Vigilant Aerospace Systems has released a new explainer video for FlightHorizon PILOT-C, the company’s onboard detect-and-avoid system for civilian and commercial uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operating beyond visual line of sight. The video provides a concise overview of how FlightHorizon PILOT-C uses onboard ADS-B In, autopilot integration, GPS, and telemetry inputs to detect nearby cooperative aircraft, calculate potential conflicts, and support onboard resolution advisories. Designed as a compact onboard system, FlightHorizon PILOT-C is intended to help operators add practical cooperative detect-and-avoid capability directly on the aircraft.
FlightHorizon PILOT-C is built for UAS operators who need onboard air traffic awareness in a lower-power package suitable for smaller platforms. By placing detect-and-avoid capability on the aircraft itself, the system supports low-latency conflict detection and helps advance more scalable BVLOS flight in shared airspace. It is designed to support standards-based detect-and-avoid functions and a practical path toward future BVLOS compliance requirements for commercial and public-sector drone programs.
The new explainer video offers a clear introduction to the system and its role in supporting onboard detect-and-avoid for cooperative traffic environments. For more information about the product, system capabilities, and technical background, visit the FlightHorizon PILOT-C product page.
Vigilant Aerospace is the leading developer of multi-sensor detect-and-avoid and airspace management software for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS or drones). The company’s product, FlightHorizon, is based on two NASA patents and uses data from multiple sources to display a real-time picture of the air traffic around a UAS and to provide automatic avoidance maneuvers to prevent collisions. The software is designed to meet industry technical standards, to provide automatic safety and to allow UAS to safely fly beyond the sight of the pilot. The software has won multiple industry awards and the company has had contracts and users at NASA, the FAA, the U.S. Department of Defense and with a variety of drone development programs. Visit our website at www.VigilantAerospace.com