Sally French

1 week ago | thedronegirl.com | Sally French

June 14, 2025 "Best" Guides, Q&A, Next up in our “Ask Drone Girl” series is about drone show courses for schools. If you have a question for Drone Girl, contact her here. I stumbled upon your pages while researching CoDrone EDU. I am in the process of purchasing an 18-pack of drones. I teach drones at my high school. I like that the drones can be programmed. Have you been able to program a “drone light show” using these? — OmerI love seeing drones used in high schools.

1 week ago | thedronegirl.com | Sally French

June 13, 2025 News, On June 6, 2025, the United States government hit the reset button on drone policy. In a historic one-two punch, President Donald J. Trump signed two Executive Orders around drones. One, titled “Unleashing American Drone Dominance” was largely focused on enabling Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for commercial and public safety use. The other, called “Ensuring American Sovereignty Over Its Skies” was more focused on drone security.

1 week ago | thedronegirl.com | Sally French

June 11, 2025 Reviews, As drones have moved from fringe hobbyist gear to mainstream technology, they’ve taken off in schools, too. What once was an extracurricular curiosity is now a core part of STEM education in classrooms across the U.S. And into this space steps Drone Legends, a full-service platform promising to bring aerial robotics to students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

1 week ago | thedronegirl.com | Sally French

June 10, 2025 News, The FAA’s long-anticipated BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) drone rules are edging closer to finalization, than ever. But one major energy company isn’t waiting on the sidelines. Southern Company, the nation’s second-largest energy provider, is now the first U.S. utility to deploy the SDO 50, a heavy-lift unmanned helicopter from Switzerland-based drone maker SwissDrones. Those drones are able to fly for more than three hours — which definitely takes them far beyond BVLOS.

1 week ago | nerdwallet.com | Sally French

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