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Nevada-based Consortium using Drone America UAV Completes First Long-Distance Beyond Line of Sight Urban Package Delivery

Nevada Team records longest Unmanned Aerial Package Delivery flight in the U.S.


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Feb 22, 2017, 20:29 ET

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HAWTHORNE, Nev., Feb. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nevada Drone Industry set a new long-distance record for aerial package delivery flying a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) under beyond line of sight conditions.  The backdrop was an urban environment set among the scenic area of Walker Lake with the Nevada-headquartered Drone America flight team flying more than 39 miles to deliver a package to the Hawthorne Industrial Airport in the City of Hawthorne, Nevada, the same town where the Country's first urban drone delivery was performed in Spring of 2016.

Drone America presents the long-distance package flown to the Nevada UAS Test Site Director, Dr. Chris Walach on February 15th, 2017.  Credit: Mark Barker, NIAS.
Drone America presents the long-distance package flown to the Nevada UAS Test Site Director, Dr. Chris Walach on February 15th, 2017. Credit: Mark Barker, NIAS.
Drone America Savant(TM) unmanned aircraft on its historic 39-mile package delivery flight over Walker Lake, NV.  Credit: Zack Clark, Drone America.
Drone America Savant(TM) unmanned aircraft on its historic 39-mile package delivery flight over Walker Lake, NV. Credit: Zack Clark, Drone America.
The Nevada Team poses for a photo immediately after the historic Package Delivery on February 15th, 2017.  Credit: Betty Easley, Hawthorne Industrial Airport.
The Nevada Team poses for a photo immediately after the historic Package Delivery on February 15th, 2017. Credit: Betty Easley, Hawthorne Industrial Airport.
Drone America presents the long-distance package flown to the Nevada UAS Test Site Director, Dr. Chris Walach on February 15th, 2017.  Credit: Mark Barker, NIAS. Drone America Savant(TM) unmanned aircraft on its historic 39-mile package delivery flight over Walker Lake, NV.  Credit: Zack Clark, Drone America. The Nevada Team poses for a photo immediately after the historic Package Delivery on February 15th, 2017.  Credit: Betty Easley, Hawthorne Industrial Airport.

This record-setting beyond line of sight (BLOS) mission was flown under the Nevada UAS Test Site's FAA Certificate of Authorization (COA) and led by the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems, which manages the FAA-designated Nevada UAS Test Site on behalf of the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED).  The Drone America Savant™ unmanned aircraft reached an altitude of 1,500 feet AGL and completed a one hour flight beyond line of sight for a total distance flown of over 39 miles on February 15, 2017. 

"Nevada's emerging UAV industry has made tremendous strides since first receiving the FAA UAS Test Site designation a few short years ago, and it is with incredible pride that the State can now declare that our drone effort has broken an industry record by successfully completing the longest ever beyond visual line of sight drone delivery," said Governor Brian Sandoval.  "This achievement is a testament not only to the skill of the team at the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems and Drone America, but also the support that has been shown by the entire State of Nevada to support this important initiative.  Nevada is changing the future of transportation, and I congratulate all those Nevadans who share in this milestone - this is one for the record books."

"Statewide support of the drone industry in Nevada has helped to usher in this historic UAV milestone," said Steve Hill, Director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development. "With each flight, NIAS makes history, but this most recent achievement is truly one for the ages, and something that we should all be incredibly proud of.  I thank the teams at NIAS and Drone America for ensuring that Nevada continues to lead one of the most innovative transportation industries into the future."

"Today we demonstrated an important milestone, one that can make a positive impact upon humanity.  For many years Drone America's team has been focused upon building turnkey solutions that are both commercially viable yet also have a beneficial effect upon the world in which we live.  Remote critical package delivery can include such items as medical equipment (AED) and supplies such as vaccines, EpiPens, anti-venom, even a Search and Rescue survival package.  These achievements bring us closer to becoming a self-sustaining, Nevada-based, and American-made corporation that gives back," said Mike Richards, CEO and Founder of Drone America.

The Drone America Savant UAS delivered the package to the Hawthorne Industrial Airport and the cargo consisted of emergency supplies in a simulated lost hiker scenario.  The package was not dropped from the UAV but instead was meant to be recovered from the hold of the fixed-wing platform upon landing.  The UAS operation incorporated multiple ground safety visual observers and an aerial safety observer in a Cessna 206 fixed-wing aircraft flown by AviSight.  "We were thrilled to participate in this historic event.  The ability to fly these systems BLOS will be critical to the commercialization of this technology for multiple industries," said Michael Frechette, CEO of AviSight.

"The Nevada UAS Test Site is fortunate to have the City of Hawthorne and the Hawthorne Army Depot's support of our Nevada UAS Industry Growth.  This is a great example of public-private partnership between the U.S. Army, Drone America, the City of Hawthorne, and NIAS," said Mark Barker, Director of Business Development and Marketing for NIAS. 

Following the historic package delivery BLOS flight, Drone America CEO, Mike Richards presented the package flown to the FAA-designated Nevada UAS Test Site Director, Dr. Chris Walach, overseeing the UAS operation.  Walach received this package on behalf of the State of Nevada.  "Today was a new long distance flight record in Nevada and in the National Airspace.  From last year, Nevada holds the FAA record for the first package delivery to an actual customer in a residential neighborhood in Reno, NV and in the National Airspace and now we have demonstrated that commercial UAS technology is capable of flying long distance while safely integrating UAS into the National Airspace with manned aviation traffic.  We are a major step closer to commercial package delivery on a large scale in Nevada and in the National Airspace," said Dr. Chris Walach.

About the Governor's Office of Economic Development: Created during the 2011 session of the Nevada Legislature, the Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) is the result of a collaborative effort between the Nevada Legislature and Governor Brian Sandoval to restructure economic development in the state. GOED's role is to promote a robust, diversified and prosperous economy in Nevada, to stimulate business expansion and retention, encourage entrepreneurial enterprise, attract new businesses and facilitate community development. More information on the Governor's Office of Economic Development can be viewed at www.diversifynevada.com.

About the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS): The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) and FAA-designated Nevada Unmanned Aviation Test Site leads the growth of the Nevada Unmanned Aviation Systems (UAS) Industry through business teaming relationships, collaborating with primary research institutions on UAS research and development, and enhancing the Nevada UAS Industry knowledge base to attract new and permanent business and create jobs in the State of Nevada.   Learn more at www.nias-uas.com. 

About AviSight: AviSight is an aerospace and remote sensing services company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Our company employs Aerospace systems, Remote Sensing technology, Analytics, and Data Collection/Distribution systems for commercial and government clients. For more information about AviSight please visit www.avisight.com/.

About Drone America: Drone America strives to be one of the World's Top Providers of Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles, high tech equipment and services. Our mission is to use UAS technologies as a means to survey, protect, and preserve human life and strategic resources around the Globe. For more information about Drone America please visit  www.droneamerica.com/.

SOURCE Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS)

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