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Landmark Rule Opens Skies to Commercial Drones – Bigfork-based uAvionix has the solution for increased traffic

July 6, 2016 /

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Bigfork-based uAvionix http://www.uavionix.com/ has developed the world’s smallest, lightest and most affordable ADS-B transceiver tailored specifically for UAS navigation. Called the Ping2020, the transceiver allows aircraft operators to sense and avoid possible collisions through a constant exchange of real time position data.

"I think that it’s one of those moments parallel to sitting in a coffee shop in California in the early ’90s wondering what all the Internet fuss is all about," Beard said. "Five years from now, a dozen drones will pass in front of you and it will feel normal."

By Tristan Scott

Full Story: http://flatheadbeacon.com/2016/07/05/landmark-rule-opens-skies-commercial-drones/

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