The UAS Flyer - April 13, 2017

3DR shares progress updates on commercial sUAS work The issue with 3D Robotics efforts to move from serving the hobbyist market to the commercial enterprise space hasn't been related to its unmanned aircraft system or software performance. The highly publicized drone entity has the stories to prove it READ MORE SHARE
Using innovative satellite, 5G system, sUAS goes BVLOS in Va Credit a one-of-a-kind satellite system that utilizes a 22-meter reflector-based antenna for the successful test flight of a small unmanned aircraft system that flew more than 12 miles beyond visual line of sight. READ MORE SHARE
	Verizon tests cellphone tower in the sky to aid first responders Verizon is testing a drone equipped as a flying cell tower to demonstrate its ability to provide communications to first responders during emergencies and disasters when normal communications are knocked out. A larger test is planned for next month. READ MORE SHARE
Nation’s largest private aggregate producer partners with Airware The nation's largest family-owned producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel is shifting its focus to the sky. Luck Stone, based in Richmond, Virginia, has partnered with Airware to better utilize drone data on more than 22 sites. READ MORE SHARE
FAA maps will speed up drone authorization applications The FAA this week announced that on April 27, it will release the first set of UAS facility maps showing areas and altitudes near airports where drones can safely operate. This will help the agency process Part 107 requests more quickly. READ MORE SHARE
Pipeline inspection drone developed for oil and gas industry The vertical-take-off-and-landing SkyOne UAS developed by SkyX, a new Canadian aerospace company, is intended to serve the oil and gas industry's need for pipeline inspection, mapping and surveillance. READ MORE SHARE