Exclusive: Centre allows State govts, academia to apply for beyond line-of-sight drone operations
April 30, 2021 You’re reading it here first: In a first, the Central government has given its nod to government and educational institutions to take up “beyond the visual line of sight” (BVLOS) operations provided that they meet the criteria of the Directorate General Of Civil Aviation. MediaNama has learnt that this decision was taken in a BVLOS expert committee meeting recently in view of the myriad proposals the Ministry of Civil Aviation was receiving with regard to the use of drones to deliver COVID19 vaccines. What is BVLOS? As opposed to “visual line of sight” (VLOS) operat...
Source: medianama.com