Hazon Solutions and PrecisionHawk have formed a strategic partnership that will result in Hazon serving as the preferred training partner for PrecisionHawk's Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) waiver consulting program.

“This partnership is the perfect marriage of resources between two best-in-breed companies,” says Hazon CEO and co-founder David A. Culler, Jr. CAPT, USN (ret.).
 
“Under the FAA Pathfinder Program, PrecisionHawk has developed a strong safety case for enterprises to conduct BVLOS drone operations, of which training and crew experience are a key component, two services where HAZON excels.”

Hazon and PrecisionHawk say that while BVLOS flight operations offer an “exponential increase” in return on investment over traditional visual line of sight (VLOS) UAS flight operations or manned aircraft operations, expanding the area of operation by up to 50 miles, pilots must have “sufficient experience” in VLOS and receive BVLOS-specific training.

Under the Pathfinder fieldwork, PrecisionHawk recommends a “practical performance evaluation” (in-field test), and at least 15 to 20 hours of VLOS flight before BVLOS is attempted.

“BVLOS flight operations require significant hands on training due to the inherently complex technical and operational requirements,” explains Tyler Collins, VP airspace services at PrecisionHawk.

“This partnership with HAZON is not a test case or a proof of concept - we will be enabling production-level, routine BVLOS flight for commercial operations.”

Hazon will expand its training team and open regional training centers, in an effort to facilitate the already-growing backlog of training requirements. In the coming months, details on expansion locations and hiring will be released.