“With the drone parachute for the DJI Mavic 3, we are opening up the commercial drone market beyond DJI Dock 2 users for customers in the USA. The Mavic 3 is one of the top commercial drones sold across the world and we look forward to enabling these pilots to save time and money by purchasing the PRS-M3E.” (Mariah Murray, VP of Operations)
If you are looking to learn more about the PRS-M3E, AVSS will be attending the upcoming Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas from September 3rd to 5th at Caesars Forum
If you’d like to check out the first compliant Category 2 flight over people in the USA, check out Billy Kyle’s video: https://youtu.be/Zuvx111ZIYM?si=M4eYIifco7INbNSz
ABOUT ASTM F3322-22
The ASTM F3322 parachute recovery system testing standard was developed by industry stakeholders as well as representatives from the FAA in late 2018 after more than a year of work. The ASTM F3322-22 version is a revised version published in 2022. The completion of the ASTM F3322-22 testing with ACUASI, along with the required engineering analysis, has also been acknowledged by numerous regulators worldwide as a key third-party validated test to enable commercial drones to fly over people.
ABOUT AVSS:
Founded in 2017, AVSS – Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions Inc. (AVSS) is a Canadian aerospace company commercializing drone technology for Urban Air Mobility. AVSS’s current products are ASTM F3322 parachute recovery systems for commercial drones, independent flight termination systems, and precision-guided delivery systems for last-mile delivery.
AVSS’s retrofit products (DJI M3D and M3TD for Dock 2, DJI M200, DJI MAVIC 3 ENTERPRISE, DJI M300 RTK, DJI M350 RTK) are distributed worldwide through their more than 50 authorized dealer network and sold directly to drone manufacturers across the world. AVSS also provides direct support to drone manufacturers and pilots who integrate the PRS product line for flight over people and BVLOS compliance, such as Skydio X10, Brinc Responder.
ABOUT ACUASI:
The Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI) in the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is a world-leader in UAS research and operations. ACUASI’s 23-year track record of advancing UAS in the National Airspace System (NAS) has led to ACUASI leading the FAA’s University of Alaska UAS Test Site, being a core university in FAA’s Center of Excellence for UAS Research (ASSURE), and heading the FAA’s BEYOND effort in Alaska.
The ACUASI team is expert at obtaining airspace approvals in the NAS, planning missions under unusual conditions, conducting safety reviews and implementing practical mitigation strategies to reduce risk, modifying aircraft and payloads to achieve the mission goals, conducting safe drone operations under challenging environmental conditions, handling large data sets, and reporting data back to relevant stakeholders.
