Over the past six years, there has been growing support in Congress for stripping the Federal Aviation Administration of some of its authority over the lower levels of the national
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UAS Rules in a (Short) Holding Pattern
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UAS Certification . . . . The Rule-Making Process Progresses
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True integration of unmanned aircraft into the National Airspace System will only come when advanced designs finally receive type certification. The FAA has clearly been working on certification issues behind…
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GAO Weighs in on Drones
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Back in 2018, the Congress tasked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) with studying the role that state and local governments should play in the regulation of unmanned aircraft and…
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Drones and Bilaterals: Switzerland First and then the World
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A growing number of nations have been successfully, but slowly, pushing both the technological and regulatory boundaries of advanced UAS operations. These national pilot programs have taken the first steps…
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In Case You Missed Our “UAS Remote ID Rulemaking” Webinar
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For those of you who may have missed the live presentation of the latest UAS Webinar Series, “The Future of Drones: Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft – How It Will …
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FREE WEBINAR – The Future of Drones Is Here! FAA Releases Long-Awaited UAS Rule Wednesday, January 8, 2020 | 1 pm ET | 10 am PT
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| After an 18-month delay, the FAA released a draft of the new rule for remote identification of unmanned aircraft, providing the industry with a comprehensive roadmap for the full implementation |
A Slippery Slope . . . Redefining the National Airspace System
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The manned and unmanned aviation communities do not see eye-to-eye on any number of issues. Each side has a vision of how unmanned aircraft fit into the National Airspace System,…
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Are we there Yet Dad? . . . Drones and Backseat Drivers
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It’s a question asked by kids (and backseat drivers) everywhere. In the case of the remote identification of drones, the driver is the FAA, and the Congress, as always, is…
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Remote Identification Rule Makes Progress . . . Maybe
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As most readers know, the lack of a standard for the remote identification of unmanned aircraft has held up progress in a number of areas critical for integration of UAS…
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