{"id":21789,"date":"2022-04-24T18:28:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T18:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=21789"},"modified":"2022-04-24T18:28:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T18:28:51","slug":"usi-earns-faa-part-107-waiver-for-bvlos-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/florida\/usi-earns-faa-part-107-waiver-for-bvlos-training\/%20","title":{"rendered":"USI Earns FAA Part 107 Waiver for BVLOS Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Photo above &#8211; With Increased Remote Pilot Training for Commercial and Academic Clients, USI Receives FAA Part 107 Waiver to Support Growing BVLOS Safety Education and Training Requirements. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued Waiver\nNumber: 107W-2022-00254 to the Unmanned Safety Institute, Inc. and its Training\nDirector, Devin Allen. The waiver allows USI to operate small, unmanned\naircraft systems (sUAS) beyond the visual line of sight of the remote pilot in\ncommand (RPIC) and in operations in which a participating visual observer (VO)\nis not able to see the sUAS. The operational location applicable to this waiver\nis USI\u2019s Training Center for Excellence located near Panama City, Florida where\nUSI is performing significant UAS flight training on behalf of its academic and\ncommercial customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe appreciated the professionalism and courtesy extended to\nUSI from the FAA representatives throughout this process,\u201d stated Devin Allen.\nHe added, \u201cThis waiver immediately creates value for our academic workforce\ndevelopment program by allowing USI to train students to levels of expertise\nand proficiency demanded by our commercial clients. The Censys Sentaero BVLOS\naircraft that we utilized in our waiver application provided the perfect\ncombination of performance and capability that will allow operators to maximize\ntheir return on investment in both VLOS and now BVLOS applications.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>USI utilized the FAA Part 107 Waiver Support Services\noffered by Censys Technologies for their application. \u201cHelping USI get this waiver\napproval is rewarding\u201d John Lobdell, Censys CTO and Waiver Specialist said.\n\u201cHaving the ability to provide true BVLOS operations training is a game changer\nfor future customers operating BVLOS with the Sentaero platform.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>USI has issued over 11,000 certifications to academic and\ncommercial UAS pilots since 2015.These certifications are issued as digital\nbadges, powered by Credly, and are the only UAS industry credentials that\nprovide assurance that the data associated with each badge has been vetted and\nverified. USI\u2019s curriculum and certification program is active in over 300 high\nschools and more than 20 colleges across the United States. In response to\nindustry demand, USI has created its Panama City, Florida Training Center of\nExcellence which offers training to numerous USI Certifications and OEM\nauthorized training Programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo above &#8211; With Increased Remote Pilot Training for Commercial and Academic Clients, USI Receives FAA Part 107 Waiver to Support Growing BVLOS Safety Education and Training Requirements. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued Waiver Number: 107W-2022-00254 to the Unmanned Safety Institute, Inc. and its Training Director, Devin Allen. 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