March 23, 2015 — The Federal Aviation Administration today issued an experimental airworthiness certificate to an Amazon Logistics, Inc. unmanned aircraft (UAS) design that the company will use for research and development and crew training. The FAA typically issues...
Blue-Chip UAS Granted First-Ever Section 333 Exemption to Operate Across Multiple Industries
WICHITA, Kan., March 4, 2015 — Blue-Chip Unmanned Aerial Solutions, Inc. (Blue-Chip UAS) is the first company in the U.S. to receive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for Section 333 exemption across multiple industries. Blue-Chip UAS received the...
K-State Salina Receives Statewide Access for Flight Operations of Small UAS
SALINA, Kansas, Feb.25, 2015 — Kansas State University Salina has reached a national milestone in the unmanned aircraft systems industry, becoming the first entity in the country to receive approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, for statewide...
Pre Registration and Call for Abstracts UAS MAPPING RENO
Bethesda, MD, Feb.25, 2015 — The second annual technical UAS symposium sponsored by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) is scheduled for September 29-30, 2015 in Reno, Nevada. Expanding on the highly successful format and events of...
Hexacopter Measures Zero Gravity Plane, Generates detailed 3D model of landing gear
Kassel, Germany, Feb.18, 2015 - The publicly appointed surveyors Uli Bauer and Andreas Gelhausen have generated a 3D model of the landing gear of the zero gravity Airbus A300 ZERO-G that is accurate to more than +/- 5 mm. Furthermore, they used the Aibot X6 UAV to...
Heitkamp: New Federal Guidelines Provide Much-Needed Step in UAS Technology Development
WASHINGTON, D.C, Feb.17, 2015 – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today released the following statement on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced rule proposals for unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Heitkamp has been pushing the FAA for guidance to help...
