UK CAA Innovation Team release CAP2537-9 for Advanced Air Mobility

The UK CAA Innovation team have been busy again, developing some useful guidance for innovators. 1. CAP2537 provides a short information notice on the UK CAA approach for #certification of #eVTOL aircraft. www.caa.co.uk/CAP2537 2. CAP2538 describes the considerations for Aerodromes and Vertiports planning to operate Vertical Take-off and Landing Aircraft (VTOL) www.caa.co.uk/CAP2538 3. CAP2539 guides the Advanced Air Mobility industry on…

Drone Industry Barometer 2023

The Drone Industry Barometer provides a yearly review of what drone experts across the world have experienced and how they foresee that the industry will develop. It touches on the latest topics while providing continuity with previous editions in order to deliver the most comprehensive understanding of the state of the drone industry. This unique…

Cyberhawk™ team up with Intelligent Energy to launch BVLOS operations using hydrogen fuel cell technology

Cyberhawk, world leader in visual data management, adopts Intelligent Energy’s IE-SOAR™ fuel cells to offer customers better quality data and increased operational efficiency. Cyberhawk delivers end-to-end capabilities to their customers around the globe spanning data collection, democratisation of imagery and operational insights via analytics. Over 5,000 project managers around the globe rely on their flagship software…

F1 specialist MGI Engineering launches autonomous cargo drones

MGI Engineering CEO Mike Gascoyne and one of the Mosquito drones (Credit: MGI Engineering) Formula One specialist MGI Engineering has revealed two cargo drone technology demonstrators, using its motorsport mindset to tackle challenges in the sector. The Mosquito UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) were unveiled by the Oxfordshire firm today (19 April) at the eVTOL Insights’ London Conference….

Unmanned Aircraft Uses in Agriculture, inc Spraying and Spreading: WATCH AGAIN

A session exploring the use cases of how drones can work within the agricultural sector, including spraying and spreading from drones. AutoSpray Systems has the equipment in the UK, and are currently undertaking other testing and seeding/ spraying within traditional agricultural settings. They have the Operational Authorisation from the UK CAA to use Unmanned Aircraft…

Integration of UAVs and remote sensing into Ecological Consultancy – WATCH AGAIN

Speaker Info: James has over 15 years ecological experience working within both the academic and consultancy sectors working on a wide range of research and development projects requiring high quality ecological surveys. His skills focus on protected species surveys, Ecological Impact Assessments, Ecological Clerk of Works and GIS. Tracks Ecology also offers a variety of…

Getting closer to urban and BVLOS operations –reflections from recent flight testing at Cardiff and Heathrow airports – WATCH AGAIN

Flare Bright has undertaken several trials under the UKRI Future Flight programme and the Connected Places Catapult Future of Air Mobility Accelerator. This webinar explains some of the learnings from flying its software-enhanced IMUs (giving GPS-free capability and redundancy) in various UK locations; and validating wind measurement predictions using its nanodrone. Flight tests have been…

Distant Clouds – Drone Flying on a Remote UK Overseas Territory – WATCH AGAIN

Flying a drone in a remote South Atlantic island has its challenges. Ben Sansom will give a talk about the use of drones on the UK Overseas Territory of St Helena and how they are being used to make decisions and to help save the island’s unique habitat. Speaker: Ben Sansom Director, Arctium Ltd Ben…

Talk To The Eye In The Sky: Cambridge Wireless Event

29 March 2023: 10.30am – 4pm Location: TTP, Melbourn Science Park, Melbourn, SG8 6EE Join the Radio Technology SIG at their next in-person event where they will explore the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles industry, to establish the current landscape, the technology needs to evolve and hear from successful examples of UAVs being deployed in real-life. About:…

Engaging with Local Authorities – S4G Drone Services: ARPAS-UK Annual Conference, March 2023

with Mark Elliott of Sparks4Growth and Sunil Budheo, Transport Innovation Manager of Coventry City Council Mark Elliott, CEO of S4G Drone Services, tells us how they transformed the engagement with an initially uncertain and concerned local council by demonstrating professionalism, safety and demonstrating the value of the data collected and digital output. Mark also shares…