An interesting milestone passed a few days ago... as the longest-running video news program dedicated to the unmanned aviation community turned three years old.
The program first launched in early March of 2017, with Airborne host Bri Crossat the helm, and since then, several hundred Airborne-Unmanned episodes, along with special programs, have been developed in partnership with AUVSI, to keep the UAV community updated, entertained and educated. It’s been an interesting road as AU programing detailed the speedy evolution of unmanned concepts from conception to reality, and also chronicled technologies that were simply science fiction just a few years ago. AUVSI says it supports the FAA's plans to review type certification for UAS, which is necessary with the arrival of remote and tracking identification. The FAA has proposed that some UAS may be type certificated as a “special class” of aircraft under § 21.17(b). The FAA proposes to issue type certificates for UAS with no occupants onboard under the process in § 21.17(b). However, the FAA may still issue type certificates under § 21.17(a) for airplane and rotorcraft UAS
designs when appropriate. Bristow is carrying out the UK’s first trial of UAVs for lifesaving operations in maritime and land environments, in partnership with Schiebel Group. Bristow is the provider of the HM Coastguard Search and Rescue Helicopter Service. Bristow is operating the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 system to fully evaluate its capabilities in a search and rescue role. The trial is being led by Bristow and is complementary to the work being carried out by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to develop the regulation under which UAVs can operate in a range of scenarios beyond visual line of sight – where the pilot cannot see the aircraft - and in unsegregated airspace, where other aircraft are operating. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unmanned!!!
Airborne-Unmanned 03.10.20 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, March 10th, 2020... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Sophie Hurlock, 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:
- Three Years of Airborne-Unmanned!
- AUVSI Supports FAA’s Plans To Review UAS Type Certification
- Bristow And Schiebel Carry Out U.K.’S First Unmanned SAR Aircraft Trial
- Union Robotics Offers New UAV Factory Training Program
- NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Has A New Name
- With A Speaker And Four Microphones, Drones Can Echolocate Like Bats
- SkyX Secures Capital Investment From Drone Fund
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