AgEagle, a commercial drone manufacturer, offers eBee X drones for mapping construction sites and surveying applications. The eBee X is a fixed-wing drone with field-ready features. Offering up to 90 minutes of flight time, the 3.6 lbs. photogrammetry drone meets the latest standards of various industries.
The eBee X drone is compliant with Category 3 of the Operations of Small Unmanned Aircraft System (“sUAS”) Over People rules. This means that eBee drone operators no longer require an FAA waiver for OOP or Operations Over Moving Vehicles. The milestone has been achieved by AgEagle following months of testing conducted by Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (“MAAP”) based on the development of Means of Compliance MAAP, which is accepted as proof of compliance by the FAA.
“Having an aircraft approved to operate over people will fundamentally change the way drone operations can be planned and conducted in the U.S.,” said Tombo Jones, director of the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership. “When the FAA published the rule, it identified a clear-cut pathway to a goal that all of us in drone integration have been working towards for a long time; this approval demonstrates that pathway is viable. Our testing reflects years of expertise that we’ve built in evaluating the risk of drone operations, and we’re proud that it could play a role in making this milestone possible.”
