AUGMENTED REALITY

A benefit or a burden for drone operators?

Patrick Sherman

The next time you are out flying, ask yourself: what am I looking at? According to a study by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, there’s a pretty good chance that it isn’t your drone—but augmented reality has the potential to help you do a better job of focusing on your aircraft, which is really important, as this excerpt from Part 107 shows: 14 CFR § 107. 31: Visual line of sight aircraft operation. A. With vision that is unaided by any device other than corrective lenses, the remote pilot in command, the visual observer (if one is used), and the person manipulating the flight control of the small unmanned aircraft system must be able to see the unmanned aircraft throughout the entire flight in order to: As this regulatory excerpt makes abundantly…

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RotorDrone Pro (Digital) - 1 Issue, April - May 2021

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