and Iris Automation. Using a fixed-wing drone, the team was able to fly BVLOS to inspect power lines for the utility.
"The 152 miles we did for this program were commercial operations, and Evergy got something out of that," Harmsen said, referring to the utility whose power lines were being inspected in the drone test. "We are going to keep doing those same operations. I would be surprised if it's not as early as Q1 or Q2 of 2020."
"I think [commercial drone flights] is right around the corner," Brock said. "Commercial operations in North Carolina have been very successful, and I think it's just the beginning of doing a whole lot more activity like that.", is one of the drone start-ups involved in North Carolina tests approved by the FAA. Its focus is on delivery of medical supplies to hard-to-reach areas, such as the rural communities in North Carolina's mountainous regions.
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I’ll be more satisfied to see the millionth of its kind flight.