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May 06, 2016

Drones Over America – Nevada Test Site Flies The NASA National Campaign

Four Aircraft Flew Four Different Public Service Support Scenarios Simultaneously

The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) launched four Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or drones) simultaneous on four different public service support scenarios at the Reno-Stead UAV Test Range in close collaboration with the NASA-Ames UAV Command Center.

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Microdrones Expands Operations Into North America

German Manufacturer Has Merged With North American Company

The loosening of restrictions in the U.S. regarding use of unmanned aerial vehicles for commercial purposes has unlocked vast markets and opportunities throughout North America. To serve these new markets, German UAV manufacturer microdrones has merged with Avyon, the North American UAV solutions provider that brought the microdrones brand to North America three years ago.

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Chinese UAV Developer Flypro Showcases New Intelligent Drone XEagle

'Intelligent Sports Drone' Displayed At AUVSI

As a player in the global intelligent sports drone industry, FLYPRO showcased its next-generation intelligent sports drone for hobbyists, the XEagle, and highlighted its innovative intelligent sports drone designs at AUVSI this week.

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Unmanned Cloud-Seeding Aircraft Takes Flight In Nevada

UAS Test Site Resources Help Industry-Academic Research Team Showcase UAS Potential

For the first time in aviation history, a fixed-wing unmanned aircraft has successfully tested a cloud-seeding payload during an experimental flight in Nevada.

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NASA, AeroVironment, SmartC2 Team For UAS BVLOS Flight Demonstration

System Meets Requirements For A Small Unmanned Aircraft System Platform With Beyond-Visual Line-Of-Sight Capabilities

AeroVironment has announced that the company – in partnership with SmartC2, a leading provider of flight business management systems – will team with NASA on its Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) Technology Capability Levels (TCL) 2 flight demonstration slated for October 2016.

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Insitu, PrecisionHawk To Bring Drone Services To Commercial Market

Strategic Alliance To Develop Extended BVLOS Operations

Insitu, a provider of information and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for commercial, civil and military operations, and aerial data provider PrecisionHawk have announced the formation of a strategic alliance. The collaboration brings together UAS solutions intended to help commercial enterprises achieve safe unmanned flight for extended and beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations.

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Commercial Droneport And Teaching Facility Now Offers Facilities Rental

The Aerodrome Near Las Vegas Designed Specifically For Drones

The Aerodrome, billed as the world’s first commercial droneport and teaching facility in Henderson/Boulder City, NV., has announced that its facilities are now available for rent. The safe, secure and FAA-compliant environment provides agencies and companies with an unlimited ability to test, train, and fly the next wave of applications for the unmanned aircraft of today, and plan for the future, just 20 minutes from Las Vegas McCarran International Airport.

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ScanEagle Unmanned Technology Benefits Natural Gas BVLOS Operations

Will Fly For Queensland Gas Company To Inspect Wells, Pipelines, Other Facilities

After 18 months of successful trials, natural gas company Queensland Gas Company (QGC), a Shell-owned business, is introducing the ScanEagle Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) to inspect gas wells, pipelines and processing facilities.

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AirMap Expands Airspace Management System With iOS App For Drone Operators

Situational Awareness And Notice To Airports Made Easy For UAS Pilots

AirMap, a provider of airspace information and services for unmanned aircraft, has announced the release of the AirMap app for iOS and Apple Watch. Operators can now access low-altitude airspace advisories, create flights, file digital flight notices to over 80 airports, manage unmanned aircraft, and more.

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NBAA Names Recipients Of Hilsmann Memorial Scholarships

Two Recipients Will Be Able To Attend Training Courses To Advance Their Careers

The Maintenance Committee of the NBAA this week announced the recipients of the Hank Hilsmann Memorial Scholarship at NBAA's Maintenance Management Conference (MMC2016) in Kansas City, MO.

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Classic Aero-TV: The Much Upgraded TD2 – Redbird Packs More Value In Their Desktop Sims

Advanced Flight Training In A Desktop Device... 

Redbird Flight Simulations is revolutionizing the use of full-motion simulators in all stages of aviation training. In this video we see another side of simulation that has been around in some forms but Redbird has brought it to a level of professional usability. Most of us think of this as “tabletop simulation.”

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Flyability Introduces Elios

The First Collision-Tolerant UAV For The Inspection And Exploration Of Confined And Complex Spaces

Flyability presented for the first time at the AUVSI Xponentialconferenceits Elios drone. Based on a patented protective cage and flight control algorithms, and inspired by the flight of insects, Elios is the first collision-tolerant Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). It answers the two major challenges of flying robotics: managing obstacles and collisions, and increasing safety of operation.

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AW609 TiltRotor Update: Third Prototype Nears First Flight

Successful Ground Run Tested All Engines

Leonardo-Finmeccanica has announced that the third prototype (A/C3) of the AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor has completed its first ground run at the company’s facilities in Cascina Costa, Italy, marking a critical milestone as the program advances its testing and plans a resumption of flight testing activities.

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