In America, first registered Ukrainian drone

Ukrainian startup Drone.ua received an American certificate of Registration. on drone PD1900 in Memphis, Tennessee, for non-commercial use in agriculture.

As the Forum wrote, in December the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) adopted rules for mandatory registration of drones. Before 19 February 2016, all owners of drones older than 13 years are required to register them.

In case of violation of the procedure, US citizens will be forced to pay up to 27,5 thousand dollars.

The drone collected on the territory of Ukraine was brought to the United States on the order of one of the clients of the startup Drone.ua.

“PD1900 is one of the most popular systems among Ukrainian farmers, and it is these drones that carry out most of the work when we talk about drones as elements of precision farming,” says company founder Valery Yakovenko.

Among customers, as reported on the official website companies, the largest Ukrainian agricultural holdings - such as Kernel and Agroprodinvest, and international corporations Bayer, Syngenta, Monsanto and others.

The startup collects drones from the components and software available on the market. Drones consist of a platform-airframe, optical sensors, ground station and control equipment.

Ukrainian drone can fly at an altitude of up to three kilometers and be in the air for up to two hours. For one flight, the drone scans to 400 ha of area with visual cameras or multispectral sensors.