Guest post by Dr. Allison Ferguson, Director of Airspace Safety Research at leading commercial drone platform PrecisionHawk. Earlier this year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) projected in its annual forecast that the number of commercial drones in the sky could triple by 2023. Companies are just starting to scratch the surface of incorporating drones into their … [Read more...] about The Future of Air Traffic Management: Safely Sharing the Skies with Drones
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NASA Competition Soars to Tackle Drone Safety Issues
NASA is teaming up with small business owners to address safety issues surrounding autonomous drone flights. The agency has launched Safeguard with Autonomous Navigation Demonstration, a competition to examine aerial hazards such as UAV flights outside of approved airspace, unsafe drone flights near people and property and critical system failure. “NASA is working to … [Read more...] about NASA Competition Soars to Tackle Drone Safety Issues
Delair Starts BVLOS Test Flights in Nevada
Delair America Inc., a Delair-Tech company, has reached an agreement with the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) to perform a series of test flights at the Nevada Test Site in Reno by the end of this month. Delair-Tech, will be one of the drone companies testing BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) scenarios. A global leader in professional and industrial drone … [Read more...] about Delair Starts BVLOS Test Flights in Nevada
Can PrecisionHawk Tame Drone Traffic in the Sky?
PrecisionHawk’s LATAS delivers an innovative air traffic control system for drones, but it’s one of several that depends on the not-so-imminent success of all aircraft using ADS-B. QuickTake THE FACTS: This past week, the FAA granted PrecisionHawk a waiver from Part 107.31’s visual line of sight (VLOS) limitations, which gives them the ability to continue their research and … [Read more...] about Can PrecisionHawk Tame Drone Traffic in the Sky?
