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V-TOL Approved for above 400ft Operations
With over 2,600km of RPAS operations at or above 1000ft AMSL over Tongatapu under Part 102 regulations, V-TOL has now achieved under Part 101, CASA & RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) approval for day and night BVLOS operations above 400ft AGL in RAAF controlled airspace at Marburg, Australia. “V-TOL will use this opportunity to further…
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V-TOL Aerospace drones help Tonga’s cyclone damage assessment
The World Bank and V-TOL Aerospace are using drones to support the government of Tonga in its Rapid Damage Assessment after Cyclone Gita. A fleet of V-TOL Aerospace’s drones, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, has been transported to Tonga with the support of the Australian government. The Pacific regional representative for the World Bank, Michel Kerf, said the drones…
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Tonga: World Bank Drone-Led Damage Assessments Underway, with V-TOL Aerospace
Nuku’alofa, February 22, 2018 – Following the severe impact of Tropical Cyclone Gita, the World Bank has now begun work to support the government of Tonga, which is leading a Rapid Damage Assessment to assist with recovery and reconstruction planning in the coming months. “Our work in mapping the damage wreaked by Cyclone Gita will…
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V-TOL Conducts GosHawk II Endurance Flight
Working with Hitachi on an MLA beef project, V-TOL Aerospace conducted an endurance flight in central QLD of a standard V-TOL GosHawk II Fixed Wing RPAS. The aim was to establish how far a V-TOL manufactured small RPA could fly. Operating at the edge of Day VLOS in light conditions at 400ft AGL, the GosHawk…
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V-TOL Conducts Advanced BVLOS ADS-B Equipped Flight Operations
Working with uAvIonix, V-TOL Aerospace has successfully conducted ADS-B BVLOS flight operations in YAMB RAAF Airspace using a Ping20s. A V-TOL GosHawk II Fixed Wing RPAS was used and is seen as registration GOH009. Operating independently of V-TOL NEURON, both data feeds from the Ping & NEURON produced identical flight tracks in real-time. “We hope…
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V-TOL Completes World Bank Project UAV4Resilience RPAS Operations in the SW Pacific
Working closely with the World Bank Project Team, Pacific Air Services Organisation, Civil Aviation Department Tonga, & Civil Aviation Authority Fiji, V-TOL Aerospace has successfully completed the Five (5) comprehensive RPAS Flight Operation Activities & Data Processing jobs for UAV4Resiliance. Additional work was also conducted for the Government of Tonga, at the request of the…
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V-TOL’s AUSA Issued its Australian RTO Number (45260)
The Australian Unmanned Systems Academy (AUSA), the Education & Training Arm of V-TOL Aerospace, has achieved its Australian Registered Training Organisation (RTO) number 45260. AUSA designated as RTO 45260, will now commence delivering & developing Certificate level courses in addition to its CASA Approved Remote Pilot License (RePL) courses to advance and enhance the career pathways…
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V-TOL Commences Advanced Civilian RPAS Operations in the SW Pacific
Working with the World Bank & operating in accordance with its Part 102 CAD Tonga issued Unmanned Aircraft (AU) Operator’s Certificate CAD/UAOC/01/17, Chief Pilot & CEO Mark Xavier, monitors live operations from the V-TOL Australian Head Office, in Brisbane. A V-TOL manufactured GosHawk II Fixed Wing Surveyor aircraft is seen in real-time operating Beyond…
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V-TOL Issued Part 102 Operator’s Certificate by Tonga For Advanced RPAS Operations
To deliver the additional field activities of the World Bank’s UAV4Resiliance program, V-TOL has received its second International RPAS Operator’s Certificate covering the National Airspace of the Kingdom of Tonga. Issued by CAD Tonga as CAD/UAOC/01/17 under Part 102 (NZ) Regulations, this authorisation includes advanced permissions enabling multi-aircraft beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations.…
