U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Jeff Flake filed an amendment last Wednesday night that would create two additional test sites for unmanned aircraft systems to specifically focus on wildfire-mitigation technology. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
Scion Gets FAA R&D Certification for SA-400 Jackal OPV
Scion UAS, developers of VTOL unmanned and optionally piloted aircraft systems, has received FAA certification for the SA-400 Jackal optionally piloted vehicle. The vehicle, which can carry a 100 lb payload for more than 5 hours, received an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate for Experimental Research and Development. Continue reading
AeroVironment’s Puma AE sUAS Receives Federal Aviation Administration Restricted Category Type Certificate for Commercial Use
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that on July 19, 2013 it received a “Restricted Category” rating for its Puma AE small unmanned aircraft system from the Federal Aviation Administration. The first-of-its-kind certificate permits operators to fly Puma for commercial missions, such as oil spill monitoring and ocean surveys, in the North Slope region of the Arctic. Continue reading
American States with UAS Legislation
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also commonly called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have many applications for law enforcement, land surveillance, wildlife tracking, search and rescue operations, disaster response, border patrol and photography among others.
FAA Plans Unmanned ‘Sense and Avoid’ Rule in 2016
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration expects to formulate a standard by 2016 that will permit unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to interoperate with manned aircraft using an “electronic means” to see and avoid potential collisions, according to the executive leading the FAA’s effort to introduce UAS into the airspace system.
FAA Warns Against Shooting Guns at UAS
People who fire guns at UAS are endangering the public and property and could be prosecuted or fined, the Federal Aviation Administration warned. Continue reading
Australian UAS Manufacturer Offers Free CASA-Approved Operator Training Corses
Cyber Technology is offering free CASA approved CyberQuad MAXI type training courses for all new CyberQuad MAXI orders placed in July. Cyber Technology was originally issued its UAV Operator’s Certificate (OC) by CASA in December 2011 – the first multi-UAV OC in Australia.
Creation of Professional Civilian UAS Association in France
In the wake of the 2013 Paris Air Show, manufacturers, operators, and players in the civilian UAS industry in France have decided to unite to create the Fédération Professionnelle du Drone Civil (FPDC) (Professional Civilian UAS Association). Continue reading