Reliable Robotics completes first automated flights at Sunport
Reliable Robotics completes first automated flights at Sunport
Reliable Robotics has completed its first autonomous flights at the Albuquerque International Sun, demonstrating remote piloting of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan under a U.S. Department of Transportation program. The flights, conducted under a federal initiative, involved automated taxiing, takeoffs, and landings with a remote pilot over 700 miles away, highlighting advancements in flight safety and efficiency.
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NEWS Test under federal program follow Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s June visit to Albuquerque A Cessna 208B Caravan sits on the tarmac at the Albuquerque International Sunport, which recently hosted its first autonomously controlled flights under a U.S. Department of Transportation program. Courtesy Reliable Robotics The Albuquerque International Sunport averages 427 takeoffs and landings daily, with pilots
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Duffy’s June visit to Albuquerque to tour Reliable’s facility. While a safety pilot remained aboard, the aircraft performed automated taxiing, takeoffs and landings under the supervision of a remote pilot at Reliable Robotics’ California headquarters, more than 700 miles away. The remote pilot could monitor and command the aircraft and communicate with air traffic control. Earlier this year, the city of Albuquerque w
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airspaces, clearing a major hurdle toward commercial operations,” said Robert Rose, CEO and co-founder of Reliable Robotics, said in a statement. The Sunport was chosen partly because of its complex airspace, which includes a mix of joint-use military and civilian traffic within Class C airspace. The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan plane is around 42 feet long, with a wingspan of roughly 52 feet and a cruising speed of 213
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airspaces, clearing a major hurdle toward commercial operations,” said Robert Rose, CEO and co-founder of Reliable Robotics, said in a statement. The Sunport was chosen partly because of its complex airspace, which includes a mix of joint-use military and civilian traffic within Class C airspace. The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan plane is around 42 feet long, with a wingspan of roughly 52 feet and a cruising speed of 213
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airspaces, clearing a major hurdle toward commercial operations,” said Robert Rose, CEO and co-founder of Reliable Robotics, said in a statement. The Sunport was chosen partly because of its complex airspace, which includes a mix of joint-use military and civilian traffic within Class C airspace. The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan plane is around 42 feet long, with a wingspan of roughly 52 feet and a cruising speed of 213
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NEWS Test under federal program follow Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s June visit to Albuquerque A Cessna 208B Caravan sits on the tarmac at the Albuquerque International Sunport, which recently hosted its first autonomously controlled flights under a U.S. Department of Transportation program. Courtesy Reliable Robotics The Albuquerque International Sunport averages 427 takeoffs and landings daily, with pilots
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at the control yokes for taxiing, takeoff and landing. Anyone watching Albuquerque’s airspace recently might have caught sight of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan flown very differently: automated, with a remote pilot more than 700 miles away supervising. After being selected through a competitive federal application process, Reliable Robotics on Wednesday announced its first autonomous flights at the Sunport as part of a
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Duffy’s June visit to Albuquerque to tour Reliable’s facility. While a safety pilot remained aboard, the aircraft performed automated taxiing, takeoffs and landings under the supervision of a remote pilot at Reliable Robotics’ California headquarters, more than 700 miles away. The remote pilot could monitor and command the aircraft and communicate with air traffic control. Earlier this year, the city of Albuquerque w
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airspaces, clearing a major hurdle toward commercial operations,” said Robert Rose, CEO and co-founder of Reliable Robotics, said in a statement. The Sunport was chosen partly because of its complex airspace, which includes a mix of joint-use military and civilian traffic within Class C airspace. The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan plane is around 42 feet long, with a wingspan of roughly 52 feet and a cruising speed of 213
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miles per hour. As part of the program, the company, through its subsidiary Reliable Airlines, plans to conduct pre-certification commercial flights through daily regional air cargo service from the Sunport to Santa Fe Regional Airport and the Durango-La Plata County Airport in Colorado. Manny Manriquez, the city’s aviation director, said in a statement that partnering with Reliable Robotics “reflects the kind of co
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as selected for the test flights as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Advanced Air Mobility Integration Pilot Program. New Mexico is the sixth location to begin demonstration flights, which Reliable Robotics and its partners lauded as a breakthrough in flight efficiency and safety. “Reliable’s work with the FAA and the City of Albuquerque is building the roadmap for integrating autonomy into high-density
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