The FAA has released the list of members for their Drone Registration Task Force, and the commercial drone market has been well represented. The 25 members include 15 members representing commercial interests. The list comes as a relief to some stakeholders in the drone industry, who have seen little representation in Senate hearings and other FAA meetings.
“The Task Force membership represents a range of stakeholder viewpoints, interests and knowledge of the objectives and scope. Task Force membership was by invitation only and participation is voluntary,” the announcement states.
The task force is expected to deliver its findings by November 20, and the statement says that work is already underway. Members will meet officially from November 3 – 5 before developing a statement of their findings on streamlining a drone registration process.
The full list of members is below:
Nancy Egan – 3D Robotics
Richard Hanson – Academy of Model Aeronautics
George Novak – Aerospace Industries Association
Chuck Hogeman and Randy Kenagy – Air Line Pilots Association
Jim Coon – Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Sean Cassidy – Amazon Prime Air
Ben Gielow–Amazon Retail
Justin Towles – American Association of Airport Executives
Brian Wynne – Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
Parker Brugge – Best Buy
Douglas Johnson – Consumer Electronics Association
Brendan Schulman – DJI
Paul Feldman – General Aviation Manufacturers Association
Dave Vos – GoogleX (Co-Chair)
Tony Bates – GoPro
Matt Zuccaro – Helicopter Association International
Mike Fergus – International Association of Chiefs of Police
John Perry – Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors
Brandon Declet – Measure
Randall Burdett – National Association of State Aviation Officials
Sarah Wolf – National Business Aviation Association
Baptiste Tripard – Parrot
Tyler Collins – PrecisionHawk
Gregory McNeal – Small UAV Coalition
Thomas Head – Walmart
The Federal Register notice on UAS registration is at this link; comments on the drone registration can be made here.
Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of JobForDrones, a professional drone services marketplace, and a fascinated observer of the emerging drone industry and the regulatory environment for drones. Miriam has penned over 3,000 articles focused on the commercial drone space and is an international speaker and recognized figure in the industry. Miriam has a degree from the University of Chicago and over 20 years of experience in high tech sales and marketing for new technologies.
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I find it interesting that Real Estate Professionals, one of the largest consumers and users of UAV’s for commercial videography and aerial photography does not have representation on this task force.
Interesting that GoPro is on the Task Force prior to entering the marketplace. We believe this solidifies the potential to be a strong competitor. Jon Burton, COO, DARTdrones