MFE Inspection Solutions, the leading provider of advanced inspection tools, has been granted a broad BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) waiver by the FAA to operate the Skydio X10 and Dock for X10. Skydio’s Regulatory Services team secured the waiver in partnership with MFE. MFE’s new waiver is expansive, allowing it to fly drone inspections BVLOS all across the U.S., with the ability for pilots to connect to and fly the drone remotely, even from several states away. MFE plans to use the waiver to conduct demonstrations of remote drone operations with Skydio’s drone technology at client locations around the country. “We’re excited to offer our clients immersive, real-world demonstrations of remote drone ops that will showcase the power of the Skydio X10 when paired with its Dock to make a full drone-in-the-box solution,” said Cody Menchaca, sUAS Product Line Manager at MFE Inspection Solutions. “This BVLOS waiver will let us do demos that reflect actual operational conditions, giving clients a firsthand experience of the power of autonomous drones for monitoring and visual inspections at their own facilities.” Skydio’s regulatory expertise was key in securing the waiver for MFE. The application process involved a high degree of complexity, which would have been almost impossible to navigate without help from Skydio’s regulatory experts. Through close collaboration with the FAA, Skydio ensured MFE’s waiver contained the specific requirements it needed to leverage the full potential of the X10 and its Dock for remote operations.

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