This is a great example of why you need a professional drone pilot. A pilot certified as a Remote Pilot that has been trained and understands controlled airspace.
Early last July a drone was spotted on the approach to Gatwick airport in England. What happened wasn’t pretty and caused expensive cascading events for conventional pilots and air traffic controllers.
See the amazing animation of what happened HERE.
Passed the FAA’s remote pilot aeronautical knowledge exam last week and just passed the TSA’s vetting process. So we can now leave the exemptions and waivers behind! HighGround now operates under the new FAA Part 107 rules. This is a good thing.
The high point of the Commercial UAV Expo we attended last month in Las Vegas was meeting Patrick Meier of the UAViators Humanitarian UAV Network. His presentation was the most interesting and powerful given during the expo.
DJI has posted a short documentary of the work UAViators had done in Nepal after their devastating earthquake. Please take a look.
HighGround is helping test a mobile app being developed by UAViators that helps coordinate and plan UAV missions taking place in disaster areas. We hope our experience in air traffic control can help make this application even more useful by integrating air traffic information, airspace details, flight restrictions, etc.
In what I consider landmark moments the FAA and airport management have approved the demonstration and use of UAV systems at at least two airports.
1. Albuquerque – Rocky Mountain Air Show
Ride Media shot some great aerial video of the air show.
2. Cleveland Air Show at Burke Lakefront
These guys had a booth to help educate the public for some hands-on interaction.
