Skyward urges the industry to think Universal Traffic Management, Ryanair CEO looks to autonomous airliners, Hoverfly introduces a new tethered drone, NYPD eyes drone threats, FAA reauthorization addresses drones, looking for a kangaroo, and testing drone impacts on an airplane wing.
To this point, “UTM” has meant UAS Traffic Management, but Mariah Scott, President at Skyward, A Verizon company, says we should think of “Universal Traffic Management.”
BusinessInsider reports that Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary says that we’ll see autonomous planes in the next 40 to 50 years.
Hoverfly Technologies Inc. a manufacturer of tether-powered drones, introduced their new LiveSky SENTRY, an all-weather, military-grade UAS.
The New York Police Department had in mind the threat of a drone attack as they provided security for the recent UN General Assembly meetings.
The new FAA reauthorization act grants authorities new powers, while the Academy of Model Aeronautics says that under Section 349 [PDF] members should continue to fly in accordance with AMA’s safety guidelines.
A kangaroo in South Florida named Storm escaped and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers used two drones to help in the search.
Even small drones, like a DJI Phantom, pose a risk to manned aircraft
The University of Dayton Research Institute’s Impact Physics Lab conducted tests designed to simulate a drone striking an airplane mid-air at 238 mph. A DJI Phantom 2 drone was launched into the wing of a Mooney M20 aircraft.
