The Federal Aviation Administration held its first online UAS privacy forum last Wednesday afternoon, and a recurring theme emerged — many think the FAA shouldn’t be involved in UAS privacy at all. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
Hoverfly Technologies Creates Aerial Robotics Industry Association
After a positive meeting with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the entrepreneurs behind Hoverfly Technologies are moving forward to create a new industry association and a Flight School certification programme for aerial robot operators across the nation. Continue reading
Ventura County Sheriff Announces Plans to Evaluate Use of UAS in Search & Rescue
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office in California has applied for a Certificate of Authorization (COA) through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow training flights of an Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading
“The Role of UAS Research is to Inform Policy”
“If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn’t be research,” quipped Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Vice-President for Research at the University of Oklahoma and a member of the National Science Board, as he quoted Albert Einstein during the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Summit in Norman, Oklahoma, this week. Continue reading
UAS “Accommodated” – Not Integrated into US National Airspace – FAA Official
UAS manufacturers and users need to be patient while the Federal Aviation Administration goes through the steps to get them safely and properly into the air, an aviation official told industry watchers on Tuesday at a meeting organised by the AIAA in Ventura County, California. Continue reading
FAA Announces Public Meeting on Privacy Policy for UAS Test Site Programme
The FAA will be holding a public engagement session on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, on the proposed privacy policy approach for the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test site programme. Continue reading
FAA Map Shows Distribution of UAS Test Site Applicants
The FAA map shows distribution of UAS test site applications across the United States. Click on it to see full size version. Continue reading
New Mexico State University Partners with AeroVironment for Study on UAS into NAS Integration at Night
New Mexico State University’s Physical Science Laboratory has partnered with AeroVironment to study the safety of small, unmanned aircraft system operations at night in the National Airspace System. Study results strongly indicate nighttime operations of unmanned aircraft systems are safe, maybe even more so than daytime operations. Continue reading