At UVS International’s General Assembly, which took place at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels, Belgium on 12 February 2013, three new corporate member representatives were voted unanimously onto the association’s Board of Directors. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
Deadline Looming for Comments on JARUS CS-LURS
During the first JARUS consultation workshop on 6 December 2012, the comment period started for the set of airworthiness requirements for Light Unmanned Rotorcraft Systems, CS-LURS. Continue reading
FAA Announces Request for Proposals for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Test Sites
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has solicited proposals from state and local governments, eligible universities and other public entities to develop six unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research and test sites around the country. Continue reading
Could UAS Have Prevented a Deadly Hollywood Helicopter Crash?
Three men filming a reality show for the Discovery Channel were killed last week when their Bell 206B Jet Ranger crashed at Polsa Rosa Ranch in Acton, California. Continue reading
European RPAS Steering Group Work: First Tangible Result-Call for proposals of RPAS Demonstrations
In the framework of the European Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Steering Group (“ERSG”), established by the European Commission in 2012, there is the need to identify, plan, coordinate, and subsequently monitor the activities necessary to achieve the safe integration of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (“RPAS”) into the non-segregated Air Traffic Management (“ATM”) environment. Continue reading
NASA Advisory Council – Aeronautics Committee – UAS Subcommittee Meeting on February 26
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Subcommittee of the Aeronautics Committee of the NASA Advisory Council. Continue reading
UK Civil Aviation Authority Publishes List of 160 Approved UAS Users
Defence firms, police forces and fire services are among more than 130 organisations that have permission to fly small UAS in UK airspace, according to the UK’s Guardian newspaper. Continue reading
Hollywood Lobbies FAA
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has been actively lobbying the US government for UAS use in domestic air space. Continue reading