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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

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Vigilant Aerospaces FlightHorizon system has been chosen as the airspace management solution for Skyway36 droneport in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Skyway36 is a prominent droneport in the U.S., functioning as an airport for drones and larger Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, including air taxis.

Vigilant Aerospace specializes in multi-sensor detect-and-avoid and airspace management software for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and AAM. With FlightHorizon, Skyway36 will be equipped to track and manage drones, detect intruding aircraft, and ensure a safe environment for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations, which is crucial for the UAS industrys growth.

Skyway36, part of the Osage Nations aerospace innovation zone, offers dedicated facilities for UAS flights, supporting advanced air mobility and various drone missions such as surveys, first responder operations, autonomous deliveries, and more. The facility features a cutting-edge UAS indoor test area managed by Windshape, hangar and office space under development, a 3,000-foot runway for larger, fixed-wing drones, and a certified helipad for conventional helicopters and new electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs).

Managed by DronePort Network under a contract with Osage LLC, Skyway36 is the first commercial node on the Skyway Range Flight Corridor, a 114-nautical mile drone corridor and a leading advanced air mobility initiative in the U.S. The Skyway Range includes four major nodes for autonomous flight testing across multiple routes and is partly funded by a grant from the US Economic Development Administration.

Quote from Craig Mahaney, CEO of DronePort Network As autonomous flight gathers momentum, were seeing a growing number of flights from droneports like Skyway36. To scale safely and successfully, we must ensure an environment designed to enable long-distance drone flights, air traffic monitoring and advanced safety systems. Vigilant Aerospaces FlightHorizon allows Skyway36 to provide these services and to attract more operators by providing a world-class facility and technology for a wide variety of uncrewed flight operations and testing.

Quote from Russell Goff, CEO of Osage, LLC Skyway36 is working to provide and build premium infrastructure and this partnership with Vigilant Aerospace and its FlightHorizon system helps to keep us at the forefront of the industry. As an officially designated Tech Hub by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the Tulsa region and our droneport can play an important role in the national development of autonomous systems.

Quote from Kraettli L. Epperson, CEO of Vigilant Aerospace Skyway36 provides a significant capability not just regionally but nationally for furthering autonomous flight Installing FlightHorizon at one of the nations first commercial droneports is a milestone for the industry and helps to set the standard for shared infrastructure at droneports everywhere. Being the first node on the Skyway Range Flight Corridor also provides significant opportunities to make Skyway36 and this region a national proving ground.

FlightHorizon, based on two NASA patents, integrates data from aircraft transponders, radar, drone autopilots, and live FAA data to create a comprehensive airspace picture around a drone. The software predicts trajectories and provides standards-compliant avoidance commands to the remote pilot.

Tags: AAM, Advanced Air Mobility, Airline News, Airspace Management, Droneport, Flight Horizon, Skyway36, Travel news, Tulsa, UAS, Vigilant Aerospace

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