Industries — Drone Applications

BVLOS
Drones

Leverage long endurance fixed wing drones flying beyond visual line of sight to achieve days of data collection in hours.

Beyond Visual Line of Sight FAA BVLOS waiver capability with on-board DAA
Hundreds of Miles Range On-board DAA enables long-distance autonomous flight
60+ Minute Endurance E455 with Casia Iris DAA on battery power
FAA Waiver Assistance Part 107 waiver design and application support
BVLOS
E455 BVLOS Drone
FAA Part 107 Waiver Ready
Casia Iris DAA Integrated
Regulatory Framework

BVLOS
Waiver

What Are the Rules Today?

The FAA requires that commercial drone operators maintain visual line of sight of their aircraft within US airspace. Waivers are available to allow BVLOS flights when mitigating steps are taken — such as using detect-and-avoid (DAA) equipment on the ground or on the aircraft. The FAA evaluates the mission, aircraft, DAA equipment, and other factors to determine safety.

FAA Part 107 Waiver Acquisition

Event 38 has experience obtaining waivers to the Part 107 line of sight requirement using on-board DAA equipment on the E455 drone. We can help design your operation and FAA waiver application to give the best chance of gaining approval.

Event 38 guides operators through every step — from mission design to final FAA submission.
Ground-Based vs. On-Board DAA

Ground-based DAA has a limited range tied to equipment certification and weather visibility. On-board DAA is preferred — it lets the aircraft fly tens or hundreds of miles from the operator. The E455 is large and efficient enough to carry the Casia Iris system alongside a payload and still fly for 60+ minutes.

On-board DAA removes range constraints — enabling truly scalable, long-distance BVLOS operations.
Detect and Avoid Technology

On-Board
DAA System

The E455 drone features an integrated on-board detect-and-avoid system, giving it the DAA capability required for certified BVLOS operations. The E455 is large and efficient enough to carry the DAA system alongside another payload while still flying for over an hour on battery power.

This combination delivers a production-ready BVLOS platform with no ground infrastructure required — ideal for linear asset inspection, corridor mapping, and large-area survey missions far from the launch site.

The E455-BVLOS is the platform Event 38 uses for its own FAA waiver applications and customer mission design.
On-board DAA Detect-and-avoid system integrated directly into the aircraft
Dual Payload Capable Carry the DAA system plus a survey or inspection camera simultaneously
No Range Ceiling Operate tens or hundreds of miles from the ground crew
Cellular C2 Available Command and control via cellular network for extended range operations
60+ Min Endurance Long-duration missions with DAA onboard — battery powered
Utility Inspections — Success Story

Phoenix Air
Unmanned

Phoenix Air Unmanned BVLOS E455 operations with Shell
Phoenix Air Unmanned Industry-Leading BVLOS Partner — Shell Pipeline
Utility Inspection 320 mi BVLOS in under 2 days after 1 day of training

Phoenix Air Unmanned shattered their daily productivity record using the E455 in a BVLOS pipeline inspection program with Shell. After just one day of operator training, the team was executing efficient, long-range missions at a scale that was previously impossible.

"We flew 320 miles of BVLOS pipeline in under two days — results like that just aren't achievable any other way."
Shell Partnership Pipeline Inspection E455-BVLOS
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Suggested Platform

E455-BVLOS

Efficient Performance, BVLOS Capable.
E455-BVLOS drone
E455-BVLOS Performance
Flight Time w/ Iris 60+ Minutes Payload Capacity 3 lbs DAA System Casia Iris (On-Board) Command & Control Cellular Available Waiver Support FAA Part 107 BVLOS Dual Payload DAA + Inspection Sensor Platform Fixed Wing — Battery
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