Betsy Lillian
Betsy Lillian has been the editor of Unmanned Aerial Online since 2014. She also serves as an associate editor of sister publications North American Windpower and Solar Industry magazine. She has been with Zackin Publications since 2012.
Drones May Become Useful Inspectors of Wind Turbines
A solar installation company in Vegas recently said it would begin sending up unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to perform inspections and assess rooftop spaces...
Coming Up This Winter: First Annual NYC Drone Film Festival
A new event will take place next year, The New York City Drone Film Festival (NYCDFF), which supports and celebrates the creative expression of...
Drone Aviation Delivers Aerial Photogrammetry Package to State Agency
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Drone Aviation Corp. (DAC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a developer of specialized tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats,...
Drone Caught Flying Over Music Festival; FAA Takes Notice
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reportedly investigating drone-captured aerial footage of Chicago's Lollapalooza music festival. The Chicago Tribune's RedEye reports that videos surfaced...
FAA: You Won’t See UAS in the Air ‘Anytime Soon’
If you're expecting to see unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flying legally through the air on a regular basis soon, you're going to have to...
UT Arlington Offering Graduate-Level Unmanned Systems Education
The University of Texas at Arlington (UT Arlington) says that starting in the fall, it will be offering a new, graduate-level unmanned vehicle systems...
Kanye West: A UAV Could Electrocute My Child
Multimillionaire rapper Kanye West is reportedly not a fan of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). In fact, his concerns go above and beyond just privacy....
Insitu Appoints New Company President, CEO
Bingen, Wash.-based Insitu Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing, has switched up its executive team and named Ryan Hartman president and CEO, effective...
Company Gets OK for Commercial UAV Flights in Cayman
A Caribbean provider of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) services has been given permission by the U.K.'s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to commercially operate UAVs...
Five Down, One to Go: New York Site Now Operational
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says the Griffiss International Airport unmanned aerial systems (UAS) test site in Rome, N.Y., is...
