Kespry has announced that it has enhanced the Kespry Drone 2 with higher performance features that deliver significantly greater accuracy and reliability. Continue reading
Airobotics Expands Australian Presence
Airobotics continues to grows its presence in the Australian market with the appointment of Joe Urli as Director of Flight Operations, based in Brisbane. Australia was selected as a preferred growth channel for Airobotics, and its first Australian representative, Richard Thompson (based in Perth), was appointed in October 2016.
Business Development Vice President Yahel Nov said the expertise Joe Urli brings is considerable as Airobotics formally applies for a ReOC (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Operator’s Certificate). Continue reading
Compressor Bearing Failure Led to 2015 Reaper Crash
On 18 November 2015, at approximately 2338 Zulu (Z) an MQ-9A, tail number 08-4044, assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), and deployed to Kandahar International Airport, crashed in an open field near the base after declaring an in-flight emergency (IFE) shortly after take-off. Continue reading
3W-International GmbH joins Forum Luft- und Raumfahrt Baden-Württemberg e.V.
3W-International GmbH joined Forum Luft- und Raumfahrt Baden-Württemberg e.V. in late 2016. The Baden-Württemberg aeronautical network represents the interests of the aviation industry in Germany’s south-west, serving as a network hub between business, science, politics, and society. Enhancing the global competitiveness of resident companies is the focus of the networking. Continue reading
75 Year-old Messerschmitt BF109 E4 Flies Again
The only surviving Messerschmitt BF109E-4 still flying. It was shot down and belly landed in a field during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Continue reading
AUVSI Launches Remote Pilots Council
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has announced the launch of a new initiative, the Remote Pilots Council (RPC), which has kicked off with a national tour to promote education and dialogue between commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operators, industry leaders and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Continue reading
Time to Build an Australian National Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) System
The Australian Association of Certified UAV Operators (ACUO) is calling for the Federal Government to launch a program to design, develop and implement a continent-wide unmanned traffic management (UTM) system as the only viable means of achieving the safe integration of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) – called drones by the general public – into national airspace. Continue reading
Restrictions on Use of UAVs in US Antarctic Program
Due to the potential operational, environmental and safety hazards posed to Antarctic activities by the operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the use of any UAV, drone, or remotely piloted aircraft in Antarctica by U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) personnel is prohibited without specific authorization from the National Science Foundation (NSF) . Continue reading