In a timely and innovative move, the University of North Dakota (UND)–offering the nation’s first and only fully accredited undergraduate degree in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations–has formed the nation’s first UAS Research Compliance Committee in anticipation of federal plans to regulate related privacy issues. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
US Helicopter Association Urges Continued NAS-UAS Integration
The Helicopter Association International President Matt Zuccaro and 19 other aviation industry leaders have sent a letter to Acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta on behalf of their associations, urging the FAA to continue to press forward with the integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). Continue reading
First Italian Permit-to-Fly for an RPAS in Italian Non-segregated Airspace
On 30 October 2012, the Italian RPAS manufacturer Aermatica SPA received the first Italian Permit-to-Fly from ENAC, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority. This Permit-to-Fly concerns the company’s Anteos RPAS and allows flight activity in non-segregated airspace. Continue reading
JARUS Announces the Launch of its Web Site
The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) is pleased to announce the launch of its web site: www.jarus-rpas.org. Continue reading
RPAS CivOps – The European Civil RPAS Operators’ Forum
The RPAS CivOps conference will take place at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels, Belgium on 4 & 5 December 2012. Continue reading
First JARUS Information and Dissemination Workshop
The first JARUS Information and Dissemination Workshop will take place on 6 December 2012 and will be kindly hosted by EUROCONTROL at their offices at 96 rue de la Fusée, Brussels, Belgium. Continue reading
Bundeswehr First to Operate ADS-B Transponder on UAS in Theatre
EMT has announced the 50th flight sortie of its LUNA TUAS (Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System), with a EASA certified, ADS-B (Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) transponder in Afghanistan. Continue reading
University of Mississippi Law School Offers Free Supplement to the Journal of Space Law on UAS Integration into National Air Space
The National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law offers this publication as a service to inform the debate about how the plan to integrate UAS into the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS) should be formulated and what it should ultimately contain. Continue reading