The FAA is issued a notice to advise the public of the twentieth meeting of RTCA Special Committee 203, Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
Pilots Group Challenges Restricted UAS Airspace at Grand Forks
The Aircraft Operators and Pilots Association said in a January 10 statement that the proposal for a restricted airspace set aside for unmanned aircraft systems south of Devils Lake near Grand Forks “raises more questions than it answers, undermines safety, and would set a dangerous precedent in creating additional restricted airspace for use solely by UAS.” Continue reading
RCAPA Petitions FAA for Inclusion on UAS ARC
RCAPA uses the FAA UASARC charter as a basis for appeal and inclusion on the recently formed Advisory Rulemaking Committee (ARC) as an amended charter member. It is very apparent that the intention is to follow up on work from the sUAS ARC. Continue reading
US Customs and Border Protection Agency Seeks to Extend Predator Flights Over California
US Customs and Border Protection officials are looking to expand the use of remotely piloted surveillance aircraft to cover nearly all of California, allowing the unmanned aircraft to fly over the last major section of the Southwest border. Continue reading
Change of the Guard at EUROCAE
As of 1 December 2011, Abdoulaye N’Diaye has replaced Gilbert Amato as the Secretary General at EUROCAE. Continue reading
EDA and ESA Sign Agreement on UAS Demonstration Project
On 15 December, Claude-France Arnould, European Defence Agency Chief Executive, and Magali Vaissière, European Space Agency Director for Telecommunication and Integrated Applications, signed an Arrangement on a demonstration project for an Unmanned Aircraft System-based mission. Continue reading
US Congress Legislates for Six UAS Test Sites
Unmanned aircraft systems are a step closer to being more widely used in the United States as a result of legislation Congress passed on 15 Dec. (H.R. 1540), which calls for the creation of six UAS test sites around the country. Continue reading
US Army Ends UAS Flights with Ground-Based Radar Only
The US Army has decided to shut down its first-ever effort to fly unmanned aircraft using just ground-based radar because the endeavor was taking up needed resources without providing enough benefits, according to an official leading the programme. Continue reading