FPL drone can aid in hurricane recovery

Florida Power and Light unveiled its new fixed-wing drone, FPLAir One, designed to fly into tropical storm force winds to help expedite power restoration Wednesday in West Palm Beach. (CODY JACKSON/Associated Press)
Florida Power and Light unveiled its new fixed-wing drone, FPLAir One, designed to fly into tropical storm force winds to help expedite power restoration Wednesday in West Palm Beach. (CODY JACKSON/Associated Press)

WEST PALM BEACH — Florida’s primary energy provider is ready to launch a powerful new technology, just ahead of the busiest weeks of the Atlantic hurricane season: a new fixed-wing drone designed fly …