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This is a list of airports in Alaska (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Operator of the drone must be registered if the vehicle has an onboard camera or a sensor that collects person-related data; otherwise, there is no need for a license. A1, < 900 grams: 900 grams (32 oz) must be avoided: Flight area must be assessed in order to make flights over non-involved persons unlikely. A2: 4 kilograms (8.8 lb) prohibited
The airport contains a fully automated Met Service weather station, thirteen hangars, and fuel supplies. Resident operators offer charter and scenic flights from the aerodrome. A record low temperature was set at Pukaki Airport of -19.8 °C on the morning of 23 June 2015.
On 5 March 2012, the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) awarded AAI a contract to provide the Aerosonde-G for their Mid-Endurance UAS II program. The catapult-launched air vehicle has a takeoff weight 34.1 or 36 kg (75 or 79 lb) depending on engine type, with endurance of over 10 hours and an electro-optic/infrared and laser-pointer payload. [4]
Drone racer wearing FPV goggles and holding a radio controller. First-person view (FPV), also known as remote-person view (RPV), or video piloting, is a method used to control a radio-controlled vehicle from the driver or pilot's viewpoint.
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In 2022, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) deployed a weather drone, the Area-I Altius-600, into a hurricane (Hurricane Ian) for the first time. The fixed-wing drone flew at lower heights (900 m - 1.3 km) inside the eye of the hurricane and into the eyewall to collect temperature, pressure, and moisture values.
The FAA initially approved a ground stop for all Alaska and Horizon flights starting at approximately 10:50 a.m. ET. It was lifted just before 11:45 a.m. ET. It wasn't immediately clear how many ...