Swiss-based drone manufacturer senseFly, a Parrot company, has introduced a new version of it's flight and data management software, eMotion. That may not sound quite as exciting as it is: because senseFly's new version includes features moving the drone industry closer to full integration into the airspace. If you don't use a senseFly drone like the eBee, you may have … [Read more...] about senseFly’s Latest Software Release Takes Flight Planning to the Next Level: One Step Closer to Drone Integration
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Kittyhawk Co-Founder: A Pilot’s Take on the 2018 FAA UAS Symposium
A guest post by Kittyhawk Co-founder Josh Ziering. This is the second FAA UAS Symposium I’ve attended and the contrast between the two has been so dissimilar that it feels like I may need a waiver. This year the symposium drew almost double the number of attendees with well over 1000 people there. It wasn’t just policy wonks either. There was a very healthy smattering of … [Read more...] about Kittyhawk Co-Founder: A Pilot’s Take on the 2018 FAA UAS Symposium
Insitu Moves BVLOS Flight Forward with Demo of Situational Awareness System
Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has moved the concept of legal BVLOS flight forward a step, with their successful demonstration of a ground-based airspace situational awareness system for drones. The system addresses a major challenge for regulators and drone operators: detecting nearby aircraft while flying, either within or beyond visual line of … [Read more...] about Insitu Moves BVLOS Flight Forward with Demo of Situational Awareness System
AirMap to Test UTM System in New Zealand
Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM), a comprehensive system for managing and monitoring drone flights beyond visual line of sight (BVLS), is something of a regulatory Wild West show here in the states with a number of technologies and players vying to be part of the eventual solution. One of those players is AirMap. In what may prove to be an excellent test case for a broader … [Read more...] about AirMap to Test UTM System in New Zealand
Microdrones Completes 10 New BVLOS Test Flights
On July 13 and 14, Microdrones completed a series of test flights that were beyond the pilot's visual line of sight (BVLOS). These flights were completed with the standard configuration of RC, telemetry and batteries on the md4-1000 aircraft that is available and being sold today. BVLOS flights are a significant achievement in the commercial drone industry. These … [Read more...] about Microdrones Completes 10 New BVLOS Test Flights
