What’s not to like about an automated government system that’s faster, simpler and more user-friendly than the paper-based system it supplements? In a Federal Register notice, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officially notified owners of sma...
Continue ReadingSpeaking at the AUVSI annual conference in New Orleans, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced the agency is establishing a broad-based advisory committee that will provide advice on key unmanned aircraft integration issues. He also announced plans ...
Continue ReadingThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expanding the part of its Pathfinder Program that focuses on detecting and identifying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flying too close to airports. Today the FAA signed Cooperative Research and Development Agr...
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Continue ReadingThe commercial UAV industry is waiting with bated breath for the FAA to announce its changes to the Federal Aviation Regulations and the specific rules that will allow the widespread use if small UAVs (under 55 lbs.) for commercial purposes. The most ...
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Continue ReadingNOTICE TO WEST COAST UAV OPERATORS: Starting June 7, it appears the US military will be testing a device or devices that will potentially jam GPS signals for six hours each day. The FAA issued an advisory warning pilots on Saturday that global positioning...
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Continue ReadingAirMap co-founder and UAVUS national advisory board member Dr. Gregory S. McNeal has been named as the chair of the Consumer Technology Association’s working group for small drones. The group will develop standards, recommended practices, and technical ...
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