Sphere Drones hits BVLOS Area Approval milestone

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Aviation Festival AFA 728 x 90Sphere Drones announced its flight operations team has been granted a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Area Approval for its site near Wagga Wagga (NSW) by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia.

The BVLOS approval positions Sphere Drones to help accelerate commercial drone adoption by businesses across Australia, which is due to skyrocket to 60 million flights each year by 2043. This regulatory milestone allows the business to demonstrate its BVLOS drone operations for customers, while further testing and developing its HubX platform.

Paris Cockinos, CEO of Sphere Drones, said, “We’re proud of the dedication and effort the team has invested in regulatory and licensing work over the past few years, as well as their success in developing HubX to a stage where it met the requirements to gain approval. It’s truly a testament to our team’s focus and hard work.”

One of the most significant benefits of this approval is the ability for teams to conduct operations across the BVLOS area without the need for spotters or trained observers on-site as required for EVLOS / VLOS operations. This is all made possible by HubX, being an off-grid enabled, self-sustaining and rugged mobile drone platform. In addition, it provides businesses from a broad range of industries including mining, agribusiness, utilities, emergency services, construction and many more with a highly supported pathway to adopt BVLOS operations quickly, serving as a crucial stepping stone towards conducting complex BVLOS missions. Increased BVLOS operations will act as a conduit for broader use of commercial drones in surveying operations, providing businesses with substantial efficiency gains and cost savings.

Elliot Cummins, Chief Remote Pilot of Sphere Drones, said, “It’s a big step to obtain your first BVLOS approval which includes extensive processes and procedures to prove safety and sufficiency in your technology solutions and redundancies. It’s fantastic news for us as a business, our clients and the wider industry. We’re proud to have achieved this approval, it’s the first of many to come.”

In addition to operational advancements, the BVLOS approval paves the way for the development and deployment of HubX for an extended duration. This includes establishing a permanent demonstration site and completing comprehensive testing, showcasing the full capabilities of Sphere Drones’ technology and operational expertise.

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