Ex-Boeing 777 Captain Keith Skilling has had a long and varied career in aviation, starting with a stint in the Royal New Zealand Air Force when he left school in 1968. His father had been a Lancaster pilot with the RAF during the Second World War. Continue reading
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NUAIR Hosts Drone ‘Fly-In’ for 100+ New York Public Safety Officials
On October 29, NUAIR hosted its first New York UAS Public Safety Fly-In, bringing more than 100 public safety officials from across New York State to the State Preparedness Training Center (SPTC) in Oriskany, New York. Continue reading
Saudi Arabia Has Full Range of UAVs on Show
Scale model of SHAHEEN VTOL SH-01 at BIDEC 2019
At BIDEC 2019, the Bahrain International Defense Exhibition, defense industry of Saudi Arabia presents its full range of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Systems) including the SHAHEEN SH-01, a Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) UAV fully designed and manufactured in Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
Encroaching Drones Usually Go Unseen by Pilots
Can you spot the drone in this video? The pilot of the aircraft could not see it.
Skilled pilots approaching a runway usually can’t see small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) encroaching on their airspace, and they virtually never detect motionless drones, a newly published study shows. Continue reading
FAA Restricts UAS Operations at More Federal Facilities
New Design for Uber Eats Delivery Drone
On Monday, Eric Allison, head of Uber Elevate, revealed a new Uber Eats delivery drone design onstage at Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit. The company plans to use this design when it starts testing meal delivery in San Diego next summer. Continue reading
GE Aviation and Hybrid Project Team on Commercial High-Endurance VTOL UAV
GE Aviation has announced a teaming agreement with Hybrid Project to provide a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAV designed for high endurance commercial applications at scale. Flight testing will commence in Q4 this year with commercial availability targeted for Q1 2020. Continue reading
A Microdrone md4-1000 used in the surveys at EIA (credit: EIA).