UAVs aren’t going away any time soon and that means GA ops need to adapt to an environment with increasing low-level drone traffic and the risks that tag along. A company that has a finger on the pulse of everything UAV tech—uAvionix—has been developing multiple layers of traffic safety backstop for UAVs, but for aircraft not equipped with ADS-B Out, the risk of collision could be higher. To sort it all out, in this video Aviation Consumer Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano talked with Christian Ramsey at uAvionix.
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Great job, Larry. That was a solid interview, clear, timely, and right on the mark. Really interesting. The drone traffic issues, as Christian Ramsey explained, are growing fast, and you laid it all out in a way that really hits home for those flying in drone-heavy zones.
The part about ADS-B and what we can’t see beyond line of sight really stood out. Ramsey’s mention of Part 108, a forthcoming FAA rule to standardize Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone ops, made a lot of sense. Appreciate you keeping the spotlight on this stuff. Thanks.
Yes, one of the best and most informative articles to appear on the website.
Would really like to see a follow-up article that deals with the special circumstances that 1 in 10 of we followers must deal with - flying in Canada. We have 1090 coverage in and out for Class A and B airspace and will over the next few years add something in class C, D & E - but no idea where that leaves the other 99,9% of the county that is class F & G.