How To Get A Drone Pilot License in the USA
Nowadays there are plentiful opportunities to make money from flying a drone, with many people in the USA opting to become Certified Drone Pilots. Once … Read more
Drone Trust
Airspace Case Study – Class E
In this airspace case study, we are going to look at class E airspace. Class E airspace is quite complex. Generally, the whole of the … Read more
FAA selects DRONE TRUST to be an FAA-approved Test Administrator of The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST)
Current law requires all recreational UAS / drone pilots to pass The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST) and to carry proof of passage when flying. … Read more
Airspace Case Study – Daytona Beach FL
In this week’s airspace case study we take a look at the class c airspace surrounding Daytona Beach airport in Florida. First let’s recap the … Read more
Is controlled airspace around airports always controlled?
Some recent discussion in a popular social media group has raised some good discussion about controlled airspace around airports, and if it is always active. … Read more
Restricted Airspace established for 36th Americas Cup
Drone pilots be aware that ‘restricted airspace’ is being established in Auckland for the 36th Americas Cup beginning on the 17th December 2020. If you … Read more
FAA releases airworthiness criteria for UAS operators
Progress is slowly being made on the certification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for advanced operations in the United States. The FAA have recently published … Read more
CAA short notice restrictions, the importance of keeping aware.
A recent news article by Newshub has highlighted the risk of not paying close attention to late notice airspace changes published in the AIP Supplement … Read more
Flight Test NZ, Celebrating 22 years in the aviation industry
Flight Test NZ was established 1998 and is celebrating 22 years in the aviation industry. Owned and managed by Steve Kingsbury, who also is joint … Read more
Visual Navigation Charts
Drone pilots should familiarise themselves with this year’s changes to NZ’s Visual Navigation Charts (VNCs)