Synchronized drone test lights up desert sky
A major computer company did a large scale drone test in our desert sometime in late March.
Intel did an elaborate drone test just north of Palm Springs. Flying 100 drones simultaneously that were lit up and choreographed with music.
“We are excited to use these Inteladrones,” said Natalie Cheung, Intel Drone Project Manager in a video posted to YouTube. “We worked with the FAA to walk them through step by step what our technology does.
With the test lighting up the desert sky the company hopes to promote large scale drone shows for outdoor events.
Companies and personal drone pilots need to register with the FAA and and need to contact the FAA if drones will be flown about 400 feet or are within 5 miles of an airport.
Tony King works at Uncle Dons Hobbies in Palm Desert where he sells high end drones. He never thought he would see a display like Intel put on with their drone test.
“It blew my mind, I did not think that they could have that many drones in the air synchronized like that,” said King.
King hopes large scale displays of drones would ground some peoples negative perception of drones.
“I think this will kind of take the heat off of drones when people see what they can do opposed to thinking they are spying,” said King.
Drone pilots who don’t register with the FAA and break the rules could be hit with a huge fine that could go as high as $250,000.
