This week in drone news: the FAA has approved a 35-mile BVLOS corridor, an M600 with an AED resulted in a life saved, a woman in China spent $12,500 on a drone show for her dog's birthday, and two records set by a drone show in the UAE.

The FAA has approved a BVLOS drone corridor in NY. This corridor will allow BVLOS flights of unmanned aircraft for up to 35 miles.  To monitor the BVLOS flights, NUAIR will deploy ground-based surveillance systems to monitor all air traffic and visual observers. https://dronexl.co/2022/01/06/faa-bvlos-flights-new-york/ 

A DJI M600 saved a life last year by delivering an AED to a man who’d suffered a heart attack in Stockholm. The man was shoveling snow from his driveway when he collapsed. A passerby (who happened to be a doctor) called emergency services. The AED was delivered by drone in 3 minutes, and the man’s heart was restarted before the ambulance arrived. https://dronexl.co/2022/01/05/dji-matrice-delivers-aed/

A woman in China spent $12,500 on a drone show for her dog’s 10th birthday. The show included 520 drones to spell out "Happy 10th birthday to Doudou”. Other images included a birthday cake and a box with a bone in it. The show however was flown inside of a no-fly zone, meaning the drones were at risk to be shot down.  Police warned next time, they would shoot the drones down. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/devoted-dog-lover-spends-11000-25898649 

DRONE LIGHT SHOW / FIREWORKS SETS -TWO- WORLD RECORDS in the UAE 

1 “Highest Altitude Multirotor/Drone Fireworks Display” was the tower of pyrotechnic drones 1,055.8 meters in height, taller than any skyscraper in the world. 

2 “Most Remote Operated Multirotor/Drones Launching Fireworks Simultaneously”, when 452 drones launched fireworks simultaneously to create the “Happy New Year” visual in the sky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDIT5gBuNrY