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Reuters reported Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nollen plans to retire from the FAA this summer to join eVTOL aircraft maker Archer Aviation. Continue reading below or listen. Air Taxi, Advanced Air Mobility The move could mean that certification of Midnight Air Taxi will proceed more quickly for Archer Aviation. The FAA will release airworthiness standards for the plane in late 2022. Speaking to a drone industry audience at the recent AUVSI Xponential conference, Nolen brushed off delays in flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) rulings in commercial drone operations. . Nolen said the newly published “Air Taxi Airspace Blueprint”,…

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RGB61: New Payload for Wingtra VTOL Mapping Drones DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Major VTOL drone manufacturer wing tiger unveiled the new RGB61 Sensor payload.Compatible with WingtraOne GEN II Drone, RGB61 paves the way forward for the entire drone mapping industry. The Sony Alpha 7 Mark IV 61MP RGB camera is customized to provide the most efficient datalight UAV data solution available with in-app light settings control and ultra-precise image capture. “With RGB61, 600 hectares (1480 ac) can be captured in two flights instead of three, processing 40% less data for the same area, allowing customers to map larger…

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