Elroy Air’s Chaparral flies pilot-free under FAA oversight

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The future of cargo delivery may have just taken a significant leap forward. California-based Elroy Air says it has successfully completed the first fully autonomous, uncrewed flights authorized under the Federal Aviation Administration’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), marking a milestone for commercial heavy-cargo drone operations in the US. The achievement moves the company one step closer to deploying its Chaparral aircraft for real-world logistics missions across the country. more…