Remote UAV Flight Operations company SkyTask, Inc. has announced that it received its first FAA Waiver approvals for Beyond Visual Line Of Site (BVLOS) flight operations.
The approved waivers authorize SkyTask to conduct remote flight operations at Colorado State University’s Drone Research Center, at Christman Airfield in Fort Collins, CO. The approvals mark a significant milestone achievement for the company which has developed a secure flight operation solution for industries advancing UAV based asset monitoring and inspection programs.
SkyTask’s approach to the management of the airspace around industrial drone operations utilizes an integrated set of functions including secure field device management, optical Detect And Avoid (DAA) technology and real-time cloud based management to comprehensively address regulatory barriers currently limiting UAV inspection programs.
Dave Belt, Chief Technologist with SkyTask, said, “This first regulatory approval serves as a significant validation of our design approach and opens the door for us to take our system to the next level. Our next step is to solidify our system implementation at Christman Airfield to support our direct customer trials within the Energy Services industry.”
Paul Ragland, Co-Founder and President, said, “As an emerging UAV innovation company, SkyTask keeps its focus on developing enabling security technologies with the goal of opening the skies for advanced industrial UAV operations. These waiver approvals for safe flight over industrial infrastructure utilizes SkyTask’s perimeter protection combining real-time airspace awareness with aircraft device trust.”
