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All News

May 02, 2019

AMA Drone Report 05.02.19: DRL and LockheedMartin, Stakeholder Mtg, Kidney Drone

Also: AMA Clubs and ATC, PAL-V -- NLR, 2019 NATS Dates, Reach Out to AMA Drone Report!

Lockheed Martin and The Drone Racing League (DRL) challenge you to participate in AlphaPilot, an open innovation challenge, developing artificial intelligence (AI) for high-speed racing drones. Enter the AlphaPilot Innovation Challenge today for your chance to master autonomous flight and win more than $2,000,000 in cash prizes. AlphaPilot will challenge teams of up to 10 participants each to design an AI framework, powered by the NVIDIA Jetson platform for AI at the edge, that is capable of flying a drone -- without

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Airborne 05.01.19: Propless Pitts, uAvionix Files 4 TSO, DeltaHawk

Also: P-51 Reunion for Oshkosh, Falcon 8X Record, Allegiant Dispatchers Union, Sunrise Air Ambulance

Up until recent memory, Spencer Suderman had fortune smile upon him repeatedly as he bested world records sought for sustained inverted spin events. But a failed attempt a few weeks ago, due to oxygen issues, has been joined by an even more unwelcome problem when Suderman lost his prop, inflight, and was forced to execute an emergency landing in the notoriously difficult LA area at Whiteman Airport. Mind you, most Pitts Specials, even a modified S-1C like Suderman’s, are not the world greatest glid

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AMA Drone Report 04.25.19: Google/Wing Cert, World Record FLT, Sheriff Rescue

Also: Miracle Flights, Drone Workforce Solutions, AMA Friends Of The Foundation, XPONENTIAL 2019

The FAA has awarded the first air carrier certification to a drone delivery company, Google’s Wing Aviation. The certification paved the way for Wing Aviation to begin commercial package delivery in Blacksburg, VA. Wing partnered with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership and Virginia Tech, as one of the participants in the Transportation Department’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program. Wing demonstrated that its operations met the FAA’s rigorous safety requirements to qual

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.02.19)

“Remote identification will enhance safety, security, and privacy, and serve as a critical tool for law enforcement to respond to and address reports of illegal and unauthorized drone operations.” Source: Letter from U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and John Thune (R-SD) to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.02.19): ESC (Electronic Speed Control)

An electronic device connected to the drones power supply and flight controller to vary the speed and direction of the drones motors.  

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.02.19)

B4UFLY Mobile App Update

The FAA has partnered with Kittyhawk to redevelop B4UFLY, the FAA's first mobile application, to improve the user experience so that recreational drone operators know where they can and cannot fly.

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