Frequently asked questions

Question: Is UAV operation allowed? Do you know the restrictions?                  Answer: Currently no regulation exists, although there are several efforts to legalize civilian UAV operation. For detailed FAA recommendations regarding UAV operation please have a look at this document.
For pre-programmed missions out of visual sight a restricted safety zone like firing range is imperative. The minimum distance of flight tracks to congested areas is dependend on the restrictions given by individual countries laws. E.g. in Germany min. 1.5km is a must.
For pre-programmed missions in between line of sight the maximum distance is equal to the distance the operator can handle an UAV fully in manual mode.
In that case the operators eye needs to be unassisted. E.g. binoculars or FPV video equipment is not allowed to extend the distance to the UAV. In any case the UAV needs to stay below 400ft AGL ( = 121m).

Question: I would like to buy 1-3 airframes for my project. What is the price?
Answer: UAVSS is not selling single components any longer. It causes additional services we simply do not have time for. We are seeking for long termed business cases only leading to series production.

Question: Why not establishing a licence production of airframes?
Answer: Sorry - but no. We have conducted lot's of risky test flights with many product iterations nobody would pay for. Additionately we need production added value to stabilize the company.

Question: For the autopilot: Did you implement dead reckoning, crosstrack correction for accurate path following? Do you consider heading corrections by wind estimation?
Have you implemented a magnetometer / Kalman filter?
Answer: Yes - but sometimes these features can be mission/application dependend and may cause headache for the payload. No Kalman filtering of the sensors.

Question: I want to use your Autopilot in a heli / in a quadcopter.
Answer: No - fixed wings only. Apart from that we do not sell isolated components of the system.

Question: So what will be the future steps of your company?
Answer: We are seearching for an investor who needs a proprietary solution for his application. The invest can be done  directly  or  by merging the technology and ressources into the investors company. In both cases we require the platforms and technology is beeing continued. An one-time buyout just to improve the market chances of  the own investor's products is not our interest.