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NASA Langley Engineer Attends FAA Training
At a busy airport, every aircraft in the area shares just a handful of radio frequencies. Spectrum and time are constrained and if multiple people speak at once, both messages can get lost. Communications like “clearance delivery,” which require long transmissions and readbacks, are challenging in high-traffic areas, particularly when weather or other factors require many aircraft to communicate with…
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NASA Explores Prioritizing First Response Drones in Crowded Skies
Our streets are crowded with commuters and delivery vehicles, but when a police car or fire engine approaches with its lights and sirens on, drivers clear the way. In the coming years, drones for deliveries and other commercial tasks will become common in the skies over our communities, and NASA is working to ensure first responder vehicles in the air…
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Eventide Communications Announces NexLog DX-Series Recorders Meet FAA Modernization Requirements
Eventide Communications LLC, a U.S.-based leader in mission-critical recording systems, announced today that its NexLog DX-Series recorders are modernization-ready for deployment across all Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control (ATC) environments. Eventide Communications LLC, a U.S.-based leader in mission-critical recording systems, announced today that its NexLog DX-Series recorders are modernization-ready for deployment across all Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control…
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TRU Simulation’s Veris Virtual Reality Flight Simulator Achieves FAA Qualification, Ushering in a New Era of Immersive Pilot Training
TRU Simulation + Training Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, and an affiliate of Bell Textron Inc., announced today its cutting-edge Veris Virtual Reality Flight Simulator received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) qualification. Now qualified as a Level 7 Flight Training Device (FTD), the Veris is also designed to meet European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) FTD Level 3 standards, with EASA qualification expected…
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) just opened the door for true AI-powered autonomy in the skies.
This week’s release of the proposed Part 108 BVLOS rule is more than a policy update—it’s the framework that could take drones from remote-controlled tools to autonomous, AI-driven mission partners.Here’s the 60-second breakdown from our Co-Founder, Matt Sloane (who read all 700 pages so you don’t have to), and you can find the full text on DroneLife.– Corporate responsibility replaces individual certification. Training, safety, and…
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About Pathfinding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles
Remotely piloted aircraft could transform the way we transport people and goods and provide our communities with better access to vital services, like medical supply deliveries and efficient transportation. NASA’s Pathfinding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles (PAAV) subproject is working with partners to safely integrate remote air cargo and air taxi aircraft into our national airspace alongside traditional crewed aircraft.…
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NASA Kicks off Testing Campaign for Remotely Piloted Cargo Flights
NASA recently began a series of flight tests with partners to answer an important aviation question: What will it take to integrate remotely piloted or autonomous planes carrying large packages and cargo safely into the U.S. airspace? Researchers tested new technologies in Hollister, California, that are helping to investigate what tools and capabilities are needed to make these kinds of…
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NASA Moves Drone Package Delivery Industry Closer to Reality
Package delivery drones are coming to our doorsteps in the future, and NASA wants to make sure that when medication or pizza deliveries take to the skies, they will be safe. In July, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the first time authorized multiple U.S. companies to fly commercial drones in the same airspace without their operators being able to…
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Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Traffic Management Beyond Visual Line of Sight (UTM BVLOS)
NASA’s Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Traffic Management Beyond Visual Line of Sight (UTM BVLOS) subproject aims to support the growing demand for drone flights across the globe. Uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, offer an increasing number of services, from package delivery to critical public safety operations, like search and rescue missions. However, without special waivers, these flights are currently limited to…
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Loft Dynamics Becomes World’s First VR Flight Simulation Training Device to Receive FAA Qualification
Loft Dynamics, the global leader in virtual reality (VR) flight simulation training devices (FSTDs), today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has qualified its VR simulator — the first FAA-qualified VR FSTD in the United States. This achievement is a landmark in aviation safety and a pivotal step in bringing advanced flight simulation technology to pilots and operators nationwide amid…
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