STARKVILLE, Miss. — Officials with the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE), led by Mississippi State University, met with FAA officials this week, with the focus on the initial challenges the alliance’s researchers are tackling to safely integrate unmanned aerial systems — also known as remotely piloted aircraft or drones — into the […]
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States pass own laws governing drones
Without federal rules governing remotely piloted aircraft — also known as drones and unmanned aerial systems — states are blazing their own (potentially conflicting) paths, according to a report in the National Journal. Three years after it was tasked with developing a set of rules for commercial drone operators, the FAA still has not finalized the regulations, instead […]
Embry-Riddle to test drone skills at Reno Air Races
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will host the second annual small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) Challenge at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nev., Sept. 16-20.The 2015 challenge, which is sponsored by the University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Advanced Autonomous Systems Innovation Center in partnership with NASA, will be composed of two separate competitions: An “Open Class” […]
FAA releases pilot drone reports
The FAA has released a new list of pilot, air traffic and citizen reports of possible encounters with remotely piloted aircraft, also known as drones and unmanned aircraft (UAS). The reports cover Nov. 13, 2014, through Aug. 20, 2015. Because pilot reports of unmanned aircraft have increased dramatically over the past year, FAA officials said […]
Threats to the growth of the drone industry
Cyber-attacks, reckless pilots and privacy breaches are fundamental threats to the drone industry, warns a new report published by Lloyd’s, the specialist insurance and reinsurance market.Global expenditures on remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) — also known as drones and unmanned aerial systems — is expected to double to $91 billion in the next 10 years, according to the […]
Video: Biggest Little Airshow in Hawaii honors Vietnam vets
HONOLULU — The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s Remote-Control Biggest Little Airshow in Hawaii was back for its eighth year on Ford Island at Pearl Harbor Aug. 15-16 with a special “Welcome Home” tribute to Vietnam Veterans. Marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, the theme of the Biggest Little Airshow was “Honoring Our Vietnam Veterans” […]
Drone restrictions supported by majority of Americans
While GA pilots have varied opinions about remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) — also known as drones or Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) — a new survey by FindLaw.com finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans say they support restrictions on the use of drones as they become more commonplace. The FindLaw.com survey says 78 percent of […]
Lockheed Martin deploys RPA traffic management system
As remotely piloted aircraft — also known as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and drones — take to the skies, it is essential for safety that RPA operators and pilots are aware of each other. To help provide this shared situational awareness, Lockheed Martin has deployed the first components of a UAS traffic management (UTM) system that […]
FAA: Wildfires and drones don’t mix
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Responding to recent incidents in which remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) — also known as drones and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) — interfered with manned aircraft involved in fighting fires, the FAA is supporting the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service in a simple message to drone operators: If you fly, we can’t. “Flying a drone […]