UK UAT trial from uAvionix and Skydemon

Last week, the United Kingdom (UK) Civil Aviation Authority released this press announcement.  The TL;DR here is that the UK has officially announced that ADS-B is the “preferred national system for electronic conspicuity.”

(Before going any further, “electronic conspicuity” (EC) is the UK term for “see and be seen” by electronic means.)

This is a big deal in UK aviation, and possibly the EU. …

uAvionix Announces PingStation – an All-Weather Low-Altitude Dual Band ADS-B Receiver

uAvionix Corporation, the leading Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) avionics solution provider, announced the introduction of PingStation™ – an all-weather, networkable ADS-B receiver for low and high altitude aircraft surveillance. PingStation is robust enough to be permanently mounted outdoors in harsh environmental conditions and small enough to be used as a mobile asset for roaming operations.

I…

uAvionix – Could drone mania save General Aviation?

Every time I heard the word drone, I became more annoyed.  As a remote sensing professional, married to a Land Surveyor, we were buried under news about drones changing the face of the mapping industry.  Magazine covers, endless articles, webinars, it seemed as though the media surrounding our professions had become one giant mouthpiece for the drone industry.  My annoyance was compounded by the…

The Battle For Drone Tracking Technology

There has been a lot of discussion in the past couple of years about just what the right technology is for tracking the swarms of drones coming our way in the next decade.  Because uAvionix is a communications, navigation, and surveillance(CNS) company focused almost solely in the drone industry – we are wrapped right up in the middle of the debate.  There are a lot of opinions on the subject,…

Smallest ADS-B to date from uAvionix?

uAvionix Corporation, a leading Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) avionics provider, announced the development and test of its smallest ADS-B transceiver yet. Weighing less than 1 gram, a dime sized ADS-B prototype module for drones with transmission power between 0.01-0.25 Watts could provide visibility to any aircraft equipped with ADS-B “IN” avionics from 1 – 10 miles away, and is small enough to…