Drone Traffic: More Low-Level Risk

As the population of drones of all sizes increases daily, the FAA continues to ban ADS-B Out for the majority of UAV applications because of bandwidth concerns. That means the risk for low-and-slow GA ops is increasing. With roots planted deep in the UAV avionics market, Montana-based uAvionix has been developing some new tech to provide more traffic awareness backstop, including a wearable ADS-B In receiver for UAV operators. For a primer on the real risk we face when mixing it up with drone traffic, Aviation Consumer Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano Zoomed up with Christian Ramsey from uAvionix ahead of the AUVSI Xponential 2025 show in Texas.