AOPA Calls Members to Action to Limit ADS-B Misuse (News and Commentary.) The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has launched a new call to action urging its members to support federal legislation aimed at limiting how Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast data can be used. The effort reflects growing concern among general aviation pilots that a system … [Read more...] about ADS-B, Privacy, and the Growing Tension in a Shared Airspace
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Commercial Drone Alliance BVLOS Summit Highlights Key Issues for Part 108 Rulemaking
The Commercial Drone Alliance, an independent non-profit organization that brings together industry leaders to advance commercial drone operations, recently hosted a BVLOS Stakeholder Summit in Washington, DC. The closed-door session on September 8 offered an opportunity for drone manufacturers, utilities, public safety representatives, and other stakeholders to exchange views … [Read more...] about Commercial Drone Alliance BVLOS Summit Highlights Key Issues for Part 108 Rulemaking
Can PrecisionHawk Tame Drone Traffic in the Sky?
PrecisionHawk’s LATAS delivers an innovative air traffic control system for drones, but it’s one of several that depends on the not-so-imminent success of all aircraft using ADS-B. QuickTake THE FACTS: This past week, the FAA granted PrecisionHawk a waiver from Part 107.31’s visual line of sight (VLOS) limitations, which gives them the ability to continue their research and … [Read more...] about Can PrecisionHawk Tame Drone Traffic in the Sky?
Feds Could Require Satellite Tracking in Delivery Drones
Regulators are looking at satellite tracking as a way to move beyond laws to make sure that drones who may in future be allowed to operate beyond the line of sight (delivery drones, for example) keep their distance from planes. The Wall Street Journal reports that Don Walker, an FAA official, said that the FAA plans to utilize automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast … [Read more...] about Feds Could Require Satellite Tracking in Delivery Drones
This Unsexy Technology is Set to Revolutionize the Drone Industry
(Source: fortune.com) The idea of skies filled with autonomous flying robots that change the way people interact with the world has grown in popularity amongst futurists and entrepreneurs alike. Largely absent from the public conversation is a discussion about the inherent shortcomings in unmanned aerial systems: namely that without a human pilot aerial vehicles are flying … [Read more...] about This Unsexy Technology is Set to Revolutionize the Drone Industry
