Drone News: NEW! DJI Avata 2, MOC for Flying Over People, (OOP), Drone that Charges on Power Lines
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Published 2024-04-12
00:00 Introduction
00:25 NEW! DJI Avata 2
01:21 MOC for Flying Over People
Avata 2 Playlist:
• Huge Improvements! - Avata 2 Full Review
Full YT Video of Power Line Drone:
• Autonomous Overhead Powerline Recharg...
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We've had it for a few weeks now and it's pretty cool. slightly different design you'll see on that, new aircraft. We also have much better flight time and the noise level is actually, quite different. Much, much, much lower. much easier to be around when you actually fly. also, the new, features on it is the goggles.
We have, new goggles that have a pass through function where you can actually see through a kind of like you do on some VR goggles, so you can see your surroundings from time to time. we also have a new controller that allows you to do some cool tricks. So make sure you check out the video. as far as the camera itself, we have a new sensor, one over 1.3in sensor, which is 12 megapixel, a better quality image.
And you can see we did a comparison footage as well. just so people can get an idea of what this looks like. And, yeah, that's a cool little drone. let's move on to the next story. And the second story this week is a cool one. So this is an m o c approval means of compliance approval for operations over people for a company based out of Canada, Avs and what they do is they have it's a parachute company.
And so what they've done is the FAA has granted them approval to do testing on drones in order to provide a D or C, which is the declaration of compliance. Now, if you're not familiar with the process, which is a bit complicated, in order to get a drone approved for, flying over people categorized drone, you need to first have an embassy means of compliance, meaning that you need to have a way to test the drone to prove that it's safe to fly over people.
And then after that, the FAA is going to review that approval and then say, well, yeah, now you can fly over people using a DACA, a declaration of compliance. Now, declaration of compliance are far and few between four categories. Drone. We only have one drone right now that's approved for the category three on the entire list. There's no cat two.
And look at three as far as means of compliance, it was one means of compliance that was approved, but not a whole lot of them. And now this is a new method that would be supposedly using a parachute in order to get declaration of compliance. Now, what this means is that more drones could get approved, including potentially. And I don't have any additional information on this potentially more DJI drones.
So, this will be interesting. We'll definitely keep you posted. we have an interview coming up with the person in charge of this company, and, hopefully we can get some more information. And the last story this week is kind of interesting. This is a drone that can charge on power lines. Now, at this stage, I think it was the University of Denmark.
they're able to get into a power line and can clip the power line in itself and then be able to recharge the drone. Now, it's still a proof of concept. Obviously, there's a lot of issues with, how long it actually takes to recharge the drone. in the testing that they did, they flew it a little bit and they clipped it.d
All Comments (21)
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If they are doing power line inspection I'm sure the power company does not care about it charging as it goes but.. boy that drone approaching the power line just instinctively made the hair on the back of my neck stand up, like hearing the ping of a grenade lever popping off. 😅
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Thanks for the update Have a great weekend guys
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Thanks for the update. I flew into sun-n-fun once when I had the glasair I built. It would be interesting to go again.
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I enjoyed meeting you on Tuesday at the Sun & Fun. Thanks for all that you and your company are doing.
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Great video nice information cool drone
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Enjoy your weekend
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Good show, great tent! Haircut wasn't bad this week either, kudos to producer.
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gracias
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Thank you Greg! Enjoy FL! ;-)
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Yeah Sun and Fun!!
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Finally I saw the FAA approved the Fimi 2022 X8 version RID. The X8 2022 versions fly in rain and snow so maybe with all the rain at the Sun & Fun event you are at you should of had a few of them hehehe. At least you aren't getting a tornado like hit one year and I'm sure you've heard stories there from some goers. Take care.
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When it comes to stopping by the booth: "Please be that guy."
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I'm sure you've seen it, there are talks of banning DJI in the US. Are you able to cover this soon? Crazy that they are allowed to consider this
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FYI: An inductive coil setting under, or around, power transmission lines can generate enough electricity to recharge batteries without clamping or connecting directly to an actual cable or wire. That will have a complete air-gap, so wonder what the power companies will say about that.
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I work for an electric utility and we do line and tower inspections with drones, so it makes perfect sense to allow our own drones to charge on the power lines. What I don't understand is how something can be charged from only a single line - wouldn't that be like plugging something into an electrical outlet, but only plugging in one prong?
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They wont pass, not without a parachute, which I believe was outlawed by the faa. My memory isn’t the best but I recall the parachute wasn’t good enough…
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Cogito sent me an email for battery and prop invoice for Specta Air.
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If you're inspecting the power line for the company they probably wouldn't care.
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In the US it is illegal to use an apparatus to derive power from powerlines. It was tried before turning into illegal. You have to use the other side of the bean counter the electric company charges you with. Sorry Charlie. Of course power companies could get permission being it's their electric field they generate.
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Power line charging. Number of drones. Multiplied by number of people needing to fly near power lines, which I am sure is known, especially by power companies... < 1%. Probably way less. No further comment on that,
