Drones Can Clean the Air and Reduce Smog by Spray Painting Buildings and Structures
Did you know Tethered Drones can spray photocatalytic coatings onto structures that then pull significant quantities of NOx gas out of the air for years?
News reports large cities shut roads, school playgrounds, and more due to heavy smog pollution. Outdoor air pollution is one of the world’s largest health and environmental problems. Smog is a leading risk factor for premature death; responsible for 3.4 million deaths worldwide each year. Apellix drones can spray a specialty coating/paint that takes significant quantities of smog out of the air for years if not decades before needing reapplication. Learn more…
Drone Flights and Operations Near Structures
Flying small uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs aka drones) in proximity and even contacting structures during flight is laden with risk and dangers. There is a reason in aviation history aircraft do not fly near, or contact, structures: it is very dangerous. In addition to the behaviors of environmental variables, such as wind and barometric pressure, creating difficult flight conditions close to structures there are a host of technical issues that can negatively impact drone flights, such as magnetic, electrical, and radio frequency interference. UAV operators need to recognize a drone is a tool and like any tool is best suited for its intended use. Therefore no one should fly a drone near or try to fly it to contact a surface or structure unless the drone has been designed for that type of use or specific use case.
Drone Flights in the US - Tied to a FAA limit of 55 lbs
If you are a certified FAA 107 pilot, you know the weight limit for UASs is 55 lbs. That’s 55 lbs. “all in”, including the weight of the aircraft and everything mounted on it or that it is carrying including;
Batteries, cameras, electronics, sensors, tethers, and anything else
Wait, did I hear the word tether? How does that work as part of the weight calculations? What if the tether includes material transfer such as paint, cleaning, or rinse agents that are being pumped up to the drone? Is the weight of the material included? read more…