Coming February 23: a new rule from the FAA about displaying registration numbers. Now, registration numbers must be clearly marked on the outside of the drone. " The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has posted a rule in the Federal Register requiring small drone owners to display the FAA-issued registration number on an outside surface of the aircraft. Owners and … [Read more...] about The FAA’s Drone ID Marking Change
Drone ID and Tracking
FAA Reauthorization: AMA Asks Members to Support Section 336 and Fight for “Reasonable Approach” to Drone Tracking and ID
As the deadline for FAA Reauthorization approaches - a deadline which looks increasingly unlikely to be met - the AMA is asking members to weigh in on Section 336 and remote ID and tracking requirements for drones. In a video posted on the AMA's Governement Relations blog, Interim Executive Director Chad Budreau explains that protection for model aircraft is in question: and … [Read more...] about FAA Reauthorization: AMA Asks Members to Support Section 336 and Fight for “Reasonable Approach” to Drone Tracking and ID
Unifly and Huawei Partner on Drone ID and Tracking
The following is a press release from Unifly N.V. and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd and Unifly N.V have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the field of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) systems. The MoU covers both research and development, and a joint market approach to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS, or drone) … [Read more...] about Unifly and Huawei Partner on Drone ID and Tracking
What is UTM? A Conversation with Amit Ganjoo
“UTM” is one of those acronyms that has reached the status of annoying – technical enough that not everyone in the drone industry understands what it means, but ubiquitous enough that few articles bother to explain what it is anymore. We spoke with Amit Ganjoo of ANRA Technologies, one of the leading companies in the UTM space, to clarify the issue. A recognized expert and … [Read more...] about What is UTM? A Conversation with Amit Ganjoo
FAA’s Drone ID and Tracking ARC Holds First Meeting
The FAA has announced that the first meeting of the UAS Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) "advanced key policies of concern to the FAA, industry and law enforcement." The ARC was formed to bring stakeholders together to address the issue of remote drone ID and tracking. Potentially, ID and tracking solutions could assist air traffic control in … [Read more...] about FAA’s Drone ID and Tracking ARC Holds First Meeting
