Thu, Jun 02, 2022
The United States Air Force (USAF) and the Drone Racing League (DRL) have apparently expanded their efforts to accelerate the recruiting and training of drone pilots, in the hopes of supplying new talent to the USAF.
For the past five seasons, the USAF has renewed its partnership with the DRL, capitalizing on the latter’s expertise in marketing and attracting talent for its annual first-person view (FPV) drone racing competitions. Amazon received Part 135 Air Carrier Certification in August 2020. In Jun 2021, an Amazon ‘Prime Air’ drone crashed in eastern Oregon, sparking 25+ acre fire. Another test flight weeks later resulted in a crash when the drone’s motors failed in flight, causing it to hurtle 150+ feet to the ground. The MK27 drones they seem to favor weigh almost 90lbs, and have the potential to cause significant injury or possibly death to the unwitting. Altitude Angel, a Unified Traffic Management (UTM) technology provider announced the planned deployment of aviation-grade Airborne Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) sensors to create a broader network of ADS-B data. The effort seeks to build on technologies that are incorporated into solutions and also enable integration of
automated drones into the U.K. airspace. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-UnCrewed!!!
Airborne-UnCrewed 05.24.22 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, May 24th, 2022... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Holland Lee, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, and Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, this episode covers:
- USAF Races To Recruit Drone Pilots
- Amazon Drones: A Crashing Good Deal?
- UK’s ‘Angel’ Accelerating ADS-B RollOut
- Pilotless Airplane Makes 14th Hole: No Injuries!
- Surf Air Mobility On A Growth Splurge
- Boeing’s Starliner Docks to Station for Cargo and Test Ops
- Aero-TV At AUVSI2022: Easy Aerial: Tether or Pursue
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne-UnCrewed" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, next week!
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