Wing, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved UAS Service Supplier of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC), has made its drone flyer app OpenSky available in the US for the first time. Available for free in the Google Play and Apple’s App Store, the OpenSky app is designed to makes it easy for drone flyers to abide by FAA airspace rules and regulations and request authorisation to fly in controlled airspace in near real-time.
With OpenSky, recreational or commercial drone flyers can check FAA airspace information to see where they can and cannot fly, request an authorization from the FAA where it’s required, and manage and log their flights and permissions to their pilot profile.
OpenSky provides near real-time authorizations for drone flyers wishing to operate in LAANC-enabled controlled airspaces, which includes areas surrounding hundreds of airports throughout the U.S. Without FAA-approved service suppliers like Wing and apps, such as OpenSky, drone flyers would need to request manual authorization to fly in controlled airspace, which could take weeks to obtain. The OpenSky app can enable authorizations in seconds for operations like emergency response, commercial surveys, or film and photography sessions. OpenSky has been available in Australia since 2019 for recreational and commercial drone pilots and has received positive feedback from drone flyers in Australia and from Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
The OpenSky app is one of many tools that operators can use to participate in the airspace. Wing believes that an open airspace system will encourage a stream of innovations that will support diversity, attract users and grow the entire drone industry – benefiting everyone.
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