In light of COVID-19, the Minnesota Aviation Career Education (ACE) Camp was transformed into a day-camp, offering three days this summer for students grades 9-12 to attend and learn about the different career options in the aviation field. Founded in 1991 with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), MN […]
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Todd Colten, chief Aerospace engineer and director of Flight Services at Sentera, envisions a “big revolution” in the aerospace industry as a result of advances in battery manufacturing infrastructure. Sentera is a global technology company that devises hardware and software to interface with precision agriculture equipment such as planters and fertilizer applicators. “There’s a lot
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Sentera, a global technology company that devises hardware and software to interface with precision agriculture equipment such as planters and fertilizer applicators, employs three types of technicians: engineering technicians who work in the Minnesota company’s lab to build prototypes of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), sensors, and cameras; geospatial information systems (GIS) technicians who create maps
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The Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT) was pleased to work with the Girl Scouts of Southern Michigan and Women Who Drone organizations to provide 35 local Girl Scouts with an exciting opportunity to learn how to program and fly a drone. Girl Scout Cadettes explored the world of microcontrollers and learned how to program
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In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2021, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, titled, “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,” the Agency delays the March 1, 2021 effective date of the final rule, Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Over People, until March 16, 2021. View the updated document here.
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The Improving Pathways into the Geospatial and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technician Workforce (GeoTEd-UAS) project team includes the Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC), Germanna Community College, Virginia Tech, and the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). Click here to view the GeoTEd-UAS Winter 2020/2021 Newsletter that highlights: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Workforce Survey Report GeoTEd-UAS Faculty Selected
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FAA Representatives, Ann Cihon and Rick May sat down with NCAT Co-PI, Zackary Nicklin to discuss the latest updates to drone regulations which include topics on remote ID, operations over people and night operations. Click here to watch the webinar recording. Click here to download presentation materials (PDF format).
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Flying drones in and around stadiums that seat 30,000 people or more is prohibited by law beginning one hour before and ending one hour after the scheduled time of any of the following events: Major League Baseball Game National Football League Game NCAA Division One Football Game NASCAR Sprint Cup, Indy Car, and Champ Series
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The National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT) and the Women And Drones network have formed a new partnership. The organizations are partnering to focus on expanding to address advancing STEM education. NCAT leaders utilize best practices to recruit underrepresented groups and support their entry to the STEM field. “We are thrilled about the opportunity to
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The Federal Aviation Administration has announced new rules for drone operators that will ease restrictions on the overall use of drones and address security concerns making drones easier to track. The updated regulations announced by the Federal Aviation Administration “get us closer to the day when we will more routinely see drone operations such as
