Thursday, January 23, 2014

Maiden descendant a drone pioneer


A few years back, we posted a 2010 news story about young Brandon Tenold of Reva, South Dakota, who was then delving deep in to amateur radio and already had garnered a number of accomplishments at an early age. Now he's making a mark in another related technology. 

For the past few years, Brandon has begun working with radio-controlled aircraft, a hobby that has intrigued him greatly, and one which is closely related to an item that is in the news almost daily: drones. Of course, the military has been using drones for years, and the technology has significantly altered military and rescue operations worldwide.

When Amazon's Jeff Bezos unleashed his vision of drone delivery of Amazon-ordered products, the topic was elevated to coverage by CBS' 60 Minutes. And the potential of drone services has mushroomed throughout the economy -- including some potential services in the range country of the Dakotas and Wyoming. 

That was the focus of this televised report done by KELOland Television. Brandon is a grandson of Gene and Janice (Love) Tenold of Reva, South Dakota. And Janice is a granddaughter of William and Leota Maiden, who were the inspiration for this website.