Preflight briefings are legally required for IFR flights, with current practices heavily favoring electronic self-briefings over direct interaction with Flight Service. While "official briefing" is ...

VFR flight primarily relies on real-time visual observation and adaptability to changing conditions, with en route decisions being paramount over pre-flight forecasts. While some VFR pilots minimize ...

Optimize your LiDAR mission parameters before you fly. Calculate your flight plan, review estimated LiDAR data quality, and upload a terrain-following KMZ directly to your UAV! Explore the effects ...

Altitude Angel are proud to support the open-source Mission Planner (a popular ground-station controller) and ArduPilot community. For over a year now, we have been providing our class-leading ...

Recent software and mobile app launches, including those listed below, have made flight planning, tracking, scheduling and booking easier and more accessible. Aviator Targets Piston Market Flight ...

Hiring drones commercially in the U.S. is no longer just a matter of legal qualification to pilot. When it comes to high-value operations such as surveying, LiDAR mapping, and inspecting ...

Topcon Positioning Group has released its next-generation flight-planning system for its rotary-wing aerial UAV offering. The new Intel Mission Control Software is designed to facilitate automated ...

A mobile app that many airline pilots use for crucial flight planning purposes was open to attacks that could have interfered with safe takeoff and landing procedures due to a disabled security ...

Garmin, a brand synonymous with flight planning and execution, brings a new tool to the cockpit with the Garmin Pilot Web, a flight planning website that interfaces nicely with the Garmin Pilot mobile ...

This year’s NBAA EBACE will include a session that focuses on flight planning challenges in today’s environment, including changes in air traffic management, regulations, and other large events ...

Drone owners looking for a way to easily plan their drones flight path before take-off, may be interseted in TELAERO a new software app that has been specifically designed to help create paths for ...