A new study from the University of Helsinki using miniaturized satellite-based tags revealed that during drier periods desert bats must fly further and longer to fulfil their nightly needs. According to researchers this signals their struggle in facing dry periods. Wildlife tracking has revolutionized the study of animal movement and their behavior. Yet, tracking small, flying animals such as desert bats remained challenging. Now a new generation of miniaturized satellite-based tags is […]

The Ninja UAV. (Photo: ideaForge) Lynx–Lawrence & Mayo, an Indian engineering equipment providers, has expanded its portfolio to include specialized drones, through its partnership with ideaForge, India’s largest UAV manufacturer. As part of the agreement, ideaForge’s drones equipped with more than a decade of UAV design expertise, will be accessible to Lynx – Lawrence and Mayo for applications across urban development, weather monitoring and testing, agro-technology and other sectors. Developed by a team of Indian Institute […]

By Carly Hysell The boats were rigged, the pros were ready — it was showtime on a small lake in Central Florida the day before ICAST, the world’s largest sportfishing tradeshow. Our goal? To unveil the most powerful, most efficient freshwater trolling motor the fishing industry had ever seen. With rumors swirling about multiple trolling motor introductions at this year’s ICAST, it was dubbed “the year of the trolling motor,” and the Garmin team knew […]

The FALCon research project has already carried out initial flight experiments with unmanned small aircraft. Drone Rescue Systems (Photo: Drone Rescue Systems) The parachute safety solution manufacturer Drone Rescue Systems GmbH is supporting the European research project FALCon, the “Formation flight for in-Air Launcher 1st stage Capturing demonstration.” Under the leadership of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), research is being conducted on how launch vehicles can be returned to the launch […]

I was born and raised in Maryland where I enjoyed my summers fishing off Ocean City, MD and in the Chesapeake Bay. After I graduated college, I moved South where I could enjoy being on the water and fish year-round. We’ve been living in Dania Beach, FL for 7 years now. We have one daughter, Madison, and are expecting twins at the end of this Summer. I really got into photography 2 years ago. I’ve […]

Israeli airspace is no longer experiencing a mysterious disruption of GPS signals that had forced a change in some plane landing procedures, the country’s airports authority said Tuesday. Some experts had suggested the disruption could have been the result of Russian military operations in neighbouring Syria, but Moscow has denied it was the cause. “The disruptions in the region recently ceased. As a result we decided to return the airports to normal activity,” an airports […]

Kansas receives approval for first beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone flight in the nation using only onboard detect and avoid. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has received permission to conduct the first beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation in the nation leveraging only onboard detect-and-avoid systems. This is the first U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorized operation to fly without a requirement for visual observers or ground-based radar. It is the result of the 31-member Kansas UAS Integration Pilot […]

For a week that was preceded by torrential rainstorms and flooding, causing saturated aircraft parking areas and uncertainty among pilots, the 2019 edition of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh generated the best attendance in the event’s long history. Approximately 642,000 people and more than 10,000 aircraft attended the event, marking the 50th year it was held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. There was just as much excitement at our display along Celebration Way. The exhibit featured four aircraft: a […]

Screenshot: EU Science & Innovation video The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is looking for experts with a high level of expertise in navigation satellite systems to assist it with tasks related to the implementation of the Fundamental Elements funding mechanism. The GSA is interested in experts with professional experience in specific market segments such as aviation, location-based services, agriculture, surveying, rail, road, maritime, and timing and synchronisation and/or with hi-tech business building skills. Specifically, the […]

Podcast: Play in new window Our Feature Story: Dorothy Beal is a writer, a mother of three and a marathon runner. She’s also a body positive activist who believes that runners come in all shapes and sizes and that if you run, you have a runner’s body. She owns the brand “I Run This Body” and is the creator behind #ihavearunnersbody and #irunthisbody social movements. Listen in as we talk to her about her journey […]