Wing’s OpenSky App

Wing, the drone delivery arm of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has launched a free app in to help pilots legally fly drones. OpenSky has been available in Australia since 2019 but is now available in an iOS and Android app in the U.S. OpenSky is based on Google Maps, and it’s color-coded to show areas where pilots can and can’t fly. Green areas are okay, pilots should use caution in yellow areas, and red areas are no fly zones. The app lets pilots submit requests to fly in controlled airspace and receive “near real-time authorizations.” The approval process works in airspace that supports Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC), which includes hundreds of air traffic facilities and airports. As well as checking where it’s legal to fly and request…

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