AOML, NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center, and partners from Sensitel completed a successful calibration flight of the Coyote unmanned aircraft system (UAS) on September 3, 2014.

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From Left:

1. P3 crew on the ground at Avon Park. Image credit: NOAA
2. Briefing at Avon Park before the coyote launch. Image credit: NOAA
3. Coyote pilot station on the P3. Image credit: NOAA
4. Monitoring the in-flight Coyote UAS from the piloting station on the P3. Image credit: NOAA
5. The Coyote UAS is ready to launch out of the P3. Image credit: NOAA
6. Chute for launching the Coyote UAS. Image credit: NOAA
7. P3 in flight above Avon Park. Image credit: NOAA
8. Ground station at Avon Park. Image credit: NOAA