Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership. FAA-designated test site for unmanned aircraft systems; accelerating the UAS industry. The future, faster.
Joined December 2014
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MAAP UAS retweeted
Join us TOMORROW for Drone Safety Day @ the Virginia Tech Drone Park! Info sessions, flying & a chance to win a Potensic Atom 2 drone. Register for event updates via the link below!
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We're excited to collaborate with @reliable_robot and key partners Collins Aerospace, @SagetechAv, and @uavionix on this important project!
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MAAP UAS retweeted
Feb 24
✈️🚀 Join the Virginia General Assembly Aviation & Aerospace Caucus: Feb 26, 8–9 AM, GA Bldg, Room 600-B - Hear from leaders at Electra.aero, Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, and the Aerospace Academy of the Eastern Shore on AAM!
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Our director, Tombo Jones, was recently honored for his leadership & dedication to advancing unmanned systems & helping shape the future of flight. The recognition came from the @VABA_flyVA, the VA DOA, & @VirginiaIPC. Congratulations, Tombo!
Photo courtesy of @VirginiaIPC
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We're looking for volunteers to keep our airspace safe! Read below.
Help MAAP keep our airspace safe! Alongside NMSU, KSU, & Sinclair Community College, we are researching how various factors affect drone visibility near airports.
Join our compensated controlled field trials! Contact Matt Delano at maap-participate@vt.edu for more information.
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Help MAAP keep our airspace safe! Alongside NMSU, KSU, & Sinclair Community College, we are researching how various factors affect drone visibility near airports.
Join our compensated controlled field trials! Contact Matt Delano at maap-participate@vt.edu for more information.
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MAAP UAS retweeted
13 Aug 2025
At @ElectraAero, we’re opening the era of Direct Aviation.
Our recent public demonstrations with @SurfAir Mobility at @Virginia_Tech showed what’s possible with breathtakingly short takeoffs and landings in 150 ft or less. Take a look:bit.ly/3Urr2lG
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MAAP UAS retweeted
29 Jul 2025
What if your next regional flight could lift off from a local parking lot or grassy area the size of a soccer field then land closer to your destination than ever before? ✈️
That forward-looking vision was recently on display in Blacksburg. ⬇️
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MAAP UAS retweeted
9 Jul 2025
At #VirginiaTech’s Imagination Drone Camp, future @VTEngineering Hokies aren't just learning how to fly. They're designing, building, and earning FAA certification to take their drones home. 🙌
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Global real estate leader @CoStarGroup recently reached new heights in drone use thanks to Virginia Tech research. Learn more ⬇️
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Virginia Tech has helped the first management system for drone traffic take off. Learn more ⬇️ news.vt.edu/articles/2025/06…
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Other entities that contributed to this effort -@Wing,@OneSkyTweets, @MannaAero, @gutma_org, @flytrexcom, @godroneup, @AXEnterprz ,@AvisionRobotics, @ASTMIntl, @ANRATech, @godroneup, @zipline, Amazon Air, Advanced Air Mobility of Texas, CAL Analytics, Global UTM Organization
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What's the future of flight look like?
@virginia_tech is leading the Virginia Advanced Air Mobility Smart Airspace Program to find out.
Learn more⬇️
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