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June 04, 2018

USGS UAS Involved In Mission In Kilauea Volcano’s Lower East Rift Zone

Drone Assisted In The The Successful Rescue Of A Resident May 27

On May 27, 2018, the Department of Interior UAS Kilauea response team was conducting mapping missions in the lower East Rift Zone to monitor lava flow advancement rates and direction toward Highway 132 and populated areas.

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DJI Drones Being Used to Save Entangled Whales

NOAA, Oceans Unmanned And DJI Team Up For Rescue Efforts

Every fall, pods of enormous humpback whales make their way towards Hawaii, where they can ride out the winter in warm waters of NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. For centuries humans have watched this noble migration with awe and wonder. But today, an ever-growing number of these amazing animals are finding themselves in grave danger, entrapped in fishing gear and other marine debris.

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Airborne Response Bolsters Operations For Atlantic Hurricane Season

Currently Seeking Independent Contractor Remote Pilots For Work This Season

The Atlantic hurricane season got underway a week early with the emergence of Subtropical Storm Alberto off the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula in the western Caribbean. 

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Guardian Flight Alaska And Alaska Regional Team Up To Save More Lives

Nearly 10,000 Critically Ill Patients More Quickly Transported Via Air Ambulance

In the past four years, Guardian Flight Alaska and Alaska Regional LifeFlight swiftly transported nearly 10,000 critically ill patients to local hospitals. The largest air medical transport company and longest-tenured air medevac company in Alaska respectively achieved this significant number of patient transports while providing service across a state with the greatest geographical footprint in the nation.

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Beechcraft King Air 350i Rolls Out Improved Situational Awareness, Navigation

Brings Aural And Visual Warnings To The Primary Flight Display And Multi-Function Displays

Textron Aviation announced during the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) 2018 that iTAWS is now standard on the Pro Line Fusion-equipped Beechcraft King Air 350i/ER  turboprop aircraft. The system provides an integrated Terrain Awareness and Warning System (iTAWS) with the Fusion’s high-resolution Synthetic Vision System (SVS) for easy operation.

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GA-ASI Launches Team SkyGuardian Canada

A Single Solution to Canada’s Multi-Mission RPAS Project Requirements

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has officially launched of Team SkyGuardian Canada, consisting of Canadian teammates CAE Canada, MDA, and L3 WESCAM. The team is combining the best of Canadian industry with the world’s most advanced Medium-altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) RPAS, the MQ-9B SkyGuardian, to fulfil Canada’s RPAS project requirements.

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Field Aerospace Wins Contract To Modify Gulfstream GIV-SP

Would Convert A Business Jet Into An Airborne Test Bed

Field Aerospace has secured a contract with an undisclosed customer to complete the initial design phase to modify a Gulfstream GIV-SP aircraft into an airborne test platform, which could lead to additional contracts to perform two subsequent phases.

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Lockheed Martin Stalker XE Upgraded With New VTOL Capability

Stalker XE Gives Users Expanded Options For Use In More Environments

Lockheed Martin’s Stalker eXtended Endurance (XE) unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been upgraded with a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability. This new option gives users greater mission flexibility allowing them to operate the system in more austere locations.

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NAAA: Drone Operators, Please Be Cautious About Low-Flying Ag Aircraft

Ag Planes Routinely Fly Within 10 Feet Of The Ground

With more than a million UAVs registered with the FAA, it is vitally important for UAV operators to be aware of agricultural aircraft operations this growing season.

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How Millennials See The Future Of Flying

New Survey Published By EBAA

Environmentally-friendly aircraft, ride-sharing and the ability to fly when and where you want: these are the expectations of Millennials when it comes to flying, according to a new survey published on May 29 by the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA).

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Iris Automation Selects Robotic Skies For Aftermarket Installation, Maintenance

Produces Avionics For Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Iris Automation has selected Robotic Skies as an aftermarket installation and field maintenance partner for its line of avionics products designed for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). As part of the agreement, Robotic Skies will provide sales, installations, and ongoing field support for Iris Automation customers through its global network of independently owned and operated certified aircraft service centers.

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Introducing The New Kodiak 100, Series II

Billed As The Most Modern, Rugged And Reliable Aircraft In Its Class

Quest Aircraft has introduced the Kodiak 100, Series II, which the planemaker says is the culmination of a decade of continuous, year-by-year improvements with a plethora of new features. The result is an increasingly safe, simple, efficient, and reliable aircraft designed and built for the 21st century.

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Drones To Assist Kansas DOT In Road Design

Using Fixed-Wing UAVs To Fly Over Highway As Part Of An Improvement Project

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is using a fixed-wing drone to help plan safety improvement for a two-mile stretch of US-75 between Holton and Fairview.

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