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Digital Flight: Bringing Autonomy and Connectivity to Aviation

  • Room: 103/105
  • Session Number:XPO23-WK04
Tuesday, May 09, 2023: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Speaker(s)

Panelist
Andrew Lacher
Chief Technologist for Future Airspace Operations
NASA Langley Research Center
Moderator
Anna Dietrich
Policy Advisor
AUVSI
Panelist
Brandon Suarez
V.P. Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Integration
Reliable Robotics
Panelist
Erick Corona
Director, ConOps & Airspace Ecosystem Development
Wisk Aero
Panelist
Maxime Gariel
CTO
Xwing
Panelist
Paul Johnston
Executive Director Technical Fellow
Cirrus Aircraft
Panelist
Wes Ryan
Airworthiness Consulting Engineer
Northrop Grumman

Description

As flights become increasingly autonomous the current operating modes of Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) will not be adequate to enable their routine operation in civil airspace. This panel will examine the integration challenges and a potential path toward routine airspace integration of autonomous flight. Digital Flight is a Concept for a New Operating Mode that will enable flexibility through all aviation applications. Automation and connectivity are the key concepts that can be applied to multiple domains and use cases. This panel will bring together industry perspectives from General Aviation, Regional Air Mobility, and Urban Air Mobility. Aligning stakeholder objectives will be key to generating a change as substantial as Digital Flight and the panelist will discuss the objectives that they see and how those objectives overlap, align, and point towards a harmonized future.

Learning Objectives:

  • Explanation of Digital Flight Operations
  • Workshop participation to enumerate limitations and challenges of today’s flight rules for tomorrow’s use cases
  • Workshop participation to enumerate applicability and benefits of Digital Flight to use cases of today and tomorrow

Agenda:

11:00-11:45 : Session 1:

  • BVLOS and Digital Flight Overview of Digital Flight 
  • Challenges faced by RPAS 
  • Challenges faced by Autonomous Aircraft 
  • Regulatory Challenges facing AAM 
  • Other Challenges from the Participants

11:45-12:30 : Session 2:

  • Regional Air Mobility 
  • Urban Air Mobility 
  • General Aviation 
  • Moving forward with the Aviation Community 
  • Other Use Cases from Participants

Job Role:
C-Level Executive,Analyst,Business Development/Sales,Consultant,Engineering/Technical,Government/Policy/Regulatory,Research & Development

Pass Type Required:
VIP Pass,Full Conference Pass,Media/Press Pass

Tags:
AI/Machine Learning,Air,BVLOS,Industry,Safety,UAM/AAM,Airspace Integration,Autonomy,Automated Vehicles,Certification,Policy,R & D,Traffic Management