ePilot special report: Latest in advanced air mobility


AOPA Special Report: Advanced air mobility	November 3, 2021

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What it will mean to be a pilot

Aircraft automation now being tested goes far enough beyond autopilot capability to potentially displace pilots from flight decks, though human aeronautical decision making will still be required—and that paradox poses its own problems. Read more >

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PIlot Magazine

Electric aviation's well-funded surge

The scale of investment surging into electric aircraft programs (many of them vertical-lift) suggests that novel designs and retrofits of petroleum-propelled incumbents might not suffer the same fate as other revolutionary ideas that fell flat. Read more >

Pilot Magazine

The future is bright for electric aviation

At a high level, all the trends are pointing in the right direction to enable electric flight. Read more >

Pilot magazine

Joby Aviation leads eVTOL, ride-sharing market

Joby Aviation Inc. has merged with special purpose acquisition company Reinvent Technology Partners, which believes Joby's advanced technology "is 'Tesla meets Uber in the air.'" Read more >

Pilot Magazine

eVTOL excitement

Some players in the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing movement appear to be gaining more momentum, even if flight testing and certification methods have yet to bear fruit. Read more >

Flight Training magazine

Air taxi designs turn to local drone delivery

Delivering to your door could prove the highest and best use of many eVTOL designs. Read more >

Article

Honeywell steps boldly into aviation's future

Honeywell's Anthem flight deck enables high levels of automation and operational collaboration for aircraft of all sizes. Read more >

Article

Honda joins eVTOL race; magniX Part 33 pathway published

Honda debuted an eVTOL design; magniX received the certification path for its electric motors; and Bye Aerospace booked orders for its eFlyer 800. Read more >

Article

NASA selects partners in air mobility quest

NASA named 13 companies and one university to participate in a campaign to test components of an advanced air mobility infrastructure. Read more >

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Local airports critical to transportation's future

Want a future that involves advanced air mobility? Local airports will be the key, according to NASA. Watch the video >

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