A breaking announcement from Archer Aviation and Boeing was big enough to blow up the normal rundown for UAV News Talk #448. Instead of covering seven or eight separate drone and eVTOL stories, Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof devote the entire episode to Archer’s agreement to acquire three Boeing businesses: Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid. The transaction could fundamentally change how Archer Aviation should be viewed. Until recently, Archer was known primarily as the developer of Midnight,

Max begins with an AirVenture report after his first visit to Oshkosh in nine years. One of his main destinations was the new Vertical Lift Center, where he saw several aircraft that illustrate how quickly the eVTOL industry is developing. Joby occupied a prominent location near the entrance, giving Max his first opportunity to examine the company’s aircraft up close. Video of the Week: NYPD drone captures teen subway surfers on video Buy an AED (automated external defibrillator) for your hom

Max Trescott and Rob Mark devote this episode to one accident: the July 20, 2024 runway excursion involving Hawker Beechcraft 900XP N526FC at Telluride Regional Airport in Colorado. The Part 91 positioning flight carried only the captain and copilot and was returning to Miami after dropping off passengers. Neither pilot was injured, but the airplane sustained substantial lower-fuselage damage after overrunning Runway 27 and entering the airport’s engineered material arresting system, or EMAS. He

EAA AirVenture 2026’s new Vertical Lift Center will feature Joby Aviation, Beta Technologies, Wing, Zipline, and other drone and eVTOL innovators. In episode 446, Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof preview the aircraft, companies, and flight demonstrations that will bring advanced air mobility, drone delivery, personal flight, agricultural UAS technology, and remotely piloted aircraft into the heart of Oshkosh. The new AirVenture 2026 Vertical Lift Center is designed to unite helicopters, eVTO