Awards 2015 - the 'Oscars' of the A&D industry! Nominations can be submitted online:
Mark my word: A combination airplane and motorcar is coming. You may smile. But it will come.
-Henry Ford
I have discovered that a screw-shaped device such as this, if it is well made from starched linen, will rise in the air if turned quickly.
-Leonardo da Vinci
Technical progress and demand to drive, regulations may hinder growth.