May 30, 2014
42 It used to be UFOs, now it’s UAVs
UAV News Talk – Drone News, eVTOLs, UAS Policy & Air MobilityAbout this episode
AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2014 conference and trade show, a drone narrowly misses a commercial flight, and hack-proof UAS software from DARPA. Guest: Bob Schmidt, President, UAV Propulsion Tech . AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2014 conference and trade show was held in Orlando, Florida May 12-15, 2014. Bob attended and he offers his perspectives on the event. Follow Bob on Twitter as @Schmidtproducts . The News: Drone just missed turbo-prop over Perth military airspace A De Havilland Dash 8-300 turbo-prop on approach to Perth Airport encountered a strobe light coming towards them. After taking evasive action, the object passed them about 20 m horizontally and 100 ft vertically. Was it a UAV at 3,800 feet? Airplane Near-Misses: How Often Do They Happen? Actually, quite often, according to the FAA. DARPA unveils hack-proof drone The Defense Advance Research Project Agency (DARPA) has a project to develop hack-proof software for aircraft navigation and control. In the High Assurance Cyber Military Systems project (HACMS), cyber experts were unable to hack into a prototype quadcopter running the software. Videos of the Week: David’s pick: Superyacht mast pulled, filmed by a Drone. This is Superyachting. Big boat, big mast, impressive aerial views. Max’s pick: Basic Quadcopter Tutorial – Chapter 1 . This 9-part video tutorial shows how to build a quadcopter from components. Produced by Hoverfly , who develop multi-rotor aerial systems, including a tethered quadcopter. Listener Feedback: Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2015 [PDF] Will more money help the FAA develop UAS regulations sooner? From Bill. How to shoot amazing video from drones . A compilation of videos shot by UAV’s. From Kevin. Northrop Grumman to collaborate with RMIT University on UAS . Northrop Grumman and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University plan to study airworthiness operating requirements for UAS in Australia, Focusing on larger aircraft. Micro-Aircraft Declared Safe to Fly in U.S. Skies . Applied Research Associates, Inc. produces the Nighthawk IV UAS , launched by hand or tube with GPS and a built-in autopilot. It weighs 1.6 pounds, has a 60 minute flight time, and a range of over 10km. From Jesse. (Photo above.)