Tue, Sep 05, 2017
By late last week, the FAA had issued 43 unmanned aircraft system authorizations to drone operators supporting the response and recovery for Hurricane Harvey or covering it as part of the media.
The authorizations cover a broad range of activities by local, state and federal officials who are conducting damage assessments of critical infrastructure. The FAA issued eight of the approvals to a railroad company to survey damage along a major rail line running through the city. Five others were issued so energy companies could look for damage to their facilities. Yuneec has announced the availability of the H520 sUAS, their first product offering dedicated to commercial use. The H520 system utilizes Yuneec's proven six-rotor platform incorporating enterprise-grade cameras and mission planning software for high-end commercial use. The H520 sUAS is initially available with the E90 high-resolution camera utilizing a large aperture, one-inch sensor. The E50 and CGOET are available for preorder and will ship this fall. The entire line of commercial UAV will be offered with Yuneec's all-new YES! commercial service program. Several insurance companies are using drone fleets to move in and assess
damages now that the FAA is beginning to allow drone flights over areas ravaged by Hurricane Harvey. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unmanned!!!
Airborne-Unmanned 09.05.17 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, September 5th, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- FAA Supports Drone Use For Houston Response And Recovery
- Yuneec International Announces Availability Of H520 Commercial UAV
- Insurance Agencies Prepare Fleets Of Drones To Assess Texas Damage
- DJI Introduces Unique Sphere Mode At IFA 2017
- Lily Drone Is Back Under New Ownership
- First Solar Wing For StratoAirNet UAV Completed And Delivered
- Aeroprobe Adds Two New Micro Air Data Computers To Its Product Line
- Airborne UnManned Test Pilots Ready For Action
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne-Unmanned" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, next week!
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