AirShare, the uncrewed site visitors administration (UTM) system used to assist safely combine uncrewed site visitors into the airspace will probably be deployed for a gaggle of New Zealand unattended aerodromes and huge landowners as a part of an airspace integration trial – the primary being Tekapo Aerodrome.
AirShare has been utilized by Airways New Zealand since 2014 to assist secure administration of uncrewed plane throughout New Zealand airspace. The UTM system helps to scale back dangers associated to uncrewed plane, and enhances situational consciousness for airspace managers.
Unattended aerodrome operators and huge landowners collaborating within the trial will achieve visibility of drone flights logged inside the airspace they handle, and can have the power to simply give authorisation for flights as required.
Drone pilots working inside the neighborhood of the aerodromes and different websites will probably be inspired to log their flights with AirShare, saving them effort and time in requesting permission to fly and streamlining the aerodrome operators’ processes round uncrewed plane flight administration. The trial may also assist higher situational consciousness for each the aerodrome and drone pilots.
The trial will run for no less than three months at every aerodrome or website. Individuals and drone operators will present suggestions to AirShare which will probably be shared with key stakeholders such because the Civil Aviation Authority and Ministry of Transport, to tell and facilitate future decision-making round uncrewed plane flying in New Zealand.
The AirShare group has intently collaborated with first trial participant Tekapo Aerodrome to deploy the UTM onsite, and each organisations have liaised with native drone pilots who fly inside 4km of the aerodrome.
Sharon Cooke, CEO of Airways Worldwide which developed AirShare, says: “The AirShare group has loved working with aerodromes collaborating on this trial to assist additional improve aviation security by means of wider situational consciousness of drones throughout our airspace. We stay up for listening to suggestions from Air Safaris and drone operators, as AirShare and aviation stakeholders work collectively to study sharing the air and secure airspace integration.”
Justin Sturrock, Security Supervisor for Air Safaris which operates Tekapo Aerodrome, says: “We frequently work with drone operators round Lake Tekapo. Using the AirShare UTM will assist us to successfully monitor and handle drone actions across the aerodrome – we strongly encourage all drone pilots to log their flights with AirShare which is able to assist secure operations, and the protection of all airspace customers.”
Trials at additional unattended aerodromes will probably be introduced as agreements are finalised.
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