{"id":18761,"date":"2021-06-29T13:47:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=18761"},"modified":"2021-06-29T13:47:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:47:27","slug":"wing-launches-free-drone-flyer-app-opensky-to-simplify-airspace-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/unmanned-systems\/wing-launches-free-drone-flyer-app-opensky-to-simplify-airspace-access\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Wing Launches Free Drone Flyer App, OpenSky, to Simplify Airspace Access"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wing made its drone flyer app, OpenSky, available in the U.\nS. today for the first time. Available for free in the Google Play and Apple\u2019s\nApp Store, the OpenSky app makes it easy for drone flyers to abide by FAA\nairspace rules and regulations and request authorization to fly in controlled\nairspace in near real-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fly-Your-Drone-Safely-in-the-U.S.-613x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18762\" width=\"342\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fly-Your-Drone-Safely-in-the-U.S.-613x1024.png 613w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fly-Your-Drone-Safely-in-the-U.S.-180x300.png 180w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fly-Your-Drone-Safely-in-the-U.S..png 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The OpenSky app brings a level of simplicity, familiarity\nand accuracy for drone operators across the U.S.&nbsp; With OpenSky, recreational or commercial\ndrone flyers can check FAA airspace information to see where they can and\ncannot fly, request permission from the FAA to fly in certain airspaces and\nmanage and log their flights and permissions to their pilot profile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA approved Wing as a UAS Service Supplier of the Low\nAltitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC). This allows OpenSky\nto provide near real-time authorizations for drone flyers wishing to operate in\nLAANC-enabled controlled airspaces, which includes areas surrounding hundreds\nof airports throughout the U.S. Without an FAA-approved LAANC application, such\nas OpenSky, drone flyers would need to request manual authorization to fly in\ncontrolled airspace, which could take weeks to obtain. The OpenSky app can\nenable authorizations in seconds for operations like emergency response,\ncommercial surveys, or film and photography sessions. OpenSky has been\navailable in Australia since 2019 for recreational and commercial drone pilots\nand received positive feedback from drone flyers in Australia and from\nAustralia\u2019s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is a drone delivery company investing in an operator\napp? Because with nearly two million registered drones in the U.S. already,\nregulatory compliance of all drones will allow them to share the sky safely.\nMoreover, compliance will ultimately expand the uses and benefits of\ndrones&#8211;among them emergency response, commercial inspections and contactless\ndelivery&#8211;to more people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The OpenSky app is one of many tools that operators can use\nto participate in the airspace. Wing believes that an open airspace system will\nencourage a stream of innovations that will support diversity, attract users\nand grow the entire drone industry &#8211; benefiting everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wing made its drone flyer app, OpenSky, available in the U. S. today for the first time. Available for free in the Google Play and Apple\u2019s App Store, the OpenSky app makes it easy for drone flyers to abide by FAA airspace rules and regulations and request authorization to fly in controlled airspace in near [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-unmanned-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18763,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18761\/revisions\/18763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}