Westar Energy: FAA approves another groundbreaking BVLOS flight

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) received permission to conduct the first-ever beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation in the nation leveraging only onboard detect-and-avoid systems. This is the first-ever FAA authorized operation to fly without a requirement for visual observers or ground-based radar and is the result of the 31-member Kansas UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) [...]The post FAA approves another groundbreaking BVLOS flight appeared first on Geospatial World.