MAVinci’s Spanish UAS distributor "Grupo Acre" (www.grupoacre.com/) was present at UVEX 12 in Madrid. They presented SIRIUS I (www.mavinci.de), a UAS for civil applications and specialized for “Orthophotos and Mapping”.
In order to carry out demo flights all UAS operators had to prove the abilities of their systems to the aviation authorities during acceptance flights from Monday to Wednesday.
The UAS operator abilities to fly the UAS were evaluated as well as the ground control software and the autopilot. The certificate of non-objection and the proof of insurance were also important.
Grupo Acre’s MAVinci "Sirius I" was the only UAS flying at the first acceptance flight day under Wind of up to 19kts. The system was the first system and also the only civil UAS that got its demonstration certificate for UVEX 12.