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Drones, or uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), are flying above the 400-foot ceiling established by the FAA, according to Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University research. (Photo: Getty Images)
FAA Study Led by Embry‑Riddle Warns of Drone Risks to Aircraft
An FAA-commissioned study led by Embry-Riddle researchers found that drones are routinely flying above the 400-foot regulatory ceiling, raising significant safety concerns about the growing risk of mid-air conflicts with crewed aircraft.
July 15, 2025
Aerospace Physiology junior Natalie Brattain was chosen as one of two 2025 Goldwater Scholars from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Two Embry-Riddle Undergraduates Named Goldwater Scholars
Aerospace Physiology junior Natalie Brattain and Space Physics sophomore Grace Gratton have been named 2025 Goldwater Scholars - the first time Embry-Riddle has had two recipients in a single year - in recognition of their research in space medicine and heliophysics.
June 26, 2025
Winter Park High School students Isabella Gutierrez, Aiden Williams and Robert Rosado work on a drone project as part of Embry‑Riddle’s Gaetz Aerospace Career Academy. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/Jon Westberry)
Aviation Week Op-Ed: Gaetz Aerospace Career Academy Provides Clear Path to Aviation and Aerospace Careers, Embry‑Riddle President Writes
Embry-Riddle President P. Barry Butler argues in an Aviation Week op-ed that the Gaetz Aerospace Career Academy - which connects high school students with college-level aviation coursework - can serve as a national model for building the next generation of aviation and aerospace professionals.
May 29, 2025
From left: Tyler McConnell, Nathaniel Cook, Dr. Claudia Ehringer Lucas, Gus Gatti, Bridget Kenney and Lauren Augusto
Drone System for Managing the Herd Takes Eagle Team to NASA's Blue Skies Competition Finals
An Embry‑Riddle team has been named a finalist at NASA's Blue Skies Competition, which challenged students to develop innovative aviation-related systems to support agriculture.
May 21, 2025
Embry‑Riddle researchers, led by Dr. Chuyang Yang (center), are helping develop training to better incorporate drones into emergency response. The drone pictured takes off vertically, transitions to horizontal flight and has remote sensing capabilities. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/Bernard Wilchusky)
Embry‑Riddle Team Receives Federal Grant to Train First Responders in Drone Operations for Disaster Response
May 8, 2025
An Embry‑Riddle student team is building a compact emergency response aircraft for the GoAERO competition. Here, the team, along with Dr. Kyle Collins (far left), stands in the Eagle Flight Research Center hangar. (Photo: Patric Hruswicki/Embry‑Riddle)
Embry‑Riddle Student Team Creates a Life-Saving Aircraft for Emergency Response
April 16, 2025
An Embry‑Riddle team is supporting NASA’s Dragonfly Mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. The team includes (from left) Ph.D. candidate Jackson Asiatico, master’s student Sebastian Lopez and Dr. Michael Kinzel, who pose with a prototype of the Dragonfly rotorcraft lander. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/David Massey)
Embry‑Riddle Team Contributes to Design of NASA Rotorcraft Destined for Saturn’s Moon Titan
March 17, 2025
Embry‑Riddle researchers are leading a NASA project to enhance safety in advanced air mobility aircraft, which includes aircraft like vertical-takeoff air taxis. (Photo: Getty Images)
Embry‑Riddle Team to Lead $6.7 Million NASA Project to Advance Safety of Next-Generation Air Mobility
March 11, 2025
Embry‑Riddle meteorologist Dr. Josh Wadler (right) aboard a hurricane hunter aircraft, where he deploys drone technology to probe atmospheric conditions inside hurricanes. (Photo: CBS News/Jake Barlow)
Embry‑Riddle Drone Teams Measure Least Known Parts of Atmosphere, Most Violent Features of Hurricanes
March 5, 2025
A student conducts a drone certification test at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/Bill Fredette-Huffman)
Aviation Week Op-Ed: Embry‑Riddle President Addresses Air Safety in Age of Drones
February 27, 2025
Caption: Research projects for the FAA leverage the expertise of a multi-disciplinary team from across Embry‑Riddle, including Dr. Ryan Wallace, Dr. Stephen Rice, Dr. Scott Winter, Dr. Daniel Burow, Dr. Mihhail Berezovski, Dr. Chuyang Yang, Dr. Kevin Adkins, Dr. Dothang Truong, Dr. Michael New, Dr. Richard Stansbury, Dr. Brent Terwilliger, Dr. Sean Crouse and graduate research assistant Sang-A Lee. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/Connor McShane)
Charting a Data Flightpath for Uncrewed Aerial Systems: Eagle Researchers Receive Nearly $4 Million From Two FAA Funding Streams to Track and Integrate Nationwide Drone Activity
December 17, 2024
An Embry‑Riddle team — comprised of Anna Golendukhina, Dr. Flavio Mendonca, Savanna Box, Nicholas Buckalew and (not pictured) Raymon Ayres and Jose L. Cabrera — recently won first place for a research project focused on using uncrewed aircraft systems, or drones, to help mitigate the risk of wildlife hazards at airports. (Photo: ACRP Media Team)
‘Game-Changer’: Drones Can Reduce Wildlife Strikes at Airports, According to Award-Winning Eagle Research
November 12, 2024