For the 2023 legislative session, Florida introduced six distinct measures, for twelve total bills, related to AAM and UAS. Four of those have now passed the legislature and are on their way to the Governor’s desk. In addition to their regular session, Florida was dealing with rulemaking related to the country-of-origin ban that passed in 2021, shaping a large focus of this session.   Legislation  Unsatisfactory: 

WASHINGTON, DC – May 25, 2023 – Aviation pioneer and inventor C. Don Bateman passed away this past weekend at the age of 91 in Washington State. Over his career, Mr. Bateman received over 40 U.S and 80 foreign patents on aircraft terrain avoidance systems, automatic aircraft flight control systems, stall warning systems, head-up displays, speed control/auto throttle systems, and weight and balance systems. He spent most of his career as the Chief Engineer for Flight Safety Avionics at Honeywell, retiring on July 21, 2016.  

Winston-Salem, N.C. – As part of its growing effort to expand advanced drone operations in North Carolina, AeroX seeks information from companies equipped to provide Drone-in-a-Box solutions.

This week join uAvionix Corporation, the company making BVLOS operations a reality with its innovative, low SWaP TSO certified and uncertified avionics and services for uncrewed and crewed aviation on the Dawn of Drones! uAvoinix’s Vice President of Marketing, Brit Wanick meets up with Dawn to kick off a new month sponsored by the company and dedicated to “Autonomy Reimagined!”  uAvionix was founded with the mission of bringing safety solutions to aviation that accelerate the integration of UAS into the U.S. National Airspace System.  Brit is accountable for engaging and communicating with customers, partners, and media to ensure uAvionix’s thought leadership, products and services help advance our aviation community.