Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or UAS, is now a concentration within the University of Louisiana-Monroe Aviation Department. Led by Dr. Paul Karlowitz, Associate Professor of Aviation. A group of seven students will become the first in the state to gain clearance by the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, for the use of UAS for commercial use.
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Unmanned Experts and Solentus Team to Test FAA – UAS Integration Concepts On Simulation Trials
Unmanned Experts LLC (UMEX) has joined Solentus to perform support services required for the operation of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) research within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Advanced Concepts & Technology Development. Continue reading
Newspaper Uses DJI Phantom 2 to Film Presidential Elections in El Salvador
La Prensa Gráfica announced that this is the first time anyone in El Salvador has used a UAS for journalism. Footage was shot from a DJI Phantom 2 Vision quadcopter which takes high-quality photos and videos, is able to fly as high as 2,300 feet (716 meters), and can stay in the air for 25 minutes. Continue reading
UAS Surveys Flooding in Somerset, UK
As the UK government declares the extensive flooding of the Somerset Levels as a major incident, calling in the assistance of the army and red cross to reach some of the marooned villages, a UAS was deployed to survey the damage. Continue reading
Italian Predator Bs Start Afghan Duty
The Italian air force has begun using its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator B unmanned air system in Afghanistan, following successful check flights. Continue reading
Programming UAS to Fly Like Birds
Jack Langelaan’s lab in the basement of Hammond Building is a model airplane builder’s dream. In one room, graduate students Nathan Depenbusch and John Bird test algorithms on commercial flight simulators: Pilot’s eye views of checkered green landscapes roll past on banked computer screens. In the other room, a half dozen small planes and a couple of tiny helicopters sit waiting in various stages of deconstruction. Continue reading
UAS Footage Sells Property Developments
Neoscape, a Boston-based creative studio, stumbled upon the idea of using UAS to capture footage for a property developer after Sean Tierney, interactive director, bought a Raspberry Pi and decided to build his own UAS—or “flying blender” as he puts it— using the Pi as his quad-copter’s brain. Continue reading
Oklahoma State University UAS Programme in the Eye of the Storm
Oklahoma State University is flying away from the competition when it comes to unmanned aircraft systems. After the Federal Aviation Administration recently chose six test sites across the United States to begin research into UAS, some questioned why Oklahoma was not on the test site list. Dr. Jamey Jacob, a professor of aerospace engineering at OSU, said he was not surprised by the decision. Continue reading