The UAS Flyer - August 21, 2014

FAA sets deadline for UAS Center of Excellence applications The FAA has set a Sept. 15 deadline for accredited institutions of higher education, along with their partners and affiliates, to apply for a new Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. READ MORE SHARE
Montana brothers custom-build UAVs for ag producers Brothers Trevor and Taylor Miles of Billings, Mont., have designed and created their own UAV to help Montana farmers manage crops. Their company, Landview Technologies Inc., designs and manufacturers the UAVs. READ MORE SHARE
	NASA hosts $500k UAS Airspace Operations Challenge Eight teams have registered for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airspace Operations Challenge (UAS AOC), which is part of NASA's Centennial Challenge Program. Phase one of the challenge is set for September and comes with a $500k prize pool. READ MORE SHARE
MIT researchers propose power lines to recharge UAVs Researchers with MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) think they've found a solution to the problem of limited UAS range through a design that can allow UAVs to perch on a power line like a pigeon. READ MORE SHARE
Kansas State professor: UAS could help find Malaysian airliner A UAS could help find answers about Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, which vanished last March 8. Kansas State University UAS department head believes the use of a UAV would be more efficient in the search. READ MORE SHARE
Endangered white rhinos will soon have UAS protection A New Hampshire UAS company will soon be helping to protect the endangered white rhino-the second largest land mammal on earth-from poachers in South Africa. READ MORE SHARE
	Moving ahead with UAS deliveries, Amazon asks FAA for exemption Amazon.com has joined a growing number of business interests petitioning the FAA for exemption from restrictions on using UAS for commercial purposes in the national airspace. READ MORE SHARE