in which riders kick the tail down to bring the board off the ground and into the air—where anything is possible. Hawk was achieving a similar effect on ramps, flying high above the ramp’s lip ...

More recent examples in this space include a demonstration in October 2022 of a Black Hawk flying autonomously to perform internal and external cargo resupply missions, as well as rescue operations.

The Black Hawk was keying the mic to communicate with ATC.” The helicopter instructor pilot can be heard telling the pilot flying that “they believe ATC was asking for the helicopter to move ...