The UAS Flyer - February 12, 2015

FAA opens more airspace in North Dakota for UAS research The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday authorized unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to fly in a wide area of North Dakota, a development intended to give industry greater access to research opportunities. READ MORE SHARE
Total Safety to use UAVs for flare inspections Total Safety U.S. Inc. has become the first, and only, U.S. company to use unmanned aircraft systems to perform inspections of flare stacks. Total Safety was one of eight companies to recently receive a FAA exemption for commercial use of UAS. READ MORE SHARE
	UAI selects Altavian's Nova small UAS for research projects The Unmanned Applications Institute (UAI) has acquired the Altavian Nova F6500 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for use in its research projects. READ MORE SHARE
Sentinel Air becomes US distributor of UAV Vision sensors Sentinel Air LLC of Alamogordo, New Mexico, is now a distributor for a line of sensors for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) manufactured in Australia. READ MORE SHARE
Valmie Resources creates precision ag-specific UAV platforms Valmie Resources Inc., a high-tech solutions company that brings to market state-of-the-art products for rapid commercialization, announced its new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform for agriculture. READ MORE SHARE
	US senators introduce new UAS legislation Senator Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., recently introduced the Safe Skies for Unmanned Aircraft Act of 2015, to support research and the development of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at facilities similar to Grand Forks, North Dakota's UAS Test Site. READ MORE SHARE