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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

The High Schoolers Building an Actual Airplane (No, Really)

Twenty-two Pajaro Valley High School students are building a fully functional single-engine airplane from scratch — learning rivets, physics, and OSHA certification along the way. Hands-on aerospace education has officially landed in Watsonville.

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Malina Long Malina Long

What is the FAA's Powered-Lift Final Ruling?

The FAA released a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) that creates the first civil aircraft category since the helicopter. DART reviewed the 880-page final rule, summarizing the critical takeaways in a 3-page overview for the DART community.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

DART Symposium 2022

This year’s theme, “Innovation Workforce: Ready to Fly,” focuses on the economic development opportunities and challenges of expanding DART-related innovation ecosystem on the Central Coast.

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Malina Long Malina Long

Joby Aviation and Monterey Bay DART Build Training Program

Monterey Bay Drone, Automation & Robotics Technology (DART) Initiative Receives $1.5M Research & Development Grant from James Irvine Foundation to support ongoing work advancing new pathways to high road jobs in the Monterey Bay/Salinas Valley region.

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