As planned, the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) recently established aviation rulemaking committee for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flights operated over people has delivered its set of recommendations to the agency. On Feb. 24, the FAA said it would not [Read More]
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FAA Task Force Delivers Proposal for UAS Operations Over People
Micro Drone Rule Kicks off in Australia This Fall
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says commercial operators of “very small” remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) – with a maximum takeoff weight of 2 kg (approximately 4.4 lbs.) – will no longer need to obtain a number of regulatory [Read More]
Sen. Vitter Authors the Micro Drone Safety and Innovation Act
Sen. David Vitter, R-La., chairman of the U.S. Senate committee on small business and entrepreneurship, is introducing the Micro Drone Safety and Innovation Act, which would separate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) weighing under 4.4 lbs. into their own category for [Read More]
FAA’s Micro UAS Committee to Recommend Performance-Based Drone Rules
The agency-selected group will begin its work next month and issue a final report of recommendations on April 1.
SAR Group Offers Strong Support for Micro UAS Amendment
Air Bears, a volunteer search-and-rescue (SAR) organization based in St. Paul, Minn., is voicing its strong support of the micro unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) amendment recently added to the proposed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization. On its website, Air Bears [Read More]
Newsgathering Associations Voice Support for Micro UAS Amendment
Noting the potential for newsgathering operations, the Newspaper Association of America (NAA), National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) and Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) have voiced their support of the recently approved micro unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) classification in the [Read More]
Micro UAS Classification Joins the Proposed FAA Reauthorization
With the green light from the U.S. House of Representatives’ committee on transportation and infrastructure, a micro unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) classification has now been added to the proposed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill – the Aviation Innovation, Reform, [Read More]
Congressman’s Commercial UAS Modernization Act Includes Micro Drone Rule
U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., has introduced the Commercial UAS Modernization Act, which he says would create an interim framework to promote innovation in the rapidly growing field of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). According to Blumenauer, the bill “provides a [Read More]
Nighthawk IV Micro-UAS Earns FAA Airworthiness Certification
Following a comprehensive review and demonstration in September, Applied Research Associates Inc. (ARA) has received a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) special airworthiness certificate for its Nighthawk IV micro-unmanned air system (UAS). ARA says the Nighthawk is operating at its Randolph, [Read More]
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