A Drone America Savant UAS flew more than 39 miles, and was piloted by a team from Drone America. The UAS flew BLOS for one hour.
The vehicle reached an altitude of 1500’ AGL, delivering a package of emergency supplies, to Nevada’s Hawthorne Industrial Airport. Drone America’s CEO/Founder Mike Richards, noted, “Remote critical package delivery can include such items as medical equipment (AED) and supplies such as vaccines, EpiPens, anti-venom, even a Search and Rescue survival package. These achievements bring us closer to becoming a self-sustaining, Nevada-based, and American-made corporation that gives back.” After several days of breathless rumors, DJI has unveiled the new Matrice 200 and 210 drone series, purpose-built for professional users to perform aerial inspections and collect data. The M200 series’ folding body is easy to carry and easy to set up, with a weather- and water-resistant body, ideal for field operations. It offers DJI’s first upward-facing gimbal mount, opening up the undersides of bridges, towers and other structures to inspection. It is compatible with
DJI’s powerful X4S and X5S cameras, as well as the high-powered Z30 zoom camera and the XT camera for thermal imaging. On March 27–29, 2017 the Federal Aviation Administration and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) are partnering to host the FAA UAS Symposium. This Symposium will provide stakeholders with the opportunity to talk face-to-face with a cross-section of government and industry representatives about regulations, research, and other initiatives to integrate UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS). All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unmanned!!!
Airborne-Unmanned 03.02.17 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Thursday, March 2nd, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- Record Setting BLOS Package Delivery Flight Flown in Nevada
- Matrice 200/210 Announced
- Registration Now Open For The FAA UAS Symposium
- BMW, Mobileye and HERE Announce Driverless Vehicle Partnership
- QF-16 Takes Flight At Holloman AFB
- AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2017 To Feature Ground-Breaking ‘Innovation Preview’
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