In A First, Pilotless Aircraft Completes First Test In 12 Minutes
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The "monumental aviation achievement" happened on November 21 at Hollister Municipal Airport in San Benito County, California.
In about 12 minutes, a Cessna 208B Caravan airplane took off, cruised, and landed without a single person on board. The "monumental aviation achievement" happened on November 21 at Hollister Municipal Airport in San Benito County, California.
"This industry-first flight is a demonstration of remote operation of the world's most popular cargo plane, highlighting that the technology works and is within reach," said Robert Rose, co-founder and CEO of Reliable Robotics in an interview with Forbes. "The technical achievement furthers our goal of developing an advanced automation system that can be certified under the Federal Aviation Administration's exacting Part 23 airworthiness standards for normal category aircraft. The ability to certify the system under existing regulations without special conditions or exemptions is critical to its safe integration into the National Airspace System (NAS)."
Additionally, Reliable Robots has collaborated with the US Air Force on remote piloting since 2021 and holds membership in the CargoVision forum of ASL Aviation Holdings, a global aviation services company dedicated to exploring innovative aviation technologies.