Archer eVTOL Granted New FAA Status by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Archer Aviation Inc. announced that the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has granted it a Special Airworthiness Certificate authorizing the company to begin flight testing its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Maker aircraft. With this final threshold to begin off-ground … [Read more...] about Archer eVTOL Gets FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate: Check Out These Images!
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National Drone Safety Awareness Week: We’re All In
It's National Drone Safety Awareness Week, hosted by the FAA Safety Team (FAAST), and we're all in. DRONELIFE has teamed up with Dawn Zoldi of P3Tech Consulting and Dave Krause, volunteer FAAST member and co-founder of Influential Drones to bring you a brief 2 -3 minute video on an important safety topic every day. You can check out these videos right here in the article … [Read more...] about National Drone Safety Awareness Week: We’re All In
Commercial UAV Expo Keynotes: CDA’s Lisa Ellman and FAA Admin Steve Dickson
The Commercial UAV Expo keynotes in Las Vegas kicked off this morning to a reassuringly full (but appropriately socially distanced) auditorium, and insights from drone industry figures including the Commercial Drone Alliance's Lisa Ellman and FAA Chief Administrator Steve Dickson. The Commercial Drone Alliance "With a new administration in place in Washington, there's … [Read more...] about Commercial UAV Expo Keynotes: CDA’s Lisa Ellman and FAA Admin Steve Dickson
From the Floor of AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL 2021: FAA Chief Administrator Steve Dickson on BVLOS, Certification
AUVSI's XPONENTIAL 2021 kicked off in Atlanta this week, and it's clear from the buzz that the drone industry is happy to back and gathering again. FAA Chief Administrator Steve Dickson took the stage for a keynote addressed to a full - appropriately socially distanced - global audience of drone industry stakeholders. Dickson comes from a manned aircraft background, as … [Read more...] about From the Floor of AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL 2021: FAA Chief Administrator Steve Dickson on BVLOS, Certification
The Wing Free Drone Pilot App for Commercial and Recreational Users: OpenSky Launches Today in U.S.
The Wing free drone pilot app, OpenSky, launched today: with features to simplify airspace intelligence for both commercial and recreational flyers. The Wing free drone pilot app has been available in Australia for a couple of years: OpenSky is available in the U. S. today for the first time. OpenSky is an adaptation of the software that Wing uses in it's commercial drone … [Read more...] about The Wing Free Drone Pilot App for Commercial and Recreational Users: OpenSky Launches Today in U.S.
