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Air Methods Launches Innovative Drone Solution to Address Rural Supply Chain Challenges
Air Methods recently announced the launch of Spright, a newly formed drone solution, designed to help improve healthcare access and minimize supply challenges. Collaborating with Wingcopter, an industry-leading German drone manufacturer, Spright is creating a drone-based, healthcare-specific delivery network across the United States.
Unfortunately, Americans are impacted by a lack of timely access to care. When these shortages impact the availability of blood products, medicines, diagnostics or small medical devices, the consequences can be dire. The solution is a flexible, rapid distribution network designed with 21st Century technology.
Built around Air Methods’ existing infrastructure of more than 300 bases, serving hundreds of hospitals across 48 states in predominantly rural areas, this new drone delivery network will improve access to
the Wingcopter 198. The Wingcopter 198 is a state-of-the-art autonomous eVTOL delivery drone that enables safe, reliable, fast, and bidirectional medical deliveries.
urgently needed medical
supplies for healthcare providers and the communities they serve. Air Methods is making this possible by deploying fleets of Wingcopter’s new flagship delivery drone,
This fall, Spright will be partnering with Hutchinson Regional Medical System in Hutchinson, Kansas, for the launch of an initial pilot project using Wingcopter’s delivery drones.
WATCH VIDEO NOW FAA Announces Approved
Administrators for Recreational Drone Pilot Safety Test
Sixteen organizations have been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to initially administer the Recreational Unmanned Aircraft Systems Safety Test (TRUST). The test was developed to provide recreational drone flyers with aeronautical safety knowledge and an overview of the rules for operating drones in the National Airspace System.
“These organizations are key to making this test widely available and easily accessible to recreational drone pilots,” said FAA Administrator Steve Dickson. “We need pilots of all aircraft, including those who operate recreational drones, to have the training and knowledge needed to operate safely in the nation’s airspace.”
The test may be taken through any of the following approved organizations: • Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) • Boy Scouts of America • Chippewa Valley Technical College • •
Community College of Allegheny County–West Hills Center CrossFlight Sky Solutions LLC • Drone Launch Academy LLC
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) HSU Educational Foundation Lake Area Technical College Pilot Institute
Proctorio Incorporated
• Tactical Aviation • UAV Coach •
University of Arizona Global Campus • Volatus Aerospace Corp
Links to test administrators are available on the FAA website. The test is administered online at no cost through the approved test administrators.
After passing the test, recreational drone flyers will be issued a completion certificate that they are required to show if asked by FAA or law enforcement personnel. The completion certificate does not expire. Recreational drone flyers should take the test at their earliest convenience.
Congress required the development of the testing program in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (PDF). The drone community provided input into the test development.
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