RegulationHelicopter Operators Ramp Up ADS-B Equipage Rates to Meet Deadline Helicopter operators are ramping up installation of Automatic Dependence Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out technologies to meet the FAA-mandated Jan. 1, 2020 deadline, but operators face a significant lag. In 2010, the FAA finalized regulations 14 CFR §…
ConnectivityCobham's Satcom System to Solve Rotor-Induced Packet Loss Ed. Note: Helicopter data transfer often suffers significant degradation as a result of the overhead rotor blades, but Cobham has a satcom solution aimed at avoiding this difficulty, extending range and reliability…
MilitaryRussia Unveils KUB-BLA "Kamikaze" Drone at IDEX 2019 Ed note: Originally published on our sister site, Rotor & Wing International, which covers rotary wing aircraft. Russia's ZALA Aero Group, the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) division of Kalashnikov, unveiled a "kamikaze"…
RegulationFAA to Require Drones to Display Unique Identifiers Ed note: Originally published on our sister site, Rotor & Wing International, which covers rotary wing aircraft. The FAA has dispensed with the normal notice and comment period of up to 180…
RegulationWill EASA Create a New Category for eVTOL Certification? The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is considering adding a "special condition" category to deal with the certification of electric and hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, but the proposal may…
UnmannedADS-B Unlikely Tracking Technology For Small Drones As airports and governments step up their efforts to track unmanned aircraft and deter their disruption of commercial air operations, the FAA is hinting that automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) systems will not…
CommercialAirbus, Bell, Leonardo, Sikorsky Agree on Terrain-Avoidance Updates for Helos Four top helicopter builders — Airbus, Bell, Leonardo Helicopters, and Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky — have agreed on improvements for their helicopter terrain avoidance and warning systems (HTAWS), according to HeliOffshore, a safety…
ATM ModernizationIllegal Drone Use Grounds Gatwick Air Traffic Ahead of Christmas A United Kingdom law went into effect last July 30 that makes it a crime punishable by up to five years in jail to fly a drone within one kilometer of an…