The New Jersey Institute of Technology will conduct test flights of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) over the Atlantic Ocean Nov. 20-21 from the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, N.J. NJIT is conducting RPA flights over the Atlantic Ocean to test the feasibility of safely integrating RPAs into the public airspace, as well as assess […]
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Video: NBAA talks RPA
“The FAA is expected to issue its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) [which we name remotely piloted aircraft (RPA)] by the end of 2014. In a standing-room-only session at NBAA2014, a panel discussion covered many questions: Will UAS operators be required to be certificated pilots? Will the UAS itself have to be certificated? Is the U.S. falling behind the international community in its regulation and use of UAS? This video gives a brief overview of the session.”
RPA not UAV in GAN
There isn’t anything unmanned about most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). There is a real, live human being attached (wirelessly) to that airborne craft.
That’s why General Aviation News will from now on refer to them as Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPA). And we’re not the only ones weighing in on this discussion.